Journal profile · Environmental Science-Water Science and Technology
Hydrology Research
ISSN 0029-1277 · eISSN 2224-7955 · Nordic Association for Hydrology · ENGLAND
Hydrology Research: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.61; fully open access; APC about USD 2,150; review about 17 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 71 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Hydrology Research is published by Nordic Association for Hydrology 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 39.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Global and Planetary Change. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Hydrology Research provides international coverage on all aspects of hydrology in its widest sense, and welcomes the submission of papers from across the subject. While emphasis is placed on studies of the hydrological cycle, the Journal also covers the physics and chemistry of water. Hydrology Research is intended to be a link between basic hydrological research and the practical application of scientific results within the broad field of water management.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Science-Water Science and Technology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesEnvironmental Science22.9%
- Flood Risk Assessment and ManagementEnvironmental Science9.2%
- Hydrology and Drought AnalysisEnvironmental Science7.8%
- Cryospheric studies and observationsEarth and Planetary Sciences7.2%
- Climate variability and modelsEnvironmental Science5.3%
- Hydrological Forecasting Using AIEnvironmental Science4.8%
- Climate change and permafrostEarth and Planetary Sciences4.7%
- Groundwater flow and contamination studiesEnvironmental Science3.8%
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 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 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
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
- 3.61LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40LetPub ·
- h-index
- 80OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,391OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.47OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 68LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,462 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 87 | 87 | 16 |
| 2025 | 71 | 71 | 200 |
| 2024 | 74 | 74 | 588 |
| 2023 | 102 | 102 | 1,108 |
| 2022 | 79 | 79 | 898 |
| 2021 | 99 | 99 | 1,676 |
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)
- about 17 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | GBP 1,750 / EUR 1,975 / USD 2,150 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Nordic Association for Hydrology
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0029-1277
- Electronic ISSN
- 2224-7955
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Hydrology Research
What CAS zone is Hydrology Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Hydrology Research 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 3 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Hydrology Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.61; CiteScore 5.8, h-index 80.
How long does peer review take at Hydrology Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 17 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 Hydrology Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Hydrology Research is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Hydrology Research open access, and what is the APC?
Hydrology Research is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,150.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .