Journal profile · Water Resources
Hydrological Sciences Journal
ISSN 0262-6667 · eISSN 2150-3435 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · ENGLAND · Quarterly
Hydrological Sciences Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.88; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 204 days to acceptance (110 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 204 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Hydrological Sciences Journal is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Flood Risk Assessment and Management and Hydrology and Drought Analysis, together about 43.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Global and Planetary Change. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Hydrological Sciences Journal is an international journal for the exchange of information and views on significant developments in hydrology worldwide. Hydrological Sciences Journal is the official journal of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS). The scope of the journal includes: The hydrological cycle Surface water, groundwater, snow and ice, in all their physical, chemical and biological processes, their interrelationships, and their relationships to geographical factors, atmospheric processes and climate, and Earth processes including erosion and sedimentation Hydrological extremes and their impact Measurement, mathematical representation and computational aspects of hydrological processes Hydrological aspects of the use and management of water resources and their change under the influence of human activity Water resources systems, including the planning, engineering, management and economic aspects of applied hydrology
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Water Resources
Editor-in-chief Attilio CastellarinPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 7 in mainland China (about 10%); most named Italy 14, Mainland China 7, Germany 6, United States 5, India 5 (71 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesEnvironmental Science22.6%
- Flood Risk Assessment and ManagementEnvironmental Science10.6%
- Hydrology and Drought AnalysisEnvironmental Science10.3%
- Climate variability and modelsEnvironmental Science5.6%
- Hydrological Forecasting Using AIEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesEnvironmental Science4.4%
- Soil erosion and sediment transportAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 3 |
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 | 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 | Water Resources | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 2.88LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.88Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 83LetPub ·
- h-index
- 153OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,861OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 181LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 1,000,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,000,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,150 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 182 | 48 | 71 |
| 2025 | 204 | 53 | 521 |
| 2024 | 179 | 54 | 1,200 |
| 2023 | 149 | 83 | 1,478 |
| 2022 | 158 | 59 | 2,304 |
| 2021 | 172 | 39 | 3,275 |
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
204 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 144 days – 273 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 51 days (110 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 253 days
- Sample
- 110 articles with submission and acceptance dates (440 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)
- about 24 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 22%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 22%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 27 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 27 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 82 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 82 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 59 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal, part of Taylor & Francis Open Select program; option to publish open access. Model summary
Hydrological Sciences Journal is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverabili…
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0262-6667
- Electronic ISSN
- 2150-3435
- Society / sponsor
- International Association of Hydrological Sciences
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 71, Issue 12 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Hydrological Sciences Journal
What CAS zone is Hydrological Sciences Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Hydrological Sciences Journal is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Water Resources. 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 Hydrological Sciences Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.88; CiteScore 5.2, h-index 153.
How long does peer review take at Hydrological Sciences Journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 110 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 204 days (interquartile range 144–273 days); authors report an average review time of about 24 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 22% (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.
What JCR quartile is Hydrological Sciences Journal in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology.
Where are the editorial board members of Hydrological Sciences Journal based?
Of the 71 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 7 (about 10%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (14), Mainland China (7) and Germany (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Hydrological Sciences Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Hydrological Sciences Journal is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Hydrological Sciences Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Hydrological Sciences Journal is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .