About this journal
Aims and scope
The Australasian Journal of Water Resources ( AJWR) is a multi-disciplinary regional journal dedicated to scholarship, professional practice and discussion on water resources planning, management and policy. Its primary geographic focus is on Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. Papers from outside this region will also be welcomed if they contribute to an understanding of water resources issues in the region. Such contributions could be due to innovations applicable to the Australasian water community, or where clear linkages between studies in other parts of the world are linked to important issues or water planning, management, development and policy challenges in Australasia. These could include papers on global issues where Australasian impacts are clearly identified.
The journal will consider original, innovative and interesting scholarship, practice case examples and reviews on topics that are relevant to a multi-disciplinary and professional audience (e.g. water policy-makers, managers, planners, scientists, engineering consultants, NGOs and interested community members). Papers can focus on topics including, but not limited to, the following areas:
- water resources management
- hydrology (surface water, groundwater, floods, droughts)
- water planning
- water policy, regulation and governance
- hydraulics (including issues of erosion and sediment transport)
- water development
- water quality, pollution and treatment technologies
- monitoring, remediation and protection of water resources
- water systems (distribution and drainage networks, rivers, catchments, urban systems, wetlands, aquatic ecosystems, hydrogeology, aquaponics)
- climate variability and change (including hydro-climatology, water-related extreme events)
- water-related engineering and planning practice
- cultural aspects of water (including indigenous knowledge and management practices)
- water use behaviours and consumption practices (including water re-use and export)
- water-related development studies, sociology, anthropology and politics
- history, arts and philosophy of water and its management
- water law
- water economics
- psychology and decision-making processes in water management
- water nexus issues (e.g. with energy, food, soil, health, resources and environmental systems)
- water sensitive design
- issues of environmental water (including environmental flows and eco-hydrology)
Papers submitted for publication in AJWR will first be screened by the Editorial Panel for quality and relevance. Papers passing this initial screening will then be submitted for independent peer review by at least two reviewers with relevant expertise. Editors will endeavour to ensure a timely turnaround of papers in review. Accepted papers will be published on the website with a DOI as soon as they have passed through the production process. This ensures timely publication before the articles are grouped and published in the printed journal issues.
Category of Publication
The AJWR Editorial Policy distinguishes between the following categories of publications:
Fully refereed papers (preferred)
- Formal Professional and Scientific Papers - reporting on research, development of new methods or innovative applications of existing methods
- Review Papers - on topics of significant current interest
- Policy Perspectives - on topical areas of public policy and decision-making
- Technical Notes - providing practical guidance on water management and technological applications and processes
Other articles and communications (occasional)
- Conference Papers - reprinted keynote papers or orations and refereed invited conference papers from Engineers Australia and affiliated groups' sponsored conferences
- Position Papers and Editorials - prepared by members of the Editorial Panel of the Australasian Journal of Water Resources, the National Committee on Water Engineering (Engineers Australia), IPENZ and affiliated groups
- Discussion Papers - exposing issues for feedback by the profession
- Practice Notes - updates to current guidelines (after completed peer review)
- Discussions of published papers
- Occasional Communications - notices of general interest to the Australasian water community.
This journal is typeset by Scientific Publishing Services (P) Ltd., Chennai, India. Printed and bound by Markono Print Media Pte Ltd., Singapore.
Journal metrics
Usage
- 44K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 2.4 (2023) Impact Factor
- Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
- 2.8 (2023) 5 year IF
- 5.1 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 0.707 (2023) SNIP
- 0.506 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 206 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 119 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
- 18% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication. However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
For more details, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
- 5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
- CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
- CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
- SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
- SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
For more details on the data above, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
Editors
Assoc. Prof. Dr Katherine Daniell – Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Associate Editors
John Awad – University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
Margaret Ayre – University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Trevor Daniell – University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
Stefan Felder – University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Andrew Frost – Bureau of Meteorology, Sydney, Australia
Danlu Guo – Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Anthony Kiem – University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
Ataur Rahman – Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
Joanne Tingey-Holyoak – University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
Chris White – University of Strathclyde, Scotland, UK
Thomas Wöhling – Technische Universitat Dresden, Germany
Alec Zuo – University of Adelaide, Australia
Editorial Board
James Ball – University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Jeff Camkin – University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Rebecca Doble – CSIRO, Adelaide, Australia
Sondoss Elsalwah – University of New South Wales, Canberra, Australia
Will Fargher – Aither, Canberra, Australia
Andrew Fenemor – Landcare Research Manaaki Whenua, Christchurch, New Zealand
Eleanor Gee – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), Hamilton, New Zealand
Jan Gregor – ESR, Christchurch, New Zealand
Barry Hart – Murray Darling Basin Authority & Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Karen Hussey – University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Bryan Jenkins – University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
Geoff Kilmore – SA Water Corporation, Adelaide, Australia
Martin Lambert – University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
Michael Leonard – University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
Bradley Moggridge – University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia
Rory Nathan – University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Rebecca Nelson – University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia & Stanford University, USA
Brett Phillips – Cardno, Sydney, Australia
Nick Schofield – University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Ashish Sharma – University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Craig Simmons – National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training & Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
Caroline Sullivan – Southern Cross University
Geoff Syme – Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia
Mark Taylor – Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
Kat Taylor – Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Sally Thompson – University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia / University of California, Berkeley, USA
Seth Westra – University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
Abstracting and indexing
Australasian Journal of Water Resources is abstracted and indexed in:
Inspec, TOC Premier, Compendex (COMPuterized ENgineering InDEX), GEOBASE, Scopus, Academic OneFile, Environmental Studies & Policy Collection, GREENR (Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources), the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
Open access
Australasian Journal of Water Resources is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
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- Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
- Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
- Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
- Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
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News, offers and calls for papers
News and offers
2 issues per year
Associated with:
- Australian Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Engineering (2003 - current)
- Australian Journal of Structural Engineering (2002 - current)
- Australian Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (2004 - current)
- Australian Journal of Mechanical Engineering (2003 - current)
- Australian Journal of Civil Engineering (2003 - current)
- Australasian Journal of Engineering Education (2007 - current)
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