Water International is the official journal of the International Water Resources Association (IWRA), founded in 1972 to serve as an international gateway to the people, ideas and networks that are critical to the sustainable management of water resources around the world. Water International's articles, state-of-the-art reviews, technical notes and other matter are policy-relevant and aimed at communicating in-depth knowledge to a multidisciplinary and international community. Water International publishes both individual contributions and thematic special issues and sections on cutting edge issues.

All individual manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal and peer review by the Deputy Editor in Chief and the Associate Editors, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by at least one independent, anonymous expert referee. All external peer review is double blind. Thematic issues and sections are handled under comparable procedures by guest editors under the oversight of the Editor in Chief.

《Water International》是一本由ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD出版商出版的专业环境科学与生态学期刊，该刊创刊于1975年，刊期Quarterly，该刊已被国际权威数据库SCIE收录。在中科院最新升级版分区表中，该刊分区信息为大类学科：环境科学与生态学 4区，小类学科：工程：土木 3区；水资源 4区；在JCR（Journal Citation Reports）分区等级为Q2。该刊发文范围涵盖工程：土木等领域，旨在及时、准确、全面地报道国内外工程：土木工作者在该领域取得的最新研究成果、工作进展及学术动态、技术革新等，促进学术交流，鼓励学术创新。2021年影响因子为3.395，平均审稿速度较慢,6-12周。