Water | Sections Update
To further clarify the Water (ISSN: 2073-4441) Sections, under the guidance of our Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Jean-Luc PROBST and the relevant Section Editors-in-Chief, the journal has updated several Section pages that previously lacked detailed descriptions or scope keywords. The original Sections’ information and the updated versions are listed below:
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“Urban Water Management” Section Information The Section of “Urban Water Management” publishes articles and reviews on the following topics: urban water infrastructure; urban drainage; urban catchment hydrology and modelling, storm water management; rainwater harvesting; local water storage; green roofs; permeable pavement systems; urban water contamination, effects of urbanization and climate change. Manuscripts on either scientific research or engineering applications are invited for the wide readership of the scientific community as well as practitioners. |
“Urban Water Management” Section Information The Section “Urban Water Management” invites the submission of articles and reviews on either scientific research or engineering applications which will benefit the scientific community as well as practitioners. It includes the following topics:
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“Wastewater Treatment and Reuse” Section Information The Section of “Wastewater Treatment and Reuse” covers topics that are connected to water treatment, including water purification, the treatment of domestic and industrial wastewater, water reuse, ecological engineering, constructed wetlands and treatment wetlands. This Section aims to review the exciting progress that we have made in water and wastewater treatment to date, as well as to share new developments. Multidisciplinary studies aiming for integrated solutions for urban water in cities and towns are very welcome. |
“Wastewater Treatment and Reuse” Section Information The Section “Wastewater Treatment and Reuse” covers topics that are connected to water and wastewater treatment with conventional and emerging technologies, including the treatment of domestic and industrial wastewater and supply/process water, water/wastewater reuse technologies and applications, and ecological (natural) treatment technologies (e.g., constructed wetlands, phytoremediation, etc.), in addition to the treatment of emerging contaminants (e.g., anthropogenic particles such as nanoparticles, microplastics, or PFAS). This Section aims to present notable examples of consolidated practices, advancements in the state-of-the-art, and emerging concepts in water and wastewater treatment and reuse technology, including energy-related aspects of technologies, resource recovery from wastewater, and wastewater treatment residuals. This Section accepts the submission of original research articles, review papers, case studies, and perspective papers. Multidisciplinary studies aiming to achieve integrated solutions for water and wastewater management in urban areas are also welcome. The following topics are covered, though the submission of novel manuscripts is encouraged:
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“Water and One Health” Section Information The Section of “Water and One Health” will recognize contributes showing how the health of people is closely connected to the health of water, on a local as well as on a global scale. A wide range of proposals can be submitted: from microbiota in ecological niches to macrosystems, from rural to urban environments. Water issues can be addressed by different disciplines including epidemiology, microbiology, chemistry, physics, engineering, also integrating apparently unrelated ones such as economics, sociology, communication, public health and health systems, management and policies, narrative medicine or humanities. Synergies between researchers with very different skills and backgrounds are welcome, especially if joined toward bringing emerging issues into a One Health dimension, facing water-related topics by an experimental or reviewing approach. |
“Water and One Health” Section Information The “Water and One Health” Section will feature contributions that demonstrate the ways in which human health is closely connected to water health, on a local as well as a global scale. A wide range of proposals can be submitted, covering topics from microbiota in ecological niches to macrosystems in rural and urban environments. Water issues can be explored from the perspective of different disciplines, including epidemiology, microbiology, chemistry, physics, and engineering, and also by integrating apparently unrelated fields, such as economics, sociology, communication, public health and health systems, management and policies, narrative medicine, or the humanities. Synergies between researchers with vastly different skills and backgrounds are welcome, especially if focused on transitioning emerging issues into a One Health framework, including water-related topics explored through an experimental or review-based approach. Some examples include the following:
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“Ecohydrology” Section Information The Section of “Ecohydrology” publishes research articles, technical notes and critical reviews on:
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“Ecohydrology” Section Information The “Ecohydrology” Section of Water publishes original research articles, reviews, and technical notes that explore the dynamic interactions between ecological and hydrological processes across diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. It aims to improve our understanding of how water availability, distribution, and movement influence ecosystem structure, function, productivity, and resilience under natural and human-induced environmental changes. The key research themes of this Section include ecohydrological processes in forests, farmlands, grasslands, deserts, and wetlands; ecosystem sensitivity and resilience to drought; water use efficiency and vegetation–soil–atmosphere coupling; feedbacks of ecosystems to regional and global climate change; hydrological and biogeochemical cycles; ecohydrological variability and stability under global change; and advances in monitoring, modeling, and integrated management of hydro- and ecosystems. This Section serves as an interdisciplinary platform connecting hydrology, ecology, climatology, and environmental science to support sustainable water and ecosystem management. Keywords:
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“Water Use and Scarcity” Section Information The Section of “Water Use and Scarcity” publishes research articles and critical reviews on a broad set of topics related to water use and scarcity, including water allocation and use; water footprint assessment of products, companies or regions; water scarcity; water consumption and pollution along supply chains; virtual water trade; international water dependencies; water security; sustainability of water use; equitability of water use; water use efficiency; irrigation efficiency; water productivity; corporate water disclosure and stewardship; water risk; water recycling and reuse; water storage reservoirs; rainwater harvesting; river basin closure; groundwater depletion; drought management; drinking water supply and sanitation; industrial water use; crop water use; effects of contaminated water on health; waterborne diseases; water and poverty; water constraints to growth. |
