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JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY WATER RESEARCH & EDUCATION

UNIV COUNCIL WATER RESOURCES · US · Est. 1985

ISSN1936-7031eISSN1936-704X
✓ WOS ESCI
56
/ 100
Established
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
◆ WoS ESCI56
Total56
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

H-Indexi
37
Total Worksi
560
Total Citationsi
7,058
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.00
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education (JCWRE) disseminates original, peer-reviewed articles and comprehensive reviews on applied research, policy, education, and outreach/extension in water and watershed science and management, with international scope and an emphasis on transdisciplinary approaches and perspectives.

General Information

Country / RegionUS
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1985
Frequency3 issues per year
StatusActive (last: 2024)
Total Publications560
Publisher OrgWiley
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Submission Info

APC Cost$500Below median
Peer Reviewsingle blind
Review Time—
Acceptance Rate—
OA LicenseAttribution CC BY-NC-SA
OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/12 · 67%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
UNIV COUNCIL WATER RESOURCES
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
1936-7031 / 1936-704X
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS
✅
Peer review process documented?
single blind
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
✅
APC fees clearly disclosed?
$500
✅
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
❌
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
❌
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
✅
Primary language documented?
English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
34
565
2017
31
290
2018
31
385
2019
25
204
2020
24
64
2021
9
38
2022
23
80
2023
17
18
2024

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Water Resources

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Water resources management and optimizationHydrology and Watershed Management StudiesWater-Energy-Food Nexus StudiesFlood Risk Assessment and ManagementUrban Stormwater Management SolutionsTransboundary Water Resource ManagementWater Quality and Resources StudiesSoil and Water Nutrient DynamicsHydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesEconomic and Environmental Valuation

Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY WATER RESEARCH & EDUCATION

Is JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY WATER RESEARCH & EDUCATION a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY WATER RESEARCH & EDUCATION: it is indexed in Web of Science, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 56/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY WATER RESEARCH & EDUCATION?

JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY WATER RESEARCH & EDUCATION is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.00.

Is JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY WATER RESEARCH & EDUCATION indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY WATER RESEARCH & EDUCATION is indexed in Web of Science.

What is the aims and scope of JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY WATER RESEARCH & EDUCATION?

The Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education (JCWRE) disseminates original, peer-reviewed articles and comprehensive reviews on applied research, policy, education, and outreach/extension in water and watershed science and management, with international scope and an emphasis on transdisciplinary approaches and perspectives.

How much does it cost to publish in JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY WATER RESEARCH & EDUCATION?

JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY WATER RESEARCH & EDUCATION charges an article processing charge (APC) of about $500 for open-access publication.

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