Journal profile · WATER RESOURCES
LHB-Hydroscience Journal
ISSN 2767-8490 · eISSN 1958-5551 · Taylor & Francis · United Kingdom
LHB-Hydroscience Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.74; fully open access; APC about USD 1,680; review about 47 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 76% (journal website); 14 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
LHB-Hydroscience Journal is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Hydraulic flow and structures, French Urban and Social Studies and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, together about 27.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La Houille Blanche is an international hydroscience journal for the dissemination of research and innovative engineering practices in the field of water, as a key resource for everyday use for human needs, agriculture, energy and transport, and hydraulic public works. This includes environmental and risk assessment and management issues related to hydrology, meteorology, flood, low flows and drought, as well as topics in the field of fluid mechanics, multi-physics processes, multiphase flows, hydraulics machinery and energy production, microfluidics and all innovative technics related to water. La Houille Blanche is the official journal of the Société Hydrotechnique de France. It was launched in 1902 as the world’s first journal dealing with the field of hydropower. The scope of the Journal gradually expanded to scientific and technical issues on water use. It provides a wide range of paper formats: research articles, technical notes, state of the art analysis. Papers can be submitted in English or in French. Unsolicited submissions are encouraged, in addition to the best contributions of SHF scientific congresses. The Journal is Open Access from 2021. Objectifs et Domaines La Houille Blanche est une revue internationale pour la diffusion de la recherche et des pratiques d'ingénierie innovantes dans le domaine de l'eau, ressource incontournable au quotidien pour les besoins humains, l'agriculture, l'énergie et les transports et les travaux publics hydrauliques. Cela comprend les problèmes d'évaluation et de gestion de l'environnement et des risques liés à l'hydrologie, la météorologie, les inondations, les faibles débits et la sécheresse, ainsi que des sujets dans le domaine de la mécanique des fluides, des processus multi-physiques, des écoulements multiphases, des machines hydrauliques et de la production d'énergie, de la microfluidique et de toutes techniques innovantes liées à l'eau. La Houille Blanche est le journal officiel de la Société Hydrotechnique de France. Il a été lancé en 1902 en tant que premier journal au monde traitant du domaine de l’énergie hydraulique. La portée du Journal s'est progressivement étendue aux questions scientifiques et techniques sur l'utilisation de l'eau. Il propose une large gamme de formats de papier: articles de recherche, notes techniques, analyse de pointe. Les articles peuvent être soumis en anglais ou en français. Les soumissions spontanées sont encouragées, en plus des meilleures contributions des congrès scient
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): WATER RESOURCES
Editor-in-chief GOURBESVILLE PhilippePublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 11%); most named France 14, Mainland China 2, United Kingdom 1, Spain 1, Australia 1 (19 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hydraulic flow and structuresEngineering10%
- French Urban and Social StudiesSocial Sciences9.4%
- Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesEnvironmental Science8.4%
- Water management and technologiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.1%
- Flood Risk Assessment and ManagementEnvironmental Science7.2%
- Soil erosion and sediment transportAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.9%
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesEnvironmental Science6.5%
- Cavitation Phenomena in PumpsEngineering4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth 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
PMCPublisher website
Other: INIST CNRS, Geobase, ICONDA Bibliographic, DIALNET
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
- 0.74LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.44Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 381OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.29OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 184,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,711 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 25 | 0 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 9 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 80 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 59 |
| 2022 | 41 | 41 | 290 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | 54 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
47 daysfirst decision after review · community reports about 6 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 76%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 42 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 47 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 40 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 1,680 / GBP 1,344 / EUR 1,615 / AUD 2,340 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | USD 1,590 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 1,320 / USD 1,500 / GBP 1,150 / EUR 885 / USD 1,000 / GBP 770 | — | — |
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 accepted4
- research articlesThe article publishing charge (APC) to publish in the journal is 1,320 EUR / 1,500 USD / 1,150 GBP for Research Articles and Technical NotesLength not stated
- short communicationsThe APC is 885 EUR / 1,000 USD / 770 GBP for Short Communications.Length not stated
- state of the art analysisIt provides a wide range of paper formats: research articles, technical notes, state of the art analysis.Length not stated
- technical notesThe article publishing charge (APC) to publish in the journal is 1,320 EUR / 1,500 USD / 1,150 GBP for Research Articles and Technical NotesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright
Authors retain copyright; Taylor & Francis receives non-exclusive right to publish Version of Record under a creative commons license. Model summary
Authors of articles published in La Houille Blanche retain the copyright to your article and provide Taylor & Francis with the non-exclusive right to publish the Version of Record under a creative commons license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Authors retain copyright; Taylor & Francis receives non-exclusive right to publish Version of Record under a creative commons license. Model summary
Overview Open journals Open Select Dove Medical Press F1000Research
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Statement
Double anonymized peer review policy; initial editor appraisal followed by peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. Model summary
The journal operates a double anonymized peer review policy.
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
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English, French
- ISSN
- 2767-8490
- Print ISSN
- 0018-6368
- Electronic ISSN
- 1958-5551
- Society / sponsor
- Société Hydrotechnique de France
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 112, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about LHB-Hydroscience Journal
What CAS zone is LHB-Hydroscience Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, LHB-Hydroscience Journal is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Water Resources. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of LHB-Hydroscience Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.74; CiteScore 2.5, h-index 45.
How long does peer review take at LHB-Hydroscience Journal?
The publisher reports about 47 days (first decision after review); authors report an average review time of about 6 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 76%. 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 LHB-Hydroscience Journal based?
Of the 19 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 11%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are France (14), Mainland China (2) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index LHB-Hydroscience Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, LHB-Hydroscience Journal is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is LHB-Hydroscience Journal open access, and what is the APC?
LHB-Hydroscience Journal is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,680.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, DOAJ, 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: .