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Central Asian Journal of Water Research | Kazakh-German University (Almaty, Kazakhstan)

CAJWR is a bi-lingual, open-access, peer-reviewed e-Journal dedicated to water and environmental related aspects in  Central Asia and the wider Eurasian region. It is published by Kazakh-German-University in Almaty, Kazakhstan.  CAJWR does not have Article Processing Сharges (APC) and publication fees.

ISSN: 2522-9060

Indexation

CAJWR is indexed in DOAJEBSCOIndexCopernicusGoogle Scholar, the Russian Science Index System (RINZ), Cite FactorROAD directory of open access scholarly resourcesCrossRef, and Publons. CAJWR is included in the list of the recommended journals by the Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan (subject areas: water resources and biology, order No 623 as of July 29, 2021; geography, order No 152 as of March 1, 2023).

REVIEW PROCESS

All articles are reviewed by two blind peer-reviewers, one from Central Asia and one from outside of the region. The reviewing process is supervised by an international editorial board with expertise in the region.

Goal

CAJWR seeks to reach all scientists focusing on water and environmental-related research in Central Asia and the wider Eurasian region and familiarize them with each other’s achievements, not limiting its range to the national audience. It aims at strengthening the existing networks to support creation of the regional scientific community with the goal of developing scientific research.

Thematic Clusters:

Climate and Environment

  • Hydrological cycle in Central Asia
  • Mountain hydrology (snow and glaciers)
  • Climate impact assessment on water resources
  • Application of remote sensing data in hydrology
  • Hydrological forecasting
  • Climate variability and change
  • Groundwater resources and modeling
  • Flood Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction
Water law and governance
  • water governance
  • water law
  • water cooperation and diplomacy
  • policy analysis
Socio-economics

  • natural resources management
  • environmental policy and economics
  • decision aiding systems
  • hydro-economic modelling
  • water-energy-food nexus
  • agricultural policy and rural development
  • stakeholder analysis
Water infrastructure and management systems

  • (industrial) wastewater management
  • (industrial) wastewater treatment/reclamation
  • water quality
  • water treatment
  • urban water management
  • sewage sludge recycling
  • banks erosion
  • soil remediation
  • water infrastructure

Publisher: Kazakh-German University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Partner: The Regional Emvironmental Centre for Central Asia

Journal Website: https://water-ca.org/about



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