What are the best journals for Water Science and Technology?

From a 17,782-venue index, the highest-ranked Water Science and Technology journals include Water Research, Desalination, Journal of Water Process Engineering, Applied Water Science, Environmental Nanotechnology Monitoring & Management. The top 40 of 120 ranked venues are listed on this page; 20 are Scimago Q1 and 20 Q2. Each shows its open-access status and indexing, and predatory venues are excluded. For a shortlist matched to your specific paper, use the Journal Finder (15 credits; free account starts with 25).

How were these Water Science and Technology journals ranked?

Journals are placed by two independent classifications, OpenAlex's and Scimago's, plus any documented corrections. A journal both place under Water Science and Technology ranks ahead, within its Scimago quartile, of one only OpenAlex places there — because Scimago does not cover it, files it as Multidisciplinary, or files it under a neighbouring subject or only under a broad “(miscellaneous)” category (which counts as agreement when Water Science and Technology is the journal's main OpenAlex subfield). 10 journals OpenAlex files under Water Science and Technology are left out because OpenAlex's main field for them and Scimago's categories both place them in another discipline. By Scimago quartile first (Q1 → Q4, then venues without one). Within a quartile, journals both sources place under Water Science and Technology come first, then venues whose main OpenAlex subfield is Water Science and Technology come before those that list it second or third, and ties go to OpenAlex cites/paper over a 2-year window. A venue whose main subfield is unrelated to Water Science and Technology — fewer than a quarter of the venues filed under that subfield (or fewer than five) are also filed under Water Science and Technology — is listed after all the others. Cites/paper is a transparent citation rate, not a licensed Impact Factor, and journals flagged as predatory are excluded.

Why don't all Water Science and Technology journals show a quartile?

Scimago doesn't cover every journal — many strong regional and open-access venues are absent from it. We show "no Scimago quartile" for those rather than hide them; it's a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.

How do I find the best journal for my specific Water Science and Technology paper?

Paste your title and abstract into the Journal Finder — it returns a shortlist matched to your paper's topic from the same index, with acceptance-fit signals, open-access status, and predatory flags. A free account starts with 25 welcome credits; each run costs 15.

Water Science and Technology · 120 journals ranked · top 40 listed

Best journals for Water Science and Technology

The top 40 of 120 Water Science and Technology journals, ranked by Scimago quartile, then by whether OpenAlex and Scimago agree on the subject and how central Water Science and Technology is to each journal, then OpenAlex cites/paper (2-year window), leaving out journals both place in another discipline, drawn from a 17,782-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded; the FAQ below gives the exact ranking rule. These are field-wide rankings — for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, paste your title and abstract into the Journal Finder (a free account starts with 25 welcome credits).

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All Best open-access journals

1
Water Research
11.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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2
Desalination
9.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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3
Journal of Water Process Engineering
6.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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4
Applied Water Science
6.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Nature
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5
Environmental Nanotechnology Monitoring & Management
5.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
ScopusPubMed
6
Water Resources Management
5.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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7
ACS ES&T Water
3.9 cites/paper · Q1 · American Chemical Society
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8
Water
3.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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9
Frontiers in Water
3.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Frontiers Media
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10
Hydrological Processes
2.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
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11
Environmental Science Water Research & Technology
2.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Royal Society of Chemistry
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12
JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association
1.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
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13
Journal of environmental chemical engineering
5.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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14
ACS ES&T Engineering
5.4 cites/paper · Q1 · American Chemical Society
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15
Chemical Engineering Journal Advances
3.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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16
International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology
3.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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17
Environmental Chemistry Letters
27.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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18
Journal of Environmental Management
8.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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19
Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering
8.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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20
Environmental Technology & Innovation
5.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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21
Desalination and Water Treatment
7.6 cites/paper · Q2 · Taylor & Francis
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22
Sustainable Water Resources Management
3.7 cites/paper · Q2 · Springer Science+Business Media
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23
Water Science & Technology
3.7 cites/paper · Q2 · Pergamon Press
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24
Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering
3.6 cites/paper · Q2 · Springer International Publishing
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25
Water Practice & Technology
3.1 cites/paper · Q2 · UWA Publishing
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26
Journal of Water and Health
3.0 cites/paper · Q2 · UWA Publishing
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27
Water Science & Technology Water Supply
2.7 cites/paper · Q2 · IWA Publishing
Open AccessScopusPubMed
28
Water Environment Research
2.7 cites/paper · Q2 · Wiley
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29
Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration
2.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Springer Science+Business Media
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30
International Journal of River Basin Management
1.9 cites/paper · Q2 · Taylor & Francis
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31
U.S. Geological Survey Circular
1.8 cites/paper · Q2 · United States Geological Survey
Open AccessScopus
32
Water and Environment Journal
1.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Wiley
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33
Canadian Water Resources Journal / Revue canadienne des ressources hydriques
1.0 cites/paper · Q2 · Taylor & Francis
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34
Journal of Water and Land Development
1.0 cites/paper · Q2 · De Gruyter Open
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35
Environmental Technology
1.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Taylor & Francis
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36
Water Air & Soil Pollution
3.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Springer Science+Business Media
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37
Environmental Engineering Research
3.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Korean Society of Environmental Engineering
Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
38
Ozone Science and Engineering
1.6 cites/paper · Q2 · Taylor & Francis
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39
Journal of Ecological Engineering
1.5 cites/paper · Q2 · Polish Society of Ecological Engineering
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40
Journal of Environmental Engineering
1.5 cites/paper · Q2 · American Society of Civil Engineers
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“Cites/paper” is the OpenAlex 2-year citation rate — a transparent signal, not a licensed Impact Factor. Many regional and open-access journals are strong but aren’t covered by Scimago, so they show “no Scimago quartile”; that’s a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.