Commentaries and Literature Reviews

Literature Reviews

JAWRA publishes invited Literature Review articles which will synthesize recent literature on an emerging topic of significant interest to the broad water community.  Literature Reviews should not be just limited to summarizing existing literature but characterize significant research strands, provide critical insights, and identify crucial data and knowledge-gaps in the literature.  Review articles must also address how current research is seeking to address broad questions of policy relevance and what new information or research foci are necessary to help policy makers create innovative policies and practices. 

There is no word limitation on review articles but they must be written as succinctly as possible.  The standard limits apply to the Title and Abstract; see relevant sections below. Review articles are treated as research articless and will be peer reviewed according to normal JAWRA practices and subject to standard publication fees.

Invitations to submit Literature Reviews are made by the editor-in-chief (EIC) in consultation with the associate editor for Commentaries and Reviews. Invitation does not guarantee acceptance for publication. Authors interested in seeking an invitation to submit a Literature Review may submit a one- page proposal for the article to the EIC.

Commentaries

JAWRA publishes invited Commentaries which provide new insights or concepts relevant to a broad range of multidisciplinary water researchers and practitioners. Commentaries will build upon existing water-related research and will offer an opportunity for authors to present cutting edge ideas in a format not bound by restraints of traditional research articles. 

Commentaries should be written in a style understandable to a broad multidisciplinary audience. The text is limited to 4,000 words, excluding the title page (title, author list, author information, abstract, key terms), Supporting Information description (if present), Acknowledgements, or Literature Cited; tables and figures are limited to a combined total of 5.  The standard limits apply to the Title and Abstract; see relevant sections below. All manuscripts will be peer-reviewed according to normal JAWRA practices and subject to standard publication fees.

Invitations to submit Commentaries are made by the editor-in-chief (EIC) in consultation with the associate editor for Commentaries and Reviews. Invitation does not guarantee acceptance for publication. Authors interested in seeking an invitation to submit a Commentary may submit a one-page proposal for the article to the EIC.

Dana L.K. Hoag, et al.
Policy Utopias for Nutrient Credit Trading Programs with Nonpoint Sources
Vol.53, Issue 3, Page 514

Courtney G. Flint, et al.
Data Management Dimensions of Social Water Science: The iUTAH Experience
Vol. 53, Issue 5, Page 988