“Water Use and Scarcity” Section Information The Section “Water Use and Scarcity” publishes original research articles, review articles, case studies, commentaries, and review papers on a broad set of topics related to water use, water consumption, and water scarcity, including the following:
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“Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics” Section Information The Section of “Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics” is dedicated to publishing the most up-to-date research and findings from mathematical hydraulic modelling and laboratory or field experiments in fluid mechanics, hydraulic engineering, fluvial and coastal hydraulics, pressurized systems, environmental hydraulics, hydraulic transients, CFD analyses, multi-phase flow, surge analyses, dynamic effects and FSI. |
“Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics” Section Information The “Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics” Section is dedicated to publishing the most up-to-date research and findings related to mathematical hydraulic modeling and laboratory or field experiments, including, but not limited to, the following topics:
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“Soil and Water” Section Information The “Soil and Water” Section publishes original research papers and review articles on all aspects of water science, technology, and management related to soil. These topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
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“Water-Energy Nexus” Section Information The Section of “Water-Energy Nexus” publishes research articles and critical reviews on:
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“Water-Energy Nexus” Section Information The Section “Water–Energy Nexus” focuses on advancing our fundamental understanding and offering practical solutions at the interface of water and energy systems. It aims to examine the role of water resources in supporting energy production and electricity generation, as well as the energy required to sustain water supply, treatment, and management. This Section emphasizes the critical importance of the water–energy relationship in ensuring resource security, enhancing system resilience, and supporting sustainable development under climate change. It welcomes contributions that explore interactions between water and energy infrastructures, integrated assessment and modeling of coupled systems, innovative technologies to improve efficiency, and policy-relevant studies that support co-optimization and risk management. Both original research and review articles covering theory, field studies, engineering applications, and system analysis are encouraged. The topics covered in this Section include, but are not limited to, the following:
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“Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance” Section Information The Section of “Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance” publishes contributions on all aspects of water resources policy, planning, management and governance. Topics covered include the following: integrated water resources management, water resources systems; water resources development; monitoring and protection of water resources; adaptive water management; conjunctive use of water resources; water demand management; capacity building in water resources management; national and international water policy; water economics; institutional arrangements; water law; water rights; property regimes; hydro-diplomacy; trans-boundary water issues; national and international water allocation agreements and treaties; water conflict resolution; public participation, consensus building and confidence building; commercialization of water; water politics; water security; water resources management, policy and governance in socially and environmentally sensitive areas and regions; history of water resources. |
“Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance” Section Information The Section “Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance” publishes contributions on all aspects of water resource policy, planning, management, and governance. Topics covered include the following:
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“Water, Agriculture and Aquaculture” Section Information The Section of “Water, Agriculture and Aquaculture” publishes papers that relate water to production of food and fiber on land or in aquatic environments. The thematic areas covered include, but are not limited to: rain-fed and irrigated production of crops; water and controlled environment agriculture; fish and shrimp farming; modeling studies of the environmental impact of agriculture and aquaculture; and water as a factor in land use/land cover change brought about by agriculture. This Section contributes to the theoretical and practical framework that is required to meet increasing global demands for food and fiber under conditions of increasing competition for scarce water resources and in the context of global changes. |
“Water, Agriculture and Aquaculture” Section Information The Section “Water, Agriculture and Aquaculture” publishes papers that relate water to the production of food and fiber on land or in aquatic environments. The thematic areas covered include, but are not limited to, the following:
This Section contributes to the theoretical and practical framework that is required to meet increasing global demand for food and fiber under the conditions of increasing competition for scarce water resources and in the context of global changes. |
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“Biodiversity and Functionality of Aquatic Ecosystems” Section Information The Section of “Biodiversity and Functionality of Aquatic Ecosystems” hosts research articles focusing on the current and past biodiversity of aquatic ecosystems, along with changes in the environment. We use biodiversity in a broad sense, including genetics, classic taxonomy and functional diversity. The ultimate scope of this Section is to identify patterns and mechanisms responsible for changes in the biodiversity of aquatic environments, crucial for understanding the impact and interaction of multiple stressors directly and indirectly linked to human impact. The integration experimental, long-term and paleoecological studies will prove the extent to which the biodiversity of aquatic environments is changing in the Anthropocene, in view of adopting strategies of adaptation to new scenarios in different areas of the globe. |
“Biodiversity and Functionality of Aquatic Ecosystems” Section Information The Section of “Biodiversity and Functionality of Aquatic Ecosystems” hosts research articles focusing on the current and past biodiversity of aquatic ecosystems, along with changes in the environment. We use biodiversity in a broad sense, including genetics, classic taxonomy and functional diversity. The ultimate scope of this Section is to identify patterns and mechanisms responsible for changes in the biodiversity of aquatic environments, crucial for understanding the impact and interaction of multiple stressors directly and indirectly linked to human impact. The integration experimental, long-term and paleoecological studies will prove the extent to which the biodiversity of aquatic environments is changing in the Anthropocene, in view of adopting strategies of adaptation to new scenarios in different areas of the globe. Keywords:
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