Acque Sotterranee - Italian Journal of Groundwater

Aims & Scope

Acque Sotterranee - Italian Journal of Groundwater is one of the oldest European journal dealing with groundwater.

Papers on today widespread subjects, such as groundwater remediation and ground source heat pumps, were already published back in 1984.

Since June 2012 the former Acque Sotterranee is named Acque Sotterranee - Italian Journal of Groundwater (AS/IT JGW), with a new editorial form, publishing peer-reviewed scientific and technical papers in English or Italian.

The journal deals with the multiple aspects of groundwater resources, from drilling technologies to contamination, groundwater/surface water interaction, hydrogeochemistry, numerical modelling, etc.

A special attention is devoted to the Italian regional and socio-economic context, as well as to the Mediterranean countries ad more in general to the EU area and its border countries.

Its goal is to link together the academic world, professionals, authorities, private and public companies by presenting up to date scientific and technical papers.

Notwithstanding, contributions of authors from other continents have a key role in the spread of common experiences.

The published papers concern description of hydrogeological systems, water resource management, natural system dependence on groundwater, climate change, drilling and abstraction, contamination hydrogeology, groundwater remediation technologies, hydrogeophysics, agrohydrology, geothermal energy production, socio-economical dependence and anthropogenic impact on groundwater systems, groundwater monitoring, just to name a few.

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Abstracting & Indexing

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• MAR site suitability mapping for arid–semiarid regions by remote data and combined approach: A case study from Balochistan, Pakistan

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Sikandar, Zsóka, Ádám, Judit

• Assessing the long-term sustainability of the groundwater resources in the Bacchiglione basin (Veneto, Italy) with the Mann–Kendall test: suggestions for higher reliability

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Mara, Giulia, Silvia, Andrea, Andrea

• Preliminary identification of areas suitable for Sustainable Drainage Systems and Managed Aquifer Recharge to mitigate stormwater flooding phenomena in Rome (Italy)

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Azzurra, Elisa, Jorge Pedro, Claudio, Francesco

• WEAP-MODFLOW dynamic modeling approach to evaluate surface water and groundwater supply sources of Addis Ababa city

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Behailu, Seifu, Marco, Tenalem

• Approach to Groundwater Management towards Sustainable Development in India

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Y.D., Abhay M.

• Some simple procedures for the calculation of the influence radius and well head protection areas (theoretical approach and a field case for a water table aquifer in an alluvial plain)

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Alessio

• Identification and mapping of potential recharge in the Middle Seybouse sub-catchment of the Guelma region (North East of Algeria): contribution of remote sensing, multi-criteria analysis, ROC-Curve and GIS

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Marwa, Djamel, Moussa, Khalid, Abdelhakim, Djamel

• Groundwater vulnerability assessment: from overlay methods to statistical methods in the Lombardy Plain area

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Stefania, Marco, Giovanni Pietro

• Regulations and guidelines on water quality requirements for Managed Aquifer Recharge. International comparison

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Enrique, Jose David, Ana María, Jon San Sebastiá Sauto

• Hydrogeochemical characteristics and source identification of salinity in groundwater resources in an arid plain, northeast of Iran: implication for drinking and irrigation purposes

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Parisian, Ata