Journal profile · Engineering, Civil
Journal of Hydrologic Engineering
ISSN 1084-0699 · eISSN 1943-5584 · American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1996
Journal of Hydrologic Engineering: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.17; hybrid open access; median 160 days to acceptance (81 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 93 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Hydrologic Engineering is published by American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and is in Zone 4 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, Flood Risk Assessment and Management and Hydrology and Drought Analysis, together about 43.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Global and Planetary Change and Environmental Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Hydrologic Engineering disseminates information on the development of new hydrologic methods, theories, and applications to current engineering problems. The journal publishes papers on analytical, numerical, and experimental methods for the investigation and modeling of hydrological processes.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Civil
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesEnvironmental Science22.3%
- Flood Risk Assessment and ManagementEnvironmental Science11.5%
- Hydrology and Drought AnalysisEnvironmental Science9.9%
- Hydrological Forecasting Using AIEnvironmental Science6.5%
- Groundwater flow and contamination studiesEnvironmental Science5.9%
- Climate variability and modelsEnvironmental Science5.5%
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesEnvironmental Science5%
- Urban Stormwater Management SolutionsEnvironmental Science3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | 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 | Engineering, Civil | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 2.17LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- h-index
- 76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 123OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,915OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.59OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.74%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 80LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,618 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 91 | 8 | 20 |
| 2025 | 93 | 19 | 203 |
| 2024 | 98 | 17 | 508 |
| 2023 | 85 | 6 | 439 |
| 2022 | 85 | 7 | 740 |
| 2021 | 106 | 19 | 1,233 |
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
160 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 134 days – 212 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 80 days (81 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 246 days
- Sample
- 81 articles with submission and acceptance dates (237 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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1996
- ISSN
- 1084-0699
- Electronic ISSN
- 1943-5584
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Hydrologic Engineering
What CAS zone is Journal of Hydrologic Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Civil / 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 Hydrologic Engineering?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.17; CiteScore 3.9, h-index 123.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Hydrologic Engineering?
Based on the dates recorded on 81 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 160 days (interquartile range 134–212 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”. 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 Journal of Hydrologic Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Hydrologic Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Hydrologic Engineering is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .