Water Harvesting Research (Water Harvest Res) is a double-blind peer-reviewed semiannual journal published by University of Birjand ,established in 2016, accepts scholarly articles of archival value, original articles and critical reviews related to all fields of water harvesting and water resources engineering.
Journal Abbreviation: Water Harvest Res
Journal Acronym: WHR
Print ISSN: 2476-6976
Electronic ISSN: 2476-7603
Editor-in-Chief: Abbas Khashei-Siuki, Ph.D.
Water Harvesting Research is a double-blind, open access, peer-reviewed scholarly journal dedicated to advancing scientific knowledge, technological innovation, and practical applications related to water harvesting and sustainable water resource management. The journal aims to provide a multidisciplinary platform for researchers, engineers, planners, and policymakers to exchange high-quality research addressing water scarcity, climate variability, and resilience in both arid and humid regions.
The journal publishes original research articles, review papers, technical notes, and case studies that explore theoretical, experimental, modeling, and applied aspects of water harvesting systems across urban, rural, agricultural, and natural environments.
Scope of the Journal includes, but is not limited to:
Water Harvesting Research seeks to bridge the gap between science and practice by promoting evidence-based solutions that support sustainable development goals, water security, and climate resilience worldwide.
Journal of Water Harvesting Research is accredited by the Scientific Publications Commission of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology. The journal has been ranked as Grade A in the latest evaluation of science, research and technology.
Publisher
University of Birjand, Birjand, Iran.
Publisher Information
The Journal of Water Harvesting Research is owned, managed and published by University of Birjand. and plays a significant role as an academic publisher both regionally and globally in the fields of research, innovation, and technology.
Language
The journal is published in English Fulltexts, provided with English abstracts also.
Publication Frequency
The Journal of Water Harvesting Research is published Semiannually.
Policies
1. Open Access Policy
To make freely public accessibility to research with the aim of greater global exchange of knowledge, this journal provides open access to its published articles.
2. Copyright Notice
Authors of the published articles in this journal retain the copyright of their articles and will be able to archive pre-print, post-print, and publisher's versions.
All Articles published in the are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 International (CC-BY 4.0).
3. Archiving
In addition to indexing database, this journal utilizes digital archive to guarantee long-term digital preservation and restoration. Some of them, can be find here.
Article Processing Charges (APC)
University of Birjand is supporting most of the publishing costs of the journal. So Article Processing Charge (APC) and any other publication fees in the journal are free for authors. There is NO APC charges for this journal.
Subscription
Journal of Water Harvesting Research is published as an open access electronic journal, so there is no subscription fee for audiences.
Advertisements
According to Journal of Water Harvesting Research & its publisher & owner, University of Birjand, we don't accept advertisement in any case.
Sources of Support
University of Birjand, Birjand, Iran.
Contact Information
Address: Department of Water Engineering, Amirabad Campus, University of Birjand, Kerman Rd 5 Km, Birjand, South Khorasan Province, Iran
Postal Code: 9719113944, Postal Box: 331
Phone: +98 (056) 3225 4041-9
Fax: +98 (056) 3225 4050
E-mails: jwhr.bu@birjand.ac.ir, jwhr.bu@gmail.com
Statement
The WHR is published by University of Birjand and supported by the Iranian Rainwater Catchment Systems Association (Grade A). We would like to inform you that the Ministry of culture I.R. Iran has issued a permission to publish through the approval letter No. 75497.