Journal profile · WATER RESOURCES
