Water SA is the WRC’s accredited scientific journal which contains original research articles and review articles on all aspects of water science, technology, engineering and policy. Water SA has been in publication since 1975 and includes articles from both local and international authors. The journal is issued quarterly (January, April, July, October).
Water SA is now published at www.watersa.net – please visit this site for all issues from Volume 44 (2018) onward.  To find articles from Volumes 1 (1975) to 43 (2017) use the WRC Knowledge Hub search function. Articles from 1975–1997 are available as scanned PDF files and from 1998 onward as searchable PDF files.
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Water SA is an open access journal and all content is available without charge to the user. The content of this journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence. Users are permitted to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal under the terms of this Licence, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. The publisher’s version of the article may be archived in an online repository, by the author or any other user.
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Science Citation Index Impact Factor
2020 Impact Factor – 1.247; 2020 5-year Impact Factor –1.589
2019 Impact Factor – 1.094; 2019 5-year Impact Factor – 1.206
2018 Impact Factor – 0.896; 2018 5-year Impact Factor – 1.098
2017 Impact Factor – 0.783; 2017 5-year Impact Factor – 1.077
2016 Impact Factor – 0.958; 2016 5-year Impact Factor – 1.116
2015 Impact Factor – 0.851; 2015 5-year Impact Factor – 1.052
2014 Impact Factor – 0.640; 2014 5-year Impact Factor – 0.962
2013 Impact Factor – 0.809; 2013 5-year Impact Factor – 0.993
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Improving the accuracy of estimation of eutrophication state index using a remote sensing data-driven method: A case study of Chaohu Lake, China
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2015/10/29
Author: Xiang B; Song J-W; Wang X-Y; Zhen J
Framework for optimizing chlorine dose in small- to medium-sized water distribution systems: A case of a residential neighbourhood in Lahore, Pakistan
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2015/10/29
Author: Haider H; Haydar S; Sajid M; Tesfamariam S; Sadiq R
Fish community of a small, temperate, urban river in South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2015/10/29
Author: Muller C; Strydom NA; Weyl OLF
Assessment of metal leachability and toxicity from sediment potentially stored on land
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2015/10/29
Author: Baran A; Tarnawski M; Michalec B
Apparent losses due to domestic water meter under-registration in South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2015/10/29
Author: Couvelis FA; Van Zyl JE
A reduction in mining and industrial effluents in the Blesbokspruit Ramsar wetland, South Africa: Has the quality of the surface water in the wetland improved?
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2015/10/29
Author: Ambani A-E; Annegarn H
A conceptual theoretical framework to integrally assess the possible impacts of climate change on domestic irrigation water use
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2015/10/29
Author: Makwiza C; Fuamba M; Houssa F; Jacobs HE
Water use characteristics of a bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc) landrace during seedling establishment
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2015/07/24
Author: Chibarabada TP; Modi AT; Mabhaudhi T
Water footprint of growing vegetables in selected smallholder irrigation schemes in South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2015/07/24
Author: Nyambo P; Wakindiki IIC
REVIEW: Recent developments in biological nutrient removal
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2015/07/24
Author: Ekama GA
Removal of nutrient and heavy metal loads from sewage effluent using vetiver grass, Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.) Roberty
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2015/07/24
Author: Mudhiriza T; Mapanda F; Mvumi BM; Wuta M
Removal of hard COD, nitrogenous compounds and phenols from a high-strength coal gasification wastewater stream
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2015/07/24
Author: Rava E; Chirwa EMN; Allison P; Van Niekerk M; Augustyn MP
Optimal design of trapezoidal lined channel with least cost: Semi-theoretical approach powered by genetic programming
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2015/07/24
Author: Tofiq FA; Guven A
Incorporating seepage losses into a 1D unsteady model of floods in an ephemeral stream
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2015/07/24
Author: Ghobadian R; Khalaj M
Fouling mechanism and cleanability of ultrafiltration membranes modified with polydopamine-graft-PEG
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2015/07/24
Author: Li F; Deng C; Du C; Yang B; Tian Q
