Water Saving Irrigation

Aims & Scope

Water Saving Irrigation (ISSN1007-4929) is the only Chinese academic journal in the research field of water saving irrigation.

It is publicly distributed at home and abroad, monthly issued, color-printed.

In 1976, the journal was founded in the title of Spray Irrigation Technology and was renamed to the current title in 1996.

The journal is jointly sponsored by Wuhan University and China Irrigation and Drainage Development Center.

The journal has won the “Excellent Journal Award” of the Ministry of Water Resources and Hubei Province for several times.

It is indexed by “Chinese Core Journals”, “The Key Magazine of China Technology”, RCCSE Journals, WJCI Report, Chinese Academic Journals Impact Factor Annual Report, Scopus、JST and EBSCO. 　　The aim of the journal is to publicize and promote water-saving irrigation technology in China and introduce new trends, new achievements and new information of water-saving irrigation technology research at home and abroad.

The journal is also aimed to help scientific and technological personnel to obtain information and to guide their scientific research, and also to facilitate learning and practice for agrotechnicians.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

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.

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 Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 4,000.00 CNY. Learn more.

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