Water SA is the WRC’s accredited scientific journal which contains original research articles and review articles on all aspects of water science, technology, engineering and policy. Water SA has been in publication since 1975 and includes articles from both local and international authors. The journal is issued quarterly (January, April, July, October).
Water SA is now published at www.watersa.net – please visit this site for all issues from Volume 44 (2018) onward.  To find articles from Volumes 1 (1975) to 43 (2017) use the WRC Knowledge Hub search function. Articles from 1975–1997 are available as scanned PDF files and from 1998 onward as searchable PDF files.
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Water SA is an open access journal and all content is available without charge to the user. The content of this journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence. Users are permitted to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal under the terms of this Licence, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. The publisher’s version of the article may be archived in an online repository, by the author or any other user.
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Science Citation Index Impact Factor
2020 Impact Factor – 1.247; 2020 5-year Impact Factor –1.589
2019 Impact Factor – 1.094; 2019 5-year Impact Factor – 1.206
2018 Impact Factor – 0.896; 2018 5-year Impact Factor – 1.098
2017 Impact Factor – 0.783; 2017 5-year Impact Factor – 1.077
2016 Impact Factor – 0.958; 2016 5-year Impact Factor – 1.116
2015 Impact Factor – 0.851; 2015 5-year Impact Factor – 1.052
2014 Impact Factor – 0.640; 2014 5-year Impact Factor – 0.962
2013 Impact Factor – 0.809; 2013 5-year Impact Factor – 0.993
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Application of the water footprinting method and water accounting framework to a base metal refining process
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2017/10/31
Author: Osman A; Crundwell F; Harding KG; Sheridan CM
The use of bioassays to assess the toxicity of sediment in an acid mine drainage impacted river in Gauteng (South Africa)
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2017/10/31
Author: Singh P; Nel A; Durand JF
Occurrence and survival of pathogens at different sludge depths in unlined pit latrines in Kampala slums
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2017/10/31
Author: Nabateesa S; Zziwa A; Kabenge I; Kambugu R; Wanyama J; Komakech AJ
Fouling layer characterization and pore-blocking mechanisms in an UF membrane externally coupled to a UASB reactor
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2017/10/31
Author: Salazar-Pel├Ãez ML; Morgan-Sagastume JM; Noyola A
Spatial analysis of fluoride concentrations in drinking water and population at risk in Namibia
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2017/07/28
Author: Wanke H; Ueland JS; Hipondoka MHT
Modelling and water yield assessment of Lake Sibhayi
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2017/07/28
Author: Smithers JC; Gray RP; Johnson S; Still D
Land cover models to predict non-point nutrient inputs for selected biomes in South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2017/07/28
Author: Slaughter AR; Mantel SK
Gill net catch composition and catch per unit effort in Flag Boshielo Dam, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2017/07/28
Author: Sara JR; Weyl OLF; Marr SM; Smit WJ; Fouch├® PSO; Luus-Powell WJ
Discharge coefficient of semi-circular labyrinth side weir in subcritical flow
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2017/07/28
Author: Khalili M; Honar T
Design and implementation of a citizen technician–based suspended sediment monitoring network: Lessons from theTsitsa River catchment, South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2017/07/28
Author: Bannatyne LJ; Rowntree KM; Van der Waal BW; Nyamela N
COD and colour removal from molasses spent wash using activated carbon produced from bagasse fly ash of Matahara sugar factory, Oromiya region, Ethiopia
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2017/07/28
Author: Nure JF; Shibeshi NT; Asfaw SL; Audenaert W; Van Hulle SWH
An assessment of recreational bank angling in the Free State Province, South Africa, using licence sale and tournament data
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2017/07/28
Author: Barkhuizen LM; Weyl OLF; Van As JG
Water service delivery challenges in a small South African municipality: Identifying and exploring key elements and relationships in a complex social-ecological system
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2017/07/28
Author: Weaver MJT; O'Keeffe J; Hamer N; Palmer CG
The use of two microbiotests to evaluate the toxicity of sediment from Mpumalanga, South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2017/07/28
Author: Cloete YC; Shaddock BF; Nel A
Jumping the water queue: changing waterscapes under water reform processes in rural Zimbabwe
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2017/07/28
Author: Kemerink-Seyoum JS; Chinguno NLT; Seyoum SD; Ahlers R; Bolding JA; Van der Zaag P
