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A journal dedicated to exploring challenges facing freshwater systems, including demand and supply of water resources, extreme weather events and climate change.

Frontiers in Water is a multidisciplinary journal that focuses on advancing research and understanding in the field of water resources. Led by Prof Praveen Kumar (University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign Champaign, U...

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Praveen Kumar

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

United States

Editor-in-Chief

Auroop Ratan Ganguly

Northeastern University

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Water and Built Environment

Boris M. Van Breukelen

Delft University of Technology

Netherlands

Specialty Chief Editor

Environmental Water Quality

Chaopeng Shen

The Pennsylvania State University (PSU)

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Water and Artificial Intelligence

Dipankar Dwivedi

Berkeley Lab (DOE)

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Water and Critical Zone

Harrie-Jan Hendricks Franssen

Julich Research Center, Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres (HZ)

Germany

Specialty Chief Editor

Water and Hydrocomplexity

Jianshi Zhao

Tsinghua University

China

Specialty Chief Editor

Water Resource Management

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Scope

Frontiers in Water is a multidisciplinary journal that focuses on advancing research and understanding in the field of water resources. Led by Prof Praveen Kumar (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, USA) our journal welcomes contributions from various domains of water research, bridging the gap between scientific knowledge and practical applications. Our journal covers a wide range of topics related to water resources, including but not limited to: environmental water quality water and artificial intelligence water and built environment water and climate water and critical zone water and human health water and human systems water and hydrocomplexity water resource management. In particular, the journal welcomes submissions which support and advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), notably 6: clean water and sanitation. Frontiers’ journals require that manuscripts primarily comprising computational studies of public data, such as bibliometric and in silico studies, must include appropriate validation. Please refer to the Frontiers Standards for research methodology policy, for more information. Manuscripts not adhering to these standards will not be considered. Frontiers in Water is committed to deepening scientific understanding, detect nuanced patterns and trends, and develop effective solutions for the challenges facing water resources. It aims to do so by allowing unrestricted access to articles, and communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public alike, to enable the scientific breakthroughs of the future.

Aims

Frontiers in Water is a multidisciplinary journal that focuses on advancing research and understanding in the field of water resources.

Led by Prof Praveen Kumar (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, USA) our journal welcomes contributions from various domains of water research, bridging the gap between scientific knowledge and practical applications.

Our journal covers a wide range of topics related to water resources, including but not limited to:

environmental water quality

water and artificial intelligence

water and built environment

water and climate

water and critical zone

water and human health

water and human systems

water and hydrocomplexity

water resource management.

In particular, the journal welcomes submissions which support and advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), notably 6: clean water and sanitation.

Frontiers’ journals require that manuscripts primarily comprising computational studies of public data, such as bibliometric and in silico studies, must include appropriate validation. Please refer to the Frontiers Standards for research methodology policy, for more information. Manuscripts not adhering to these standards will not be considered.

Frontiers in Water is committed to deepening scientific understanding, detect nuanced patterns and trends, and develop effective solutions for the challenges facing water resources. It aims to do so by allowing unrestricted access to articles, and communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public alike, to enable the scientific breakthroughs of the future.

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/water/about

ISSN
2624-9375
Editor-in-Chief
Praveen Kumar (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, United States) — Field Chief Editor
Established
2026

Sections

  • Environmental Water Quality

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/water/sections/environmental-water-quality

  • Water Resource Management

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/water/sections/water-resource-management

  • Water and Artificial Intelligence

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/water/sections/water-and-artificial-intelligence

  • Water and Built Environment

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/water/sections/water-and-built-environment

  • Water and Climate

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/water/sections/water-and-climate

  • Water and Critical Zone

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/water/sections/water-and-critical-zone

  • Water and Human Health

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/water/sections/water-and-human-health

  • Water and Human Systems

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/water/sections/water-and-human-systems

  • Water and Hydrocomplexity

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/water/sections/water-and-hydrocomplexity

Article types accepted

  • Original Research
  • Systematic Review
  • Methods
  • Review
  • Mini Review
  • Policy and Practice Reviews
  • Hypothesis and Theory
  • Perspective
  • Community Case Study
  • Conceptual Analysis
  • Data Report
  • Policy Brief
  • Brief Research Report
  • General Commentary
  • Opinion
  • Correction
  • Editorial
  • Technology and Code
  • FAIR² Data

Fees and currencies

  • Article processing charges (official)
  • - Category A: CHF 2,195 — Original Research, Systematic Review, Methods, Review, Policy and Practice Reviews, Hypothesis and Theory, Technology and Code
  • - Category B: CHF 1,750 — Mini Review, Perspective, Community Case Study, Conceptual Analysis, Data Report, Policy Brief, Brief Research Report, General Commentary, Opinion
  • - Category C: CHF 0 — Correction, Editorial
  • Currency: CHF

Fees are charged only after acceptance. Waivers and discounts are available for authors with limited funding.

Fees and waivers policy

Editorial policies

Peer review

  • Official peer-review process: https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

Publication ethics

  • Policies and publication ethics: https://www.frontiersin.org/guidelines/policies-and-publication-ethics

Indexing

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Affiliated societies

  • Committee on Publication Ethics

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/water/about

Instructions for authors

Accepted article types

  • Original Research (fee category A)
  • Systematic Review (fee category A)
  • Methods (fee category A)
  • Review (fee category A)
  • Mini Review (fee category B)
  • Policy and Practice Reviews (fee category A)
  • Hypothesis and Theory (fee category A)
  • Perspective (fee category B)
  • Community Case Study (fee category B)
  • Conceptual Analysis (fee category B)
  • Data Report (fee category B)
  • Policy Brief (fee category B)
  • Brief Research Report (fee category B)
  • General Commentary (fee category B)
  • Opinion (fee category B)
  • Correction (fee category C)
  • Editorial (fee category C)
  • Technology and Code (fee category A)
  • FAIR² Data

Author guidelines

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/water/for-authors/author-guidelines

Peer review

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

Journal metrics

Citation score
6.2
Impact indicator
0.95
Articles
50
Total views
0
Downloads
0
Citations
12,523

Internal metrics, calculated on this platform and maintained by the editorial office.

Official bibliometric indicators

Impact factor
3.7
CiteScore
6.2
Citations
12523
Acceptance rate
33
Time to publication
98

Source: official publisher page · retrieved 2026-10-16

Some values were updated by the editorial office on 2026-10-22.