All Sections

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 functio...

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 ...

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: Fluid mechanics; Hydraulic engineering;...

The section of Hydrogeology publishes original research papers and reviews on all aspects of groundwater hydrology and management including, but not limited to, the following topics: Characterisation of subsurface hydrological processes, including vadose zone; Assessment of recharge processes, i...

The section of Hydrology publishes original research papers and reviews on all aspects of surface hydrology including, among others, hydrological processes of rivers, lakes, surface soils, and wetlands; hillslope, catchment and basin scale processes; hydroinformatics, modelling and forecasting; floo...

The section of New Sensors, New Technologies and Machine Learning in Water Sciences publishes research articles and critical reviews on: New sensors to measure water level, discharge and stream velocity, physical properties (temperature, pressure, PH, …) of water, water quality and contami...

The section of Oceans and Coastal Zones is an international publication platform for oceanographic and coastal scientists and engineers. Both fundamental studies and case studies with a generic value are welcomed, using up-to-date technological and scientific approaches, such as mathematical and num...

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: Soil and water conservation; Interactions of soil and water; ...

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: Urban water infrastructure; Urban drai...

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 app...

The Section “Water and Climate Change” publishes original research papers and review articles on all aspects of water science, technology, management, and innovation in response to climate change. The topics include but are not limited to theory, observations, field experiments, engineer...

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 ma...

The Section of Water Erosion and Sediment Transport publishes original research papers and reviews related to all aspects of sediment transport in catchments or parcels, rivers, streams, estuaries, and coastal waters, including but not limited to the following topics: River morphology; Morphodyn...

The section of Water Quality and Contamination, invites state-of-the-art research articles and critical reviews regarding the qualitative and ecological aspects of water. Topics addressed include the following: physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of water; point-source and diffuse wat...

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: Integrated water resource management (IWRM); Water resource systems; Water res...

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: Water allocation and use; Water foo...

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 t...

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: Rain-fed and irrigated production of crops; Water and...