Waterlines

Aims & Scope

Waterlines promotes debate and highlights the latest perspectives in the WASH sector.

The journal considers the key challenges facing engineers, health professionals, community development workers, researchers, policy makers–and suggests how these issues may be tackled using affordable, sustainable systems with reference to wider policy and institutional frameworks.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.286

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	26

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	17113

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	35

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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

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in 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.

• Adolescent schoolgirls' experiences of menstrual cups and pads in rural western Kenya: a qualitative study

  Citation: 65

  Authors: Murat Sahin, Linda Mason, Kayla Laserson, Kelvin Oruko, Elizabeth Nyothach, Kelly Alexander, Frank Odhiambo, Alie Eleveld, Emily Isiye, Isaac Ngere, Jackton Omoto, Aisha Mohammed, John Vulule, Penelope Phillips-Howard

• Putting the men into menstruation: the role of men and boys in community menstrual hygiene management

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Murat Sahin, Thérèse Mahon, Anjali Tripathy, Neelam Singh

• A literature review of the non-health impacts of sanitation

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Joanna Pearson, Kate Mcphedran

• Beyond ‘functionality’ of handpump-supplied rural water services in developing countries

  Citation: 51

  Authors: Richard C. Carter, Ian Ross

• Towards a sustainable solution for school menstrual hygiene management: cases of Ethiopia, Uganda, South-Sudan, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe

  Citation: 47

  Authors: Murat Sahin, Selamawit Tamiru, Kuribachew Mamo, Pasquina Acidria, Rozalia Mushi, Chemisto Satya Ali, Lindiwe Ndebele

• Water, sanitation, and hygiene in emergencies: summary review and recommendations for further research

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Joe Brown, Sue Cavill, Oliver Cumming, Aurelie Jeandron

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  Citation: 45

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• Putting menstrual hygiene management on to the school water and sanitation agenda

  Citation: 42

  Authors: Marni Sommer

• Point-of-use water treatment in emergency response

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Daniele Lantagne, Thomas Clasen

• Chlorination of drinking water in emergencies: a review of knowledge to develop recommendations for implementation and research needed

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Ariel Branz, Matthew Levine, Lilian Lehmann, Andy Bastable, Syed Imran Ali, Khalid Kadir, Travis Yates, David Bloom, Daniele Lantagne

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