Watershed Ecology and the Environment

Aims & Scope

Watershed Ecology and the Environment (WEE) is a multidisciplinary journal publishing original research papers, reviews, and short communications, which improve our knowledge of shifts and adaptations of resources, biodiversity, ecological functions, hydrological and environmental changes under various human disturbance pressures (such as urbanization) and changing climate patterns at a watershed scale or in watersheds.

Given that the watershed is a basic geographical unit on Earth, multidisciplinary and integrative understanding at a watershed scale provide a platform for evaluating environmental response to land use and climate change.

Knowledge from watershed studies may also provide solutions for environmental change or degradation caused by human disturbances.

Therefore, studies and policies for watershed-based management are strongly welcomed.

The journal publishes high-impact contributions on but not limited to: hydrological, ecological and environmental responses to human disturbances in watersheds, i.e. urban development, land use/land cover changes, domestic animal cultivation, agricultural practices, aquacultural activities, mining and industrial activities, and environmental accidents, etc.; biogeochemical cycles (fate, transport, and stoichiometric budget) and processes (functions) of water, nutrients, and contaminants in watersheds, including toxic metals and organic compounds, and contaminants apportionment; watershed-based ecological and health risk assessment for environmental pollution and mitigation strategies; watershed-based management and policies for resources, biodiversity, water, nutrients, and contaminants; long-term monitoring ecological and environmental studies of worldwide importance;

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 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
• Preservation 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 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 700.00 USD. Learn more.

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