Inland Waters

Aims & Scope

Inland Waters is the peer-reviewed, scholarly outlet for original papers that advance science within the framework of the International Society of Limnology (SIL).

The journal promotes understanding of inland aquatic ecosystems and their management.

Subject matter parallels the content of SIL Congresses, and submissions based on presentations are encouraged.

All aspects of physical, chemical, and biological limnology are appropriate, as are papers on applied and regional limnology.

The journal also aims to publish articles resulting from plenary lectures presented at SIL Congresses and occasional synthesis articles, as well as issues dedicated to a particular theme, specific water body, or aquatic ecosystem in a geographical area.

Publication in the journal is not restricted to SIL members.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.3
2024	2.70

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	6010

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	336

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.869

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	41

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

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

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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.

• Allied attack: climate change and eutrophication

  Citation: 584

  Authors: Brian

• Nitrogen, phosphorus, and eutrophication in streams

  Citation: 512

  Authors: Walter, Val

• Ecological impacts of excessive water level fluctuations in stratified freshwater lakes

  Citation: 310

  Authors: Tamar, Ilia

• Global abundance and size distribution of streams and rivers

  Citation: 293

  Authors: John

• Eutrophication reverses whole-lake carbon budgets

  Citation: 202

  Authors: Felipe, Fabio, John

• Carbon dioxide concentrations in eutrophic lakes: undersaturation implies atmospheric uptake

  Citation: 198

  Authors: Michelle, John

• Relationship of chlorophyll to phosphorus and nitrogen in nutrient-rich lakes

  Citation: 131

  Authors: Christopher T., John A.

• Global primary production of lakes: 19th Baldi Memorial Lecture

  Citation: 113

  Authors: William

• LakeMetabolizer: an R package for estimating lake metabolism from free-water oxygen using diverse statistical models

  Citation: 105

  Authors: Luke A., Jacob A., Ryan D., Hilary A., R. Iestyn, Jessica R., Paul C., Jordan S.

• Feedback between climate change and eutrophication: revisiting the allied attack concept and how to strike back

  Citation: 97

  Authors: Mariana, Joachim, Thomas A., Luc, Sabine, Sarian, Zhengwen, Néstor, Hans, Marten, Erik

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