Establishing a conversion factor between electrical conductivity and total dissolved solids in South African mine waters
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2015/07/24
Author: Hubert E; Wolkersdorfer C
Distribution of polychlorinated biphenyl residues in several tissues of fish from the North End Lake, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2015/07/24
Author: Kampire E; Rubidge G; Adams JB
Chemical and thermal properties of VIP latrine sludge
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2015/07/24
Author: Zuma L; Velkushanova K; Buckley C
Assessing the relationship between youth capabilities and food security: a case study of a rainwater harvesting project in South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2015/07/24
Author: Owen G; Goldin J
Application of hydropedological insights in hydrological modelling of the Stevenson-Hamilton Research Supersite, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2015/07/24
Author: Van Tol JJ; Van Zijl GM; Riddell ES; Fundisi D
An investigation of the effect of pit latrine additives on VIP latrine sludge content under laboratory and field trials
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2015/07/24
Author: Bakare BF; Brouckaert CJ; Foxon KM; Buckley CA
A stable isotopic study of the diet of Potamonautes sidneyi (Brachyura: Potamonautidae) in two coastal lakes of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2015/07/24
Author: Peer N; Perissinotto R; Miranda NAF; Raw JL
A demand-based management option to address boat congestion at the Sundays River Estuary, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2015/07/24
Author: Lee DE; Du Preez M
Impacts of fish on phosphorus budget dynamics of some SA reservoirs: evaluating prospects of ‘bottom up’ phosphorus reduction in eutrophic systems through fish removal (biomanipulation)
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2015/06/25
Author: Hart RC; Harding WR
Yield-reliability analysis and operating rules for run-of-river abstractions for typical rural water supply: Siloam Village case study
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2015/04/21
Author: Odiyo JO; Makungo R; Ndiritu J; Mwaka B; Ntuli C
Water footprint assessment to inform water management and policy making in South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2015/04/21
Author: Pahlow M; Snowball J; Fraser G
Thermochemical reduction of pelletized gypsum mixed with carbonaceous reductants
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2015/04/21
Author: Motaung SR; Zvimba JN; Maree JP; Kolesnikov AV
The applicability of nanofiltration for the treatment and reuse of textile reactive dye effluent
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2015/04/21
Author: Chollom MN; Rathilal S; Pillay VL; Alfa D
Reduction of microbial biofilm formation using hydrophobic nano-silica coating on cooling tower fill material
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2015/04/21
Author: Turetgen I
Performance of regional flood frequency analysis methods in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2015/04/21
Author: Smithers JC; Streatfield J; Gray RP; Oakes EGM
Modelling mid-span water table depth and drainage discharge dynamics using DRAINMOD 6.1 in a sugarcane field in Pongola, South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2015/04/21
Author: Malota M; Senzanje A
Investigation into increasing short-duration rainfall intensities in South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2015/04/21
Author: Du Plessis JA; Burger GJ
Influence of selected biotopes on chironomid-based bioassessment of the Swartkops River, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2015/04/21
Author: Odume ON; Palmer CG; Arimoro FO; Mensah PK
Evaluation of an automated struvite reactor to recover phosphorus from source-separated urine collected at urine diversion toilets in eThekwini
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2015/04/21
Author: Grau MGP; Rhoton SL; Brouckaert CJ; Buckley CA
Conceptual framework for sewer pump problems allowing for fuzzy logic application
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2015/04/21
Author: Bester AJ; Jacobs HE; Tulleken J
Characterisation of surface uptake and biosorption of cationic nuclear fission products by sulphate-reducing bacteria
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2015/04/21
Author: Ngwenya N; Chirwa EMN
Adaptive capacity and water governance in the Keiskamma River Catchment, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2015/04/21
Author: Grecksch K
Active biomonitoring of a subtropical river using glutathione-S-transferase (GST) and heat shock proteins (HSP 70) in Oreochromis niloticus as surrogate biomarkers of metal contamination
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2015/04/21
Author: Muposhi VK; Utete B; Sithole-Niang I; Mukangenyama S
A gap analysis of the South African innovation system for water
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2015/04/21
Author: Rose J; Winter K
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