Journal profile · ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES-WATER RESOURCES
Journal of Flood Risk Management
ISSN 1753-318X · Blackwell Publishing · ENGLAND · Founded 2008
Journal of Flood Risk Management: CAS Zone 3 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.61; fully open access; APC about USD 3,610; median 249 days to acceptance (90 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 181 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Flood Risk Management is published by Blackwell Publishing 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 Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies and Hydrology and Drought Analysis, together about 56.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Flood Risk Management is an international, fully open access platform for the exchange of knowledge, research, and practical experience across the full spectrum of flood risk management. The journal’s mission is to advance understanding, decision-making, and practice for managing flood risks in a rapidly changing world. We publish high-quality, peer-reviewed contributions from academic research, policy development, and professional practice. Our explicit aim is to foster interdisciplinary dialogue, integrating insights from hydrology, meteorology, geomorphology, engineering, social sciences, ecology, economics, public policy, and community resilience. The journal welcomes both theoretical and applied papers, including: Original research articles Reviews and state-of-the-art syntheses Case studies with transferable insights Policy analyses and perspectives Practice notes and technical innovations We particularly encourage submissions that address the complex, interconnected drivers of flood risk, including climate change, land use change, urbanization, and socio-economic inequalities. Key Topics Climate change impacts, adaptation, and resilience strategies Long-term, adaptive planning and decision-making under uncertainty Flood forecasting, early warning systems, and emergency management Nature-based and hybrid infrastructure solutions for flood risk reduction Risk perception, social vulnerability, equity, and community resilience Public engagement, policy frameworks, and governance models Digital innovations in mapping, modelling, Earth observation, and decision-support tools Post-event recovery, learning, and systems resilience Insurance, finance, and risk transfer mechanisms Integrated catchment and urban flood risk management Audience: Our readership includes hydrologists, engineers, urban planners, geographers, risk analysts, policy-makers, insurers, emergency managers, conservationists, social scientists, and community-based practitioners engaged in flood risk reduction globally. Editorial Principles: Submissions should clearly articulate their contribution to advancing flood risk management knowledge, practice, or policy. For case studies, the generalisability of insights should be explicit. The journal values interdisciplinary approaches and papers that bridge theory, policy, and practice. We work proactively to improve diversity within our editorial board, peer reviewer community, and author base. We welcome contributions from early-care
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES-WATER RESOURCES
Editor-in-chief Nigel Wright NigelPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 8%); most named United Kingdom 12, Netherlands 4, Mainland China 3, United States 3, India 2 (36 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Flood Risk Assessment and ManagementEnvironmental Science32.4%
- Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesEnvironmental Science14%
- Hydrology and Drought AnalysisEnvironmental Science10%
- Disaster Management and ResilienceSocial Sciences7.7%
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences5.8%
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesEnvironmental Science3.4%
- Urban Stormwater Management SolutionsEnvironmental Science2.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance2.1%
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 | Environmental Sciences | Zone 3 |
| 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 | Environmental Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 2 |
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 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceINSPECCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher 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
- 3.61LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.7Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 81OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 715OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.18OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.37%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 159LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 162Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 397,361Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,473 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 89 | 89 | 45 |
| 2025 | 181 | 181 | 526 |
| 2024 | 94 | 94 | 587 |
| 2023 | 91 | 91 | 1,145 |
| 2022 | 101 | 101 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 97 | 97 | 1,992 |
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
249 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 177 days – 404 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 25 days (92 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 290 days
- Sample
- 90 articles with submission and acceptance dates (279 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 48%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 48%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 81 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 81 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 232 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 30 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 65 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 3,610 / GBP 2,740 / EUR 3,280 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,280 / EUR 2,980 / GBP 2,490 | — | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≤ 8
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted8
- comprehensive reviewscritical reviews of the literature, including systematic reviews and meta-analysesLength not stated
- editorialArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract Other Requirements Original Papers reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant …Length not stated
- letter to the editorArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract Other Requirements Original Papers reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant …Length not stated
- meta-analysisArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract Other Requirements Original Papers reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant …Length not stated
- original paperArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract Other Requirements Original Papers reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant …Length not stated
- original papersreports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledgeLength not stated
- reviewArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract Other Requirements Original Papers reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant …Length not stated
- systematic reviewArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract Other Requirements Original Papers reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Review editorial standards and scroll down for a description of authorship criteria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
This journal expects data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission. Please ensure you include the relevant statement when requested during submission of your article. A data availability statement is required for all original papers.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is your responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & Conditions FAQ.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
ORCID required for submitting author Model summary
All articles published by Journal of Flood Risk Management are fully open access: immediately freely available to read, download and share. Submissions will be subject to an Article Publication Charge (APC) if accepted and published in the journal. You can find details of the journal’s APC and whether you may be eligible for waivers or discounts, through your institution, funder, or a country waiv…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1. Submission and Peer Review Process
Single-blind peer review Model summary
New submissions should be made via the Wiley Authors submission portal https://authors.wiley.com/journal/JFR3. You may check the status of your submission at any time by logging on to authors.wiley.com and clicking the “My Submissions” button. For technical help with the submission system, please review our FAQs or contact submissionhelp@wiley.com For help with submissions, please contact: journal…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint policy Model summary
This journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers.
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
- Blackwell Publishing
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2008
- ISSN
- 1753-318X
- Society / sponsor
- Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 19, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Flood Risk Management
What CAS zone is Journal of Flood Risk Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Flood Risk Management is in Zone 3 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Environmental Sciences / 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 Journal of Flood Risk Management?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.61; CiteScore 5.8, h-index 81.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Flood Risk Management?
Based on the dates recorded on 90 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 249 days (interquartile range 177–404 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 48% (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 are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Flood Risk Management?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≤ 8; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; Reference style: APA. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Flood Risk Management based?
Of the 36 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 8%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (12), Netherlands (4) and Mainland China (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Flood Risk Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Flood Risk Management is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, INSPEC, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Flood Risk Management open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Flood Risk Management is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,610.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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: .