Water Research

Water Research is an international peer-reviewed journal covering all aspects of the science and technology of the anthropogenic water cycle and water quality, published by Elsevier in association with the International Water Association since 1967, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 12.8（Water Research）是（Elsevier）与（International Water Association）合作出版的国际同行评审期刊，覆盖人类活动水循环与水质科学与技术的各个方面，创刊于 1967 年，2025 年影响因子为 12.8。

Scope

• It publishes refereed original research papers on treatment processes for water and wastewaters, including resource recovery and residuals management该刊发表关于水与废水处理工艺的同行评审原创研究论文，包括资源回收与残余物管理。^[1]
• Its scope covers urban hydrology including sewer systems, stormwater management and green infrastructure其范围涵盖城市水文学，包括下水道系统、雨水管理与绿色基础设施。
• It covers drinking water treatment and distribution, and potable and non-potable water reuse该刊涵盖饮用水处理与配水，以及饮用与非饮用水的回用。^[2]
• It addresses sanitation, public health and risk assessment该刊关注卫生设施、公共卫生与风险评估。
• It covers anaerobic digestion and solid and hazardous waste management, including source characterization and control of leachates and gaseous emissions该刊涵盖厌氧消化以及固体与危险废物管理，包括源头表征以及渗滤液与气体排放的控制。
• It deals with chemical and microbial contaminants and anthropogenic particles such as nanoparticles and microplastics, plus related water quality sensing, monitoring and fate assessment该刊研究化学与微生物污染物以及纳米颗粒、微塑料等人类活动产生的颗粒物，并涉及相关的水质传感、监测与归趋评估。^[3]
• It also covers anthropogenic impacts on inland, tidal, coastal and urban waters, environmental restoration, and mathematical modelling, systems analysis, machine learning and socio-economic or policy studies该刊还涵盖人类活动对内陆、潮汐、海岸与城市水体的影响、环境修复，以及数学建模、系统分析、机器学习与社会经济或政策研究。

History

• It was founded in 1967 and first published by Pergamon Press in Oxford, England, superseding in part the journal Air and Water Pollution该刊创刊于 1967 年，最初由位于英格兰牛津的（Pergamon Press）出版，并在部分内容上承继了期刊（Air and Water Pollution）。
• It is published in association with the International Water Association该刊与（International Water Association）合作出版。
• It has an open access companion journal, Water Research X, which was launched in 2018 and shares the same aims and scope该刊拥有开放获取的姊妹刊（Water Research X），于 2018 年创刊，并与之共享办刊宗旨与范围。
• It is indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded, Scopus and MEDLINE该刊被（Science Citation Index Expanded）、（Scopus）与（MEDLINE）收录。
• It publishes about twenty issues a year, each issue forming a separate volume该刊每年出版约 20 期，每期构成独立的卷。
• Its Journal Impact Factor moved from 11.236 in 2021 and 13.4 in 2022 to 12.4 in 2024 and 12.8 in 2025其影响因子由 2021 年的 11.236 与 2022 年的 13.4，变动至 2024 年的 12.4 与 2025 年的 12.8。

Editors

• Its Editor-in-Chief is Professor Ana Deletic of the University of Wollongong in Australia其主编为（Ana Deletic）教授，任职于澳大利亚的（University of Wollongong）。
• Its Executive Editor for Ethics is Professor Mark van Loosdrecht of Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands负责学术伦理的执行编辑为（Mark van Loosdrecht）教授，任职于荷兰的（Delft University of Technology）。
• Its Executive Editor for Manuscript Management is Professor David McCarthy of the University of Guelph in Canada负责稿件管理的执行编辑为（David McCarthy）教授，任职于加拿大的（University of Guelph）。
• Its Executive Editor for Author Feedback is Dr Maite Pijuan of the Catalan Institute for Water Research in Spain负责作者反馈的执行编辑为（Maite Pijuan）博士，任职于西班牙的（Catalan Institute for Water Research）。
• Its Executive Editor for Special Initiatives is Professor Hui Lu of Sun Yat-Sen University in China负责特别倡议的执行编辑为（Hui Lu）教授，任职于中国的（Sun Yat-Sen University）。
• The editorial board has about 96 members from 26 countries and regions, with the largest groups from China, the United States and Australia编委会约有 96 名成员，来自 26 个国家与地区，其中人数最多者来自中国、美国与澳大利亚。