About the journal
Water S.A. is an open-access journal published by Water Research Commission in South Africa, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ according to the sources read. Declared review time at DOAJ: 53 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- Water Research Commission
- ISSN
- 0378-4738 · 1816-7950
- Country
- South Africa
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Articles in DOAJ
- 0
- Declared review time
- 53 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- peer_review
- Official website
- http://www.ajol.info/index.php/wsa
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2003-09-17
- Indexing
- DOAJ
- APC
- —
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 53 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
0
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
53weeks
Works in OpenAlex
2294
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
84
i10-index
1292
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy10
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2025-12-19
- Added to DOAJ
- 2003-09-17
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Not declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 0%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 0%
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity2
- Alternate titles
- Water South AfricaWater SA
- Source type
- journal
Classification4
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Water resources management and optimization
- Water resources management and optimization
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
- Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
- Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
- Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
Show all subjects (50)
- Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
- Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Water Systems and Optimization
- Water Systems and Optimization
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Hydrology and Drought Analysis
- Hydrology and Drought Analysis
- Mine drainage and remediation techniques
- Mine drainage and remediation techniques
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment
- Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment
- Heavy metals in environment
- Heavy metals in environment
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Irrigation Practices and Water Management
- Irrigation Practices and Water Management
- Groundwater flow and contamination studies
- Groundwater flow and contamination studies
- Water Treatment and Disinfection
- Water Treatment and Disinfection
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity
- Fecal contamination and water quality
- Fecal contamination and water quality
- Membrane Separation Technologies
- Membrane Separation Technologies
- Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
- Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
- Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis
- Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis
- Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
- Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
Keywords (DOAJ)
- water science
- technology
- water resource management
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