WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #6,785CAS 3区Hybrid

Water Resources and Economics

Abbreviation (ISO):Water Resour. Econ

Country: Netherlands•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 0.81•SCImago Rank: #6,785•Identifier (ISSN):2212-4284(Print)•Articles / Year: 18•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,104 USD

Clarivate IF (2026)Q1

3.3

↑ +1.4

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

H-Index (Hirsch Index)

33 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1

Self-Citation Rate8.7%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

18articles/year

38.18% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

2.50pts

Latest Max Score

Estimated (Dec 26)

Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.3)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year

Year	Max Score	Evaluation Details	Source
2026	2.50đ	WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.3)	🔵 Computed
2025	2.00đ	WoS Q1(IF: 1.9)	🔵 Computed
2024	2.00đ	WoS Q1(IF: 2.3)	🔵 Computed
2023	2.00đ	WoS Q1(IF: 2.2)	🔵 Computed
2022	2.00đ	WoS Q1(IF: 2.848)	🔵 Computed
2021	2.00đ	WoS Q1(IF: 2.371)	🔵 Computed
2019	2.00đ	WoS Q1(IF: 1.806)	🔵 Computed
2018	2.00đ	WoS Q1(IF: 0)	🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Water Resources and Economics is one of a series of specialist titles launched by the highly-regarded Water Research. For the purpose of sustainable water resources management, understanding the multiple connections and feedback mechanisms between water resources and the economy is crucial. Water Resources and Economics addresses the financial and economic dimensions associated with water resources use and governance, across different economic sectors like agriculture, energy, industry, shipping, recreation and urban and rural water supply, at local, regional and transboundary scale. Topics of interest include (but are not restricted to) the economics of: Aquatic ecosystem services- Blue economy- Climate change and flood risk management- Climate smart agriculture- Coastal management- Droughts and water scarcity- Environmental flows- Eutrophication- Food, water, energy nexus- Groundwater management- Hydropower generation- Hydrological risks and uncertainties- Marine resources- Nature-based solutions- Resource recovery- River restoration- Storm water harvesting- Transboundary water allocation- Urban water management- Wastewater treatment- Watershed management- Water health risks- Water pollution- Water quality management- Water security- Water stress- Water technology innovation.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Economics74.4%Biology64.3%Ecology60.8%Business59.9%Geography55.1%Environmental science53.7%Computer science47.6%Political science46.7%Engineering38.3%Mathematics36.1%History35.7%Archaeology33.5%Law30.8%Microeconomics30.4%Geology30%Physics29.1%Agronomy28.6%Natural resource economics28.2%Philosophy26.9%Water resource management24.2%Statistics21.6%Water resources21.6%Sociology21.1%Irrigation20.3%

Primary Research Areas

Environmental Science Water Science and Technology

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SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #6,785Scopus Q1SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:2013-2025

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Scopus Broad Areas:Economics, Econometrics and FinanceEnvironmental ScienceSocial Sciences

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1

0.81

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1

Scopus H-Index (2025)

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)

Citations / Doc (2 years)

3.20

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$3,104 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations204

3-Year Documents61

Citable Documents61

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate37.7%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

Water Science and TechnologyQ1

Economics and EconometricsQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):

3区 (Zone 3)Economics

Minor Category (Specific Field):

4区ECONOMICS

CAS Early Warning List History:

Updated annually: 2020 – 2024

2020

Not warned

2021

Not warned

2022

Not warned

2023

Not warned

2024

Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed

Updating

Average time to first editorial decision

Online Publication Speed

Updating

Time from acceptance to online publication

Official Acceptance Rate

Updating

Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher

Open Access Model

Hybrid

OA publishing option or traditional subscription

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Publication Language

English

Frequency

Periodic

Editorial Address

RADARWEG 29, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 1043 NX

Indexing & Databases

SCIESSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
ECONOMICS	JCRSSCI	123/626	Q1
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES	JCRSCIE	218/395	Q3
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES	JCRSSCI	97/202	Q2
WATER RESOURCES	JCRSCIE	51/132	Q2
ECONOMICS	JCISSCI	263/627	Q2
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES	JCISCIE	214/395	Q3
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES	JCISSCI	122/202	Q3
WATER RESOURCES	JCISCIE	55/132	Q2