Journal of Groundwater Science and Engineering aims to be an innovative, high-impact and authoritative academic journal for scientists, researchers, engineers, and practitioners aross hydrogeology, environmental geology, engineering geology, geothermics, ecology and environment. The journal publishes original research papers, comprehensive reviews and reports with a large amount of latest sample data. It mainly reports research fronts, hotspots and emerging topics, as well as the traditional topics referring to new methodology, technology, applications and theoretical research. Papers published involve various aspects of research concerning groundwater, such as: hydrology, environment, ecology, atmospheric sciences, soil science, geochemistry, geophysics, geomorphology, geobiology, tectonics, urban geology, civil and environmental engineering, hydro-engineering, geological disaster, water technology, geothermy, numerical modeling, innovative instrumentation, remote sensing, data and information sciences, and other relevant fields.

These areas are invited: water-resource and related mineral-resource evaluations, water quality and public health, water contamination and protection, water treatment and remediation, water vulnerability and risk assessment, groundwater development and utilization, water resources-environment-sustainability, water based management and policy issues, multi- and inter-disciplinary analyses of water problems related to climate, social, economic, or behavioural sciences.