water-resources-research
Water Resources Research (water-resources-research)
Journal positioning
Water Resources Research (WRR) is the American Geophysical Union's flagship journal for the science of water — the physical, chemical, biological, and socio-hydrological processes governing water resources, and the methods used to observe, model, and manage them. The defining expectation is a quantitative, generalizable advance in water science: a new process understanding, method, theory, or analysis that transfers beyond one basin. An applied case study that reports model results for a single catchment with no methodological or conceptual contribution is a weak fit. This skill is a fit / venue-selection / re-framing tool. It does not replace the journal's current author guidance. Before submitting, re-check the live WRR/AGU author instructions and data policy.