Journal History
| 2009 | Inaugural issue released, initially published as a quarterly journal. |
| 2011 | Water publishes its 100th paper in September. |
| 2012 | Covered by the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE). |
| 2013 | First Impact Factor received (0.973); Covered by Scopus, COMPENDEX, and GeoBase. |
| 2014 | Changes to a monthly publication schedule. The Impact Factor increased to 1.291. |
| 2015 | The Impact Factor increased to 1.428. |
| 2016 | The Impact Factor increased to 1.687. The 1st International E-Conference on Water Sciences (ECWS-1), sponsored by Water, was held on Sciforum. Water published the 1000th paper. |
| 2017 | The Impact Factor increased to 1.832. The 2nd International E-Conference on Water Sciences (ECWS-2), sponsored by Water, was held on Sciforum. Water launches the Young Investigator Award and the Outstanding Reviewer Award projects. |
| 2018 | The Impact Factor increased to 2.069. Water launches the Travel Award project. The 3rd International E-Conference on Water Sciences (ECWS-3), sponsored by Water, was held on Sciforum. Water set up the following Sections: Water Resources Management and Governance Hydrology Hydraulics Water Quality and Ecosystems Water Use and Scarcity Urban Water Management Water and Wastewater Treatment Water–Food–Energy Nexus |
| 2019 | -The Impact Factor increased to 2.524. -Water published the 7000th paper. -The 4th International E-Conference on Water Sciences (ECWS-4), sponsored by Water, was held on Sciforum. -Water affiliated with the International Conference on Flood Management (ICFM) and the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). -Water launched the Editor's Choice Articles module. |
Editors-in-Chief
| 2009-2011 | Founding Editor-in-Chief Dr. John Bridgeman |
| 2011-2016 | Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Miklas Scholz |
| 2016-2019 | Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Arjen Y. Hoekstra |
| 2020- | Editor-in-Chief Dr. Jean-Luc PROBST |
