51³Ô¹ÏÍø is participating in a read and publish agreement with , an internationally recognized publisher of peer-reviewed research on water, wastewater and related environmental fields, and subsidiary of the  supporting water-wise solutions and advancing water science and sustainable resource management.

The agreement includes:

  1. Unlimited open access publishing by University of Bath affiliated corresponding authors, without payment of article processing charges (APCs), in all .
  2. Read access for the university community to IWA Publishing’s , including over 50,000 research articles dating back to 1996.
  3. Read access for the university community to IWA Publishing’s eBooks Collection (2002 to 2025); consisting of over 800 eBooks  on all aspects of water-related research with content applicable for students, researchers, and practicing engineers 

By publishing open access, authors retain copyright of their articles, which are published with Creative Commons , , or  licenses.

To publish open access in IWA Publishing journals, corresponding authors should submit their manuscript using their 51³Ô¹ÏÍø affiliation and email address – they will be automatically identified as eligible for the agreement.

 are available.

The IWA Publishing journals included are:

  • Aqua - 
  • Blue-Green Systems - 
  • Journal of Hydroinformatics - 
  • Journal of Water & Climate Change - 
  • Journal of Water & Health - 
  • Journal of Water, Sanitation & Hygiene for Development  - 
  • Water Policy - 
  • Water Practice & Technology - 
  • Water Quality Research Journal - 
  • Water Reuse - 
  • Water Science & Technology - 
  • Water Supply - 
  • Plus, the IWA Publishing eBooks Collection 2002 to 2025 – 

If you have any questions regarding this agreement or the process please contact the open access team.