Journal of Groundwater Science and Engineering

Aims & Scope

It publishes original, innovative, and integrative research in groundwater science and engineering with a focus on hydrogeology, environmental geology, groundwater resources, agriculture and groundwater, groundwater resources and ecology, groundwater and geologic environment, groundwater circulation, groundwater pollution, groundwater exploitation and utilization, hydrogeological standards and methods, groundwater information science, climate change and groundwater.

The Editorial Board is composed of more than sixty world-renowned experts and scholars, 47% of whom are foreign scientists.

Up to now, the foreign authors contributed papers are from USA, Japan, Canada, Australia, Russia, Mongolia, Thailand and Vietnam.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

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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.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Apc url
• License

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.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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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.

• Gravity erosion and lithology in Pisha sandstone in southern Inner Mongolia

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Jiao, Ying-chun, Li-jie

• Assessing the effectiveness of nanoscale zero-valent iron particles produced by green tea for Cr(VI)-contaminated groundwater remediation

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Hui, Zhan-tao, Qiang, Chun-xiao, Xiang-ke

• Climate change and groundwater resources in Mekong Delta, Vietnam

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Duong D, Nghia C, Nuong T, Anh T T, Dao T

• Climate change and groundwater conditions in the Mekong Region–A review

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Ramasamy, Eunhee

• Hydrogeology of the Ordos Basin, China

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Guang-cai, Li-he, Dan-dan

• Clogging mechanism in the process of reinjection of used geothermal water: A simulation research on Xianyang No.2 reinjection well in a super-deep and porous geothermal reservoir

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Zhi-yuan, Yong, Mei-jing, Min

• Temporal and spatial variations hydrochemical components and driving factors in Baiyangdian Lake in the Northern Plain of China

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Tian-lun, Qian-qian, Long, Hui-wei

• Response of runoff to climate change in the area of runoff yield in upstream Shiyang River Basin, Northwest China: A case study of the Xiying River

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Shu-hong, Zhen-long, Xin-xin, Xue, Zhe, Pu-cheng

• Geothermal anomalies in the Xianshuihe area: Implications for tunnel construction along the Sichuan-Tibet Railway, China

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Feng, Wei, Gui-ling, Shuai-chao, Chen, Guang-zheng, Yu-zhong

• Health risk assessment of heavy metal pollution in groundwater of a karst basin, SW China

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Fu-ning, Yi, Jun, Xiu-qun