Impacts of DEM resolution and area threshold value uncertainty on the drainage network derived using SWAT
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2017/07/28
Author: Wu M; Shi P; Chen A; Shen C; Wang P
Hydraulic head and groundwater 111Cd content interpolations using empirical Bayesian kriging (EBK) and geo-adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (geo-ANFIS)
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2017/07/28
Author: Sa?ir C; Kurtulu? B
Genetic characterization of Salmonella and Shigella spp. isolates recovered from water and riverbed sediment of the Apies River, South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2017/07/28
Author: Ekwanzala MD; Abia ALK; Keshri J; Momba MNB
Experimental evaluation of helically coiled tube flocculators for turbidity removal in drinking water treatment units
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2017/07/28
Author: Soares de Oliveira D; Costa Teixeira E
Comparison of UV and ELS detectors in HSPEC analysis of natural organic matter in dam water
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2017/07/28
Author: Moodley KG; Sobantu P; Gericke G; Chetty DK; Pienaar DH
A modified version of the SMAR model for estimating root-zone soil moisture from time-series of surface soil moisture
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2017/07/28
Author: Faridani F; Farid A; Ansari H; Manfreda S
Trophic state categorisation and assessment of water quality in Manjirenji Dam, Zimbabwe, a shallow reservoir with designated multi-purpose water uses
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2017/04/20
Author: Utete B; Tsamba J
SuDS for managing surface water in Diepsloot informal settlement, Johannesburg, South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2017/04/20
Author: Fitchett A
Some attributes of snow occurrence and snowmelt/sublimation rates in the Lesotho Highlands: environmental implications
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2017/04/20
Author: Grab S; Linde J; De Lemos H
Simultaneous determination of naproxen, ibuprofen and diclofenac in wastewater using solid-phase extraction with high performance liquid chromatography
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2017/04/20
Author: Madikizela LM; Chimuka L
Sensitivity to selected contaminants in a biological early warning system using Anodonta woodiana (Mollusca)
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2017/04/20
Author: Giari L; Vincenzi F; Fano EA; Graldi I; Gelli F; Castaldelli G
Phytostabilization of metals by indigenous riparian vegetation
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2017/04/20
Author: Schachtschneider K; Chamier J; Somerset V
Modelling the effect of land use change on hydrological model parameters via linearized calibration method in the upstream of Huaihe River Basin, China
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2017/04/20
Author: Si W; Bao W; Qu S; Zhou M; Shi P; Yang X
Impacts of supplemental irrigation as a climate change adaptation strategy for maize production: a case of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2017/04/20
Author: Ndhleve S; Nakin MDV; Longo-Mbenza B
Historical rainfall trends in South Africa: 1921–2015
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2017/04/20
Author: Kruger AC; Nxumalo MP
Distribution and habitats of Burnupia trapezoidea (Boettger, 1910) (Gastropoda: Ancylidae) in South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2017/04/20
Author: De Kock KN; Wolmarans CT
Carbapenem-resistant bacteria in a secondary wastewater treatment plant
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2017/04/20
Author: Hrenovic J; Ganjto M; Goic-Barisic I
Calibration and testing of AquaCrop for selected sorghum genotypes
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2017/04/20
Author: Hadebe ST; Modi AT; Mabhaudhi T
Automated irrigation systems for wheat and tomato crops in arid regions
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2017/04/20
Author: Al-Ghobari HM; Mohammad FS; El Marazky MSA; Dewidar AZ
Aqueous solubility of Cr(VI) compounds in ferrochrome bag filter dust and the implications thereof
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2017/04/20
Author: Du Preez SP; Beukes JP; Van Dalen WPJ; Van Zyl PG; Paktunc D; Loock-Hattingh MM
Application of the activated sludge model to aerated lagoons
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2017/04/20
Author: Marais GvR; Ekama GA; Wentzel MC
A technological and economic exploration of phosphate recovery from centralised sewage treatment in a transitioning economy context
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2017/04/20
Author: Sikosana MKLN; Randall DG; Von Blottnitz H
Water use of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) in response to varying planting dates evaluated under rainfed conditions
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2017/01/30
Author: Hadebe ST; Mabhaudhi T; Modi AT
Water SA Reviewers 2016
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2017/01/30
Author: Sherwill T
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