Journal profile · Ecology
Ecohydrology
ISSN 1936-0584 · eISSN 1936-0592 · John Wiley and Sons Ltd · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 2008
Ecohydrology: CAS Zone 3 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.08; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,650; median 165 days to acceptance (95 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 186 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ecohydrology is published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd and is in Zone 3 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes, together about 38.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Ecohydrology is an international journal publishing original scientific and review papers that provide new insights and enhanced understanding of processes connecting ecology and hydrology and associated applications related to environmental management. Ecohydrology seeks to encourage interdisciplinary connections and insights by placing emphasis on interactions and associated feedbacks in both space and time between ecological systems and the hydrological cycle. Research contributions are solicited from disciplines focusing on the physical, ecological, biological, biogeochemical, geomorphological, drainage basin, mathematical and methodological aspects of ecohydrology. Research in both terrestrial and aquatic systems is of interest provided it explicitly links ecological systems and the hydrologic cycle. Research into aquatic, ecological, channel or water engineering, or application of existing hydrological modelling is less appropriate for the journal unless it specifically addresses the criteria above. Manuscripts describing individual case studies must provide and discuss new broader insights that are clearly beyond site- and species-specific results. The Journal also publishes research on new instrumentation and techniques that provide truly new and significant advances in methodology that can be broadly applied to the ecohydrological understanding and management of environmental systems. Occasional special issues will be published that cover themes emergent from conferences, ecological and hydrological science societies and key research topics. All papers for Ecohydrology should be prepared in accordance with the guidelines for contributors.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Ecology
Editor-in-chief Keith RJPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 9 in mainland China (about 21%); most named Mainland China 9, United Kingdom 5, Canada 5, Australia 5, Netherlands 4 (42 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsEnvironmental Science14.5%
- Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesEnvironmental Science13.6%
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesEnvironmental Science10%
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science8.5%
- Soil erosion and sediment transportAgricultural and Biological Sciences6%
- Tree-ring climate responsesEarth and Planetary Sciences4.9%
- Peatlands and Wetlands EcologyEnvironmental Science3.8%
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamicsEnvironmental Science3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Astrophysics Data System
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 2.08LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 93OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,183OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 36.68%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 168LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,023Publisher website ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 168Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 196,912Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,208 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 129 | 66 | 38 |
| 2025 | 186 | 95 | 338 |
| 2024 | 149 | 92 | 649 |
| 2023 | 102 | 60 | 609 |
| 2022 | 125 | 41 | 1,172 |
| 2021 | 135 | 47 | 1,919 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
165 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 105 days – 232 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (95 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 182 days
- Sample
- 95 articles with submission and acceptance dates (335 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 18–36 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 41%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 41%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 32 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 32 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 166 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,650 / EUR 3,920 / GBP 3,120 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Data availability DATA SHARING
Data sharing expected but not required; data availability statement required. Model summary
Ecohydrology expects but does not require you to deposit the data supporting the results in the paper to be archived in an appropriate public repository. Authors are however required to provide a data availability statement to describe the availability or the absence of shared data. When data has been shared, authors are required to include in their data availability statement a link to the reposi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and Permissions
Copyright transfer agreement for non-OA; Creative Commons licenses for OA. Model summary
If your paper is accepted, the author identified as the formal corresponding author for the paper will receive an email prompting them to login into Author Services; where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be able to complete the license agreement on behalf of all authors on the paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Open access option available. Model summary
Open access is available to authors of articles who wish to make their article open access. With open access the author, their funding agency, or institution pays a fee to ensure that the article is made available to non-subscribers upon publication via Wiley Online Library, as well as deposited in PubMed Central and PMC mirror sites. In addition to publication online via Wiley Online Library, aut…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Continuous publication model. Model summary
Under a Continuous Publication model used at Wiley, journal articles are published directly into an online issue with their final citations as soon as they are ready.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint your manuscript while its under review
Preprint during submission allowed via Wiley's Under Review service. Model summary
You can now opt to seamlessly preprint your manuscript during submission, and make your work citable and discoverable, before it is accepted or published. Eligible journals allow authors to select their choice of participating preprint repositories. Learn more about Wiley’s Under Review service, powered by Authorea.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2008
- ISSN
- 1936-0584
- Electronic ISSN
- 1936-0592
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 19, Issue 6 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ecohydrology
What CAS zone is Ecohydrology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Ecohydrology is in Zone 3 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Water Resources / Ecology / Environmental Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Ecohydrology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.08; CiteScore 4.2, h-index 93.
How long does peer review take at Ecohydrology?
Based on the dates recorded on 95 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 165 days (interquartile range 105–232 days); authors report an average review time of 18–36 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 41% (2025). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Ecohydrology based?
Of the 42 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 9 (about 21%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (9), United Kingdom (5) and Canada (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Ecohydrology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ecohydrology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAS and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Ecohydrology open access, and what is the APC?
Ecohydrology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,650.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .