About the journal
PLOS Water is an open-access journal published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in United States, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ and PUBMED according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 2,596 USD. Declared review time at DOAJ: 30 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- Public Library of Science (PLoS)
- ISSN
- 2767-3219
- Country
- United States
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 2,596 USD
- Articles in DOAJ
- 24
- Declared review time
- 30 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- peer_review
- Official website
- https://journals.plos.org/water/
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2022-06-29
- PUBMED · 2022-06-15
- Indexing
- DOAJ · PUBMED
- APC
- 2,596 USD
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 30 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
24
Most recent article
4 months ago
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
30weeks
Works in OpenAlex
427
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
22
i10-index
71
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy12
- Added to DOAJ
- 2022-06-29
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- CLOCKSS
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSS
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 100%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 95%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity3
- Alternate titles
- PLOS water resourcesPublic Library of Science water resourcesPublic Library of Science water
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 9918470988506676
Classification2
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Water resources management and optimization
- Water resources management and optimization
- Fecal contamination and water quality
- Fecal contamination and water quality
- Water Governance and Infrastructure
- Water Governance and Infrastructure
Show all subjects (50)
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
- Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Water Treatment and Disinfection
- Water Treatment and Disinfection
- Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
- Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
- Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
- Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Water Systems and Optimization
- Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Water Systems and Optimization
- Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
- Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
- Transboundary Water Resource Management
- Transboundary Water Resource Management
- Groundwater flow and contamination studies
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Groundwater flow and contamination studies
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
Keywords (DOAJ)
- water
- water resources
- sanitation
- hydrology
- water management
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