Journal profile · Engineering, Civil
Journal of Hydroinformatics
ISSN 1464-7141 · eISSN 1465-1734 · IWA Publishing · ENGLAND · Quarterly
Journal of Hydroinformatics: CAS Zone 3 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.86; fully open access; APC about USD 2,940; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 25%; 102 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Hydroinformatics is published by IWA Publishing 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 Watershed Management Studies, Water Systems and Optimization and Hydrological Forecasting Using AI, together about 36.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Environmental Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Hydroinformatics is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal. Engaging academics and practitioners, the field of hydroinformatics considers interactions from natural systems to built environments. The journal explores how water moves through nature and our cities, focusing on how natural water systems interact with human-made structures like city drainage, green infrastructure, flood and drought management, wastewater treatment, and water supply under climate change or extreme weather. The Journal aims to publish papers that advance the understanding and technological development of the water cycle through both numerical and experimental approaches in the digital era. Interdisciplinary in nature, Journal of Hydroinformatics considers the digital technologies, system analysis tools, and artificial intelligence theories involved in sensing, monitoring, modelling, and control of water resources. The Journal also welcomes decision science across all levels, from governance and policy to management and operations for multi- and trans-disciplinary applications and exploration. The journal's scope includes, but is not limited to: Innovation in Process Modelling for Simulation, Forecasting and Control of Hydrosystems Hydrological and hydraulic models for hydroenvironmental, hydrogeological, hydrometeorological, ecohydrological, ecohydraulic or cryospheric complexity Models for assessment of water resilience and sustainability strategies Models for uncertainty, reliability, and resilience analysis within water resources Predictions using extreme weather simulators or climate change patterns in hydrosystems Water system analysis and system complexity Data Science, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Computational Advancement of Hydrosystems Data science, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and informatics methods Emulators and digital twins for real-time system management Spatiotemporal data analytics, forecasting and geospatial data processing Computational intelligence (e.g. neural networks, SVMs, ensemble learning, evolutionary optimisation) Edge computing, cloud computing, advanced communication networks, control algorithms, and high-performance computing Virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality for decision making Data Management, Sensor Integration, and Advanced Communication for Monitoring in Water Resources Space-born and air-born remote sensing and intelligent image processing Data centres, d
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Civil
Editor-in-chief Ni-Bin ChangPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 2, United Kingdom 2, South Africa 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesEnvironmental Science14.5%
- Water Systems and OptimizationEngineering11.6%
- Hydrological Forecasting Using AIEnvironmental Science10.3%
- Flood Risk Assessment and ManagementEnvironmental Science10.2%
- Water resources management and optimizationEngineering8.5%
- Hydraulic flow and structuresEngineering6.4%
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesEnvironmental Science5.5%
- Hydrology and Drought AnalysisEnvironmental Science3.4%
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 | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 3 |
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 | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | 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
Web of SciencePublisher 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
- 2.86LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 77OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 953OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.88OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 99LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,779 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 69 | 69 | 13 |
| 2025 | 102 | 102 | 455 |
| 2024 | 172 | 172 | 1,205 |
| 2023 | 159 | 159 | 1,646 |
| 2022 | 69 | 69 | 783 |
| 2021 | 76 | 76 | 1,169 |
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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 25%LetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 19 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 2,940 / GBP 2,205 / EUR 2,528 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC | |
| 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 accepted3
- editorialSpecific article types available in each journal are listed in Editorial Manager at the point of submission.Length not stated
- research articleResearch Article Fully documented, interpreted account of significant findings of original research, including data and a critical analysis of the findings.Length not stated
- review articleReview Article Critical and comprehensive overview that provides new insights or interpretation of a subject.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics
- Authorship Author Contributions
As outlined in IWA Publishing’s Ethical Guidance (iwaponline.com/pages/Ethical_Guidance), to increase transparency, IWA Publishing encourages authors to include a full list of author contributions in their manuscripts. This can be included as an additional page as part of the submission items. It should be clearly stated how each author contributed to the research/paper. Please note that this is i…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
COPE member Model summary
IWA Publishing is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
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
- IWA Publishing
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1464-7141
- Electronic ISSN
- 1465-1734
- Society / sponsor
- International Water Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 28, Issue 8 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 Hydroinformatics
What CAS zone is Journal of Hydroinformatics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Hydroinformatics is in Zone 3 of Engineering, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Engineering, Civil / Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications / Environmental Sciences / Water Resources. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Hydroinformatics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.86; CiteScore 5, h-index 77.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Hydroinformatics?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 25%”. 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 Hydroinformatics based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (2), United Kingdom (2) and South Africa (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Hydroinformatics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Hydroinformatics is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Hydroinformatics open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Hydroinformatics is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,940.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .