Aims and scope
The Australasian Journal of Water Resources ( AJWR) is a multi-disciplinary regional journal dedicated to scholarship, professional practice and discussion on water resources planning, management and policy. Its primary geographic focus is on Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. Papers from outside this region will also be welcomed if they contribute to an understanding of water resources issues in the region. Such contributions could be due to innovations applicable to the Australasian water community, or where clear linkages between studies in other parts of the world are linked to important issues or water planning, management, development and policy challenges in Australasia. These could include papers on global issues where Australasian impacts are clearly identified.

The journal will consider original, innovative and interesting scholarship, practice case examples and reviews on topics that are relevant to a multi-disciplinary and professional audience (e.g. water policy-makers, managers, planners, scientists, engineering consultants, NGOs and interested community members). Papers can focus on topics including, but not limited to, the following areas:

water resources management
hydrology (surface water, groundwater, floods, droughts)
water planning
water policy, regulation and governance
hydraulics (including issues of erosion and sediment transport)
water development
water quality, pollution and treatment technologies
monitoring, remediation and protection of water resources
water systems (distribution and drainage networks, rivers, catchments, urban systems, wetlands, aquatic ecosystems, hydrogeology, aquaponics)
climate variability and change (including hydro-climatology, water-related extreme events)
water-related engineering and planning practice
cultural aspects of water (including indigenous knowledge and management practices)
water use behaviours and consumption practices (including water re-use and export)
water-related development studies, sociology, anthropology and politics
history, arts and philosophy of water and its management
water law
water economics
psychology and decision-making processes in water management
water nexus issues (e.g. with energy, food, soil, health, resources and environmental systems)
water sensitive design
issues of environmental water (including environmental flows and eco-hydrology)
Papers submitted for publication in AJWR will first be screened by the Editorial Panel for quality and relevance. Papers passing this initial screening will then be submitted for independent peer review by at least two reviewers with relevant expertise. Editors will endeavour to ensure a timely turnaround of papers in review. Accepted papers will be published on the website with a DOI as soon as they have passed through the production process. This ensures timely publication before the articles are grouped and published in the printed journal issues.