Journal profile · WATER RESOURCES
Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung
ISSN 1439-1783 · eISSN 2749-859X · Bundesanstalt fur Gewasserkunde · GERMANY · Bimonthly
Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.42; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 11 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung is published by Bundesanstalt fur Gewasserkunde 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, Climate Change and Environmental Impact and Environmental Science and Water Management, together about 36.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Global and Planetary Change. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Die Zeitschrift „Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung, HyWa“ ist eine deutschsprachige, ISI-gelistete Fachzeitschrift, welche Themen zur Hydrologie und Wasserwirtschaft sowie ökologische Fragestellungen an Gewässern umfassend behandelt. Die Zeitschrift HyWa bietet eine Plattform zur Veröffentlichung von Fachbeiträgen, aber auch für Projektberichte zu aktuellen Entwicklungen aus Wissenschaft und operationeller Anwendung.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): WATER RESOURCES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesEnvironmental Science13.6%
- Climate Change and Environmental ImpactEnvironmental Science12.5%
- Environmental Science and Water ManagementEnvironmental Science10.2%
- Civil and Structural Engineering ResearchEngineering8%
- Flood Risk Assessment and ManagementEnvironmental Science5.7%
- Environmental Science and TechnologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.7%
- Hydrology and Drought AnalysisEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Soil and Water Nutrient DynamicsEnvironmental Science4.6%
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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Journal Citation Indicator, Journal Impact Faktor, SCImago Journal RankPublisher website
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
- 0.42LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.15Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 0.13Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.19OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.7%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 42 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted2
- fachartikelI FachartikelLength not stated
- projektberichteIII ProjektberichteLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, Open access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- Data availability
Erklärung zur Datenverfügbarkeit verpflichtend Model summary
Verpflichtend vorgeschrieben ist es, eine „Erklärung zur Datenverfügbarkeit“ im Artikel abzugeben.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access since 1999, CC BY 4.0 International. Model summary
Die Homepage der Zeitschrift HyWa beinhaltet Artikel, die seit dem Jahr 1999 unmittelbar mit Erscheinen der Zeitschrift kostenlos und ohne Einschränkungen auf der HyWa-Homepage als pdf-Datei weltweit zugänglich und nachnutzbar sind (Open-Access-Zeitschrift, CC BY 4.0 International).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Blind peer review. Model summary
Ein Redaktionsausschuss sowie assoziierte Editoren, bestehend aus Hochschulvertretern sowie Fachleuten aus Bundes- und Landeseinrichtungen gewährleisten, dass nur qualitativ hochwertige Fachbeiträge veröffentlicht werden (Blind Peer Review).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Green Open Access erlaubt Model summary
Der Autorin/dem Autor steht es frei, die PDF-Datei der Publikation zum Zeitpunkt des Erscheinens als Printversion mit Angabe der Artikelzitierung inkl. Angabe zur HyWA parallel kostenlos im Internet über seine Homepage, einen institutionellen Server oder ein geeignetes fachliches Repositorium öffentlich zugänglich zu machen.
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
- Bundesanstalt fur Gewasserkunde
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- German
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 1439-1783
- Electronic ISSN
- 2749-859X
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung
What CAS zone is Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Water Resources. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.42; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 3.
How long does peer review take at Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
Which databases index Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung open access, and what is the APC?
Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .