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Water Research CommissionRef: https://www.wrc.org.za/research/water-sa/

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Source domain: wrc.org.za

Collected on 16 September 2026

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What this means

This is a webpage of the Water Research Commission describing Water SA, the WRC's accredited scientific journal. It explains that the journal publishes original research and review articles on all aspects of water science, technology, engineering and policy, has been published since 1975 and is issued quarterly. It states that Water SA is open access under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence and that issues from Volume 44 (2018) onward are published at www.watersa.net, with an archive of 187 issues from 1975 to 2018 that can be browsed or searched. It also lists the journal's Impact Factors and gives the Editor's email address for queries.

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editorial query channelOngoing

Queries

A contact point for queries about Water SA, directed to the Editor of the journal by email.

Who it is for: anyone with a query about the journal
How to act on it: Contact the Editor by email at watersa@wrc.org.za.

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Queries Contact the Editor: watersa@wrc.org.za

journal back-issue archiveOngoing

Water SA Archive

An archive of Water SA issues running from Volume 1 (1975) to Volume 44 (2018), holding 187 issues, which can be browsed or searched. Articles from 1975–1997 are available as scanned PDF files and from 1998 onward as searchable PDF files.

Who it is for: researchers and members of the public looking for older water science articles
How to act on it: Browse or search the archive, filter by year and choose a sort order, then open an issue to view its articles.

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To find articles from Volumes 1 (1975) to 44 (2018) browse or search the archive .

open access scientific journal contentOngoing

Water SA

Water SA is the Water Research Commission's accredited scientific journal, carrying original research and review articles on all aspects of water science, technology, engineering and policy. It is an open access journal, so all content is available without charge, and issues from Volume 44 (2018) onward are published at its own website.

Who it is for: readers, researchers and any user of water science literature, including local and international authors
How to act on it: Visit www.watersa.net for all issues from Volume 44 (2018) onward.

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Water SA is an open access journal and all content is available without charge to the user.

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Reference

https://www.wrc.org.za/research/water-sa/

Key Takeaways

Water SA
Water Research Commission (WRC)
accredited scientific journal
in publication since 1975
issued quarterly (January, April, July, October)
published at www.watersa.net for all issues from Volume 44 (2018) onward
archive of Volumes 1 (1975) to 44 (2018) with 187 issues
articles 1975–1997 scanned PDFs; 1998 onward searchable PDFs
open access journal, no charge to the user
Creative Commons Attribution Licence
2025 Impact Factor – 1.4
Editor contact: watersa@wrc.org.za
Water Research Commission
Water SA
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