Nature Water

Nature Water is a monthly, online-only journal launched in 2023 by Springer Nature's Nature Portfolio, covering the evolving relationship between water and society across the natural sciences, engineering and social sciences, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 30.7《自然·水》是施普林格·自然（Springer Nature）旗下自然科研（Nature Portfolio）于 2023 年创办的月度纯在线期刊，关注水与社会关系的演化，横跨自然科学、工程与社会科学，2025 年影响因子为 30.7。

Scope

• It publishes in the natural sciences, primarily Earth and environmental science, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary research该刊刊载自然科学领域的研究，以地球科学与环境科学为主，并强调跨学科研究。
• It covers engineering including environmental, civil, chemical and materials engineering其涵盖工程领域，包括环境工程、土木工程、化学工程与材料工程。
• It also spans the social sciences such as economics, human geography and sociology该刊亦覆盖经济学、人文地理学与社会学等社会科学。
• Its aim is to publish studies with an impact on fundamental understanding, practical technological applications and the potential for policy implementation该刊旨在发表能影响基础认知、实际技术应用以及政策落地潜力的研究。
• Article types include research Articles, Analysis, Reviews, Perspectives, Correspondence, News and Views, Comments, Features and Policy Briefs文章类型包括研究论文、分析、综述、观点、来信、（News and Views）新闻与观点、评论、特稿与政策简报。
• Its scope spans hydrology, water resources management and water treatment technologies such as solar evaporation and desalination其范围涵盖水文学、水资源管理，以及太阳能蒸发、海水淡化等水处理技术。^[1]
• Over 50 percent of the articles published in 2025 related to one or more of the UN Sustainable Development Goals该刊 2025 年发表的文章中超过 50% 与联合国可持续发展目标的至少一项相关。

History

• Nature Water launched in January 2023 as one of three new journals announced by the Nature Portfolio for that year《自然·水》于 2023 年 1 月创刊，是自然科研（Nature Portfolio）当年宣布推出的三种新刊之一。
• It was created as a dedicated venue for all water-related research, reflecting the evolving relationship between water and society该刊作为覆盖各类水相关研究的专门园地而创办，回应水与社会关系的演化。
• It was launched as a transformative journal committed to fully transitioning to open access该刊以转型期刊身份创刊，承诺全面过渡到开放获取。
• It is published exclusively online, with articles released by Advanced Online Publication ahead of their appearance in a monthly issue该刊仅以在线形式出版，文章经先进在线发表流程先行发布，随后归入月度刊期。
• Like other Nature titles, it has no external editorial board, and all editorial decisions are made by full-time professional editors与其他自然系列期刊一样，该刊不设外部编委会，所有编辑决策均由全职专业编辑作出。
• Its 2025 Journal Impact Factor is 30.7, ranking first among 132 water resources journals and third among 395 environmental sciences journals其 2025 年影响因子为 30.7，在 132 种水资源期刊中排名第一，在 395 种环境科学期刊中排名第三。

Editors

• The Chief Editor is Fabio Pulizzi, who has a degree in physics from the University of Rome La Sapienza and a PhD in physics from the University of Nijmegen现任主编为 Fabio Pulizzi，他拥有罗马大学（University of Rome La Sapienza）物理学学位与奈梅亨大学（University of Nijmegen）物理学博士学位。
• He joined the Nature Portfolio in 2006 as an associate editor of Nature Materials and later led Nature Nanotechnology as Chief Editor for nearly a decade他 2006 年以（Nature Materials）副编辑身份加入自然科研，后担任（Nature Nanotechnology）主编近十年。
• He began planning Nature Water in 2020 and was appointed to lead its editorial team, and he is based in London他 2020 年开始筹划《自然·水》并被任命领导其编辑团队，常驻伦敦。
• The team is international, with senior editor Shujuan Zhang based in New York and associate editors in Seoul, Shanghai and Beijing编辑团队国际化，高级编辑 Shujuan Zhang 常驻纽约，副编辑分布于首尔、上海与北京。
• Associate editors include Heejung Jung, Wen Liu, Panpan Xu and Zeyu Yao, covering environmental engineering, environmental economics, remote sensing and water management副编辑包括 Heejung Jung、Wen Liu、Panpan Xu 与 Zeyu Yao，分别覆盖环境工程、环境经济学、遥感与水资源管理。
• Consulting editors Yanhua Chen, Kyle Frischkorn and Somaparna Ghosh support the journal, and every submission receives peer review by the professional editors顾问编辑 Yanhua Chen、Kyle Frischkorn 与 Somaparna Ghosh 支持该刊，所有投稿均由专业编辑进行同行评审。