The issue of water periodicals is a topic of great concern in academic circles. The so-called "water journals" refer to those academic journals with low impact factors and low quality. These journals often have lower requirements for submission and faster review speed, but the quality of published articles is uneven and their contribution to academic research is limited.

First of all, we need to realize the rationality of the existence of water periodicals. In academic circles, publishing papers is one of the important criteria for evaluating scholars' research results. However, due to the limited resources and the limited number of high-quality academic journals, it is difficult for many scholars to publish articles in these journals. Therefore, some journals with low impact factors have become their first choice. In addition, some emerging disciplines and research directions may not have formed a perfect evaluation system, resulting in a shortage of high-quality journals.

However, the publication of water periodicals has also brought many negative effects to academic circles. First of all, the existence of water periodicals reduces the overall level of academic periodicals. Some scholars choose to publish articles in water journals in order to pursue the number of publications, which may lead to the decline of their research quality. Secondly, water periodicals may lead to the waste of academic resources. Scholars spend a lot of time and energy writing and revising papers, but these achievements have not brought substantial contributions to the academic community. Finally, water resources journals may lead to academic misconduct. Some scholars may take immoral measures, such as plagiarism, to increase the number of publications.

Therefore, academic circles should take measures to solve the problems of water periodicals. On the one hand, academic journals should improve their own quality and attract more high-quality manuscripts. This can be achieved by strengthening the peer review system and improving the editing level. On the other hand, academic circles should establish a more perfect evaluation system and encourage scholars to publish articles in high-quality journals. In addition, the government and academic institutions should also increase their support for high-quality academic journals and provide more resources and policy guarantees.

In a word, the problem of water periodicals is a complex phenomenon, which needs the joint efforts of academia, periodical editorial department, government and academic institutions. Only in this way can we ensure the healthy development of academic research and make greater contributions to the progress of human knowledge.