Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development

Environmental Science · Medicine · Social Sciences

Impact Factor
1.826
2023
H-Index
31.000
2023
SJR
0.454
2023

I. Journal Information

ISSN20439083
CountryUnited Kingdom
PublisherIWA Publishing
Subject AreasEnvironmental Science · Medicine · Social Sciences
Publication TypeJournals
Active Years2011-ongoing
CompetitivenessNo clear consensus
Publication TimeNo clear consensus
WebsiteVisit journal
JIF 2022–20231.600
2019-2020 SCR Rank9755
2020-2021 SCR Rank10176

II. Scope & Description

The Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to the dissemination of high-quality information on the science, policy and practice of drinking-water supply, sanitation and hygiene at local, national and international levels. The journal publishes original contributions including research, analysis, review and commentary. It emphasizes issues of concern in developing and middle-income countries and in disadvantaged communities world-wide, such as: -Water supply: intermittent supply, community and utility water supplies, water treatment, distribution, storage and use, water access and quality -Sanitation: collection, transport, treatment, use, discharge, on-site and off-site sanitation, resources recovery -Hygiene: behaviours, education, change -Technical and managerial issues: characteristics of and constraints to conventional and innovative approaches, technical options and boundaries of technical application, emerging issues, emergencies and disasters, impacts on health, poverty and development, sustainability, demand, marketing, organizing supply chains -Institutional development: roles of public and private sector, capacity building, governance, education and training -Financing and economic analysis: including cost-effectiveness and cost-benefits, role and impact of subsidies, user fees, financial instruments, innovations in financing -Policy: examining all aspects and developments in the role of national policy on service provision, human rights and rights-based approaches policy, developing appropriate and scaleable legal and regulatory approaches, norms and standards -International policy: aid and aid effectiveness; international targets, conventions and agreements, UN and international policy

III. Impact Factor History

Year2-Year IF3-Year IF4-Year IF
20231.8261.9091.868
20221.7381.8041.872
20211.6211.6131.738
20201.2311.3951.341
20191.1001.0721.025
20180.9691.0201.125
20170.8840.9770.947
20160.7570.7660.806
20151.0071.0061.040
20140.566
20130.759
20120.480

Note: impact factor data for reference only.

IV. SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)

SJR measures scientific influence, weighting citations by the prestige of the citing journal.

YearSJR Score
20230.454
20220.403
20210.377
20200.414
20190.368
20180.392
20170.388
20160.382
20150.393

V. H-Index

The H-Index measures both the productivity and citation impact of a journal's publications.

YearH-Index
202331.000
202227.000
202124.000
202022.000

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