Journal profile · Engineering, Civil
Journal of Hydraulic Research
ISSN 0022-1686 · eISSN 1814-2079 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · NETHERLANDS · Bimonthly
Journal of Hydraulic Research: CAS Zone 3 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.7; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,250; median 182 days to acceptance (90 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 61 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Hydraulic Research is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 3 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes, Hydraulic flow and structures and Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows, together about 43.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Hydraulic Research (JHR) is the flagship journal of the International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR). It publishes research papers in theoretical, experimental and computational hydraulics and fluid mechanics, particularly relating to rivers, lakes, estuaries, coasts, constructed waterways, and some internal flows such as pipe flows. To reflect current tendencies in water research, outcomes of interdisciplinary hydro-environment studies with a strong fluid mechanical component are especially invited. Although the preference is given to the fundamental issues, the papers focusing on important unconventional or emerging applications of broad interest are also welcome. Six types of papers are considered: Research papers, Technical notes, Educational and Forum articles, Case studies, Discussions, and State-of-the-art papers, which review particular areas of hydraulic research and highlight important research matters. Some State-of-the-art papers are directly solicited by the Editor and prepared by world-leading authorities in particular areas of hydraulics and fluid mechanics. These solicited ‘vision’ papers discuss key challenges to address in the next decade, emergence of new areas, and developments at the interfaces with other disciplines. JHR topics The topics covered by JHR reflect the IAHR remits and are mainly related to the natural and built aquatic environments. They include: Laminar flows; Flow instabilities; Vortex dynamics and rotating fluids; Turbulent flows (both wall-bounded and boundary-free shear flows); Mixing and transport processes; Secondary currents; Hydrodynamic waves; Multiphase and stratified flows; Drag and hydraulic resistance; Flows in open channels and pipes; Shallow flows; Flows through porous media; Oscillatory flows; Hydrodynamics of air-water interfaces and water-sediment interfaces; Morphodynamics; Sediment dynamics (e.g., erosion, transport, re-suspension, turbulence-sediment interactions, deposition, flocculation, bedform dynamics); Hydrodynamics of flow-biota interactions; Eco-hydraulics; Re-naturalisation of aquatic environments; Hydraulic Structures; Flow-structure interactions; Industrial flows; Hydraulic aspects of renewable energy systems; Computational methods in fluid dynamics and hydro-environment research; Experimental facilities, methods and instrumentation. The list above should be treated as indicative rather than fully exhaustive. Topics not mentioned above but
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Civil
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 33%); most named United States 2, Mainland China 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesEnvironmental Science18.6%
- Hydraulic flow and structuresEngineering17.8%
- Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsEngineering6.9%
- Water Systems and OptimizationEngineering6.2%
- Soil erosion and sediment transportAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesEnvironmental Science3.7%
- Coastal and Marine DynamicsEarth and Planetary Sciences3.7%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- 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
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexCurrent 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
- 1.7LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.57Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 132OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,976OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.86OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 15.6%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 48LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 122,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,127 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 56 | 16 | 11 |
| 2025 | 61 | 20 | 107 |
| 2024 | 42 | 11 | 177 |
| 2023 | 63 | 24 | 276 |
| 2022 | 70 | 18 | 782 |
| 2021 | 48 | 14 | 443 |
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
182 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 133 days – 247 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 53 days (90 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 240 days
- Sample
- 90 articles with submission and acceptance dates (121 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 4.5 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 27%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 40 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 64 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 53 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 | USD 3,250 | — | — |
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 accepted7
- case studiesResearch papers, Technical notes, Educational and Forum articles, Case studies, Discussions, and State-of-the-art papersLength not stated
- discussionsResearch papers, Technical notes, Educational and Forum articles, Case studies, Discussions, and State-of-the-art papersLength not stated
- educational and forum articlesResearch papers, Technical notes, Educational and Forum articles, Case studies, Discussions, and State-of-the-art papersLength not stated
- research papersResearch papers, Technical notes, Educational and Forum articles, Case studies, Discussions, and State-of-the-art papersLength not stated
- reviewReviewLength not stated
- state-of-the-art papersResearch papers, Technical notes, Educational and Forum articles, Case studies, Discussions, and State-of-the-art papersLength not stated
- technical notesResearch papers, Technical notes, Educational and Forum articles, Case studies, Discussions, and State-of-the-art papersLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Open Select: choose to publish open access Model summary
Journal of Hydraulic Research 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
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0022-1686
- Electronic ISSN
- 1814-2079
- Society / sponsor
- International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 64, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Hydraulic Research
What CAS zone is Journal of Hydraulic Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Hydraulic Research is in Zone 3 of Engineering, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Engineering, Civil / Water Resources. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Hydraulic Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.7; CiteScore 4.9, h-index 132.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Hydraulic Research?
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 182 days (interquartile range 133–247 days); authors report an average review time of about 4.5 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 27%. 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 Journal of Hydraulic Research based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 33%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (2) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Hydraulic Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Hydraulic Research is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Hydraulic Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Hydraulic Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,250.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .