Journal profile · WATER RESOURCES
International Journal of River Basin Management
ISSN 1571-5124 · eISSN 1814-2060 · Taylor & Francis
International Journal of River Basin Management: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.8 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 218 days to acceptance (106 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 19% (journal website); 88 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of River Basin Management is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Sediment Transport Processes, together about 45% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
There is a need now more than ever to apply an integrated, cross-disciplinary approach to river basin management as recognised by the UN Watercourses Convention, World Water Vision, World Water Council and Global Water Partnership. The International Journal of River Basin Management addresses this need. It brings together research dedicated to all aspects of integrated river and floodplain management including catchments, wetlands and estuarine systems. Examples topics include but are not limited to: integrated water resources management spatial planning and management of watershed flood/drought forecasting and risk management floodplain, river and estuarine restoration terrestrial hydrometeorology ecohydrology climate change impacts, adaption and mitigation measures water quality operation and maintenance strategies for engineered river systems and structures project-affected-people and stakeholder participation sustainable and adaptive management institutional, legislative, social and policy issues international river basin studies The journal welcomes high-quality submissions from different disciplines across river basin management i.e. hydrology, meteorology, climatology, physical geography, hydraulic engineering, water management and governance. We invite contributions which include GIS, remote sensing, monitoring, modelling applications and risk assessment. Submitted papers must be presented clearly and be understandable to researchers who are not subject experts in your particular specialism. Please see the Instructions for Authors for further details before submitting. Peer Review: All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Manuscript Types Accepted research papers case studies forum/opinion book reviews Awards: There is a JRBM best paper prize of 600 Euros for papers published in the previous year and is awarded annually.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): WATER RESOURCES
Editor-in-chief Michael Nones HydrologyPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 17%); most named Mainland China 2, Portugal 2, United States 1, Italy 1, Australia 1 (12 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesEnvironmental Science18.8%
- Flood Risk Assessment and ManagementEnvironmental Science14.3%
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesEnvironmental Science11.9%
- Soil erosion and sediment transportAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.4%
- Water resources management and optimizationEngineering6.3%
- Hydrology and Drought AnalysisEnvironmental Science4.7%
- Hydraulic flow and structuresEngineering3.9%
- Water Quality and Pollution AssessmentEnvironmental 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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
GeoRefPublisher website
Other: Academic Search Complete, GEOBASE
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 (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.55Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 60OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 481OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.18OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.03%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 87LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 78,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 78,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,079 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 76 | 17 | 23 |
| 2025 | 88 | 18 | 228 |
| 2024 | 64 | 13 | 246 |
| 2023 | 37 | 6 | 294 |
| 2022 | 50 | 8 | 488 |
| 2021 | 53 | 9 | 723 |
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
218 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 150 days – 311 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (106 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 248 days
- Sample
- 106 articles with submission and acceptance dates (177 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 19%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 19%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 61 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 61 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 82 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 82 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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)
Article types accepted8
- book reviewresearch papers case studies forum/opinion book reviewsLength not stated
- book reviewsbook reviewsLength not stated
- case studiescase studiesLength not stated
- case studyresearch papers case studies forum/opinion book reviewsLength not stated
- forum/opinionforum/opinionLength not stated
- opinionresearch papers case studies forum/opinion book reviewsLength not stated
- research paperresearch papers case studies forum/opinion book reviewsLength not stated
- research papersAccepted research papersLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
International Journal of River Basin Management 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…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single anonymized peer review via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Model summary
All peer review is single anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
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 & Francis
- ISSN
- 1571-5124
- Electronic ISSN
- 1814-2060
- Society / sponsor
- IAHR
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 24, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of River Basin Management
What CAS zone is International Journal of River Basin Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of River Basin Management 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 International Journal of River Basin Management?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.8 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 6.6, h-index 60.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of River Basin Management?
Based on the dates recorded on 106 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 218 days (interquartile range 150–311 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 19% (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 International Journal of River Basin Management based?
Of the 12 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 17%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (2), Portugal (2) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of River Basin Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of River Basin Management is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists GeoRef; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of River Basin Management open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of River Basin Management 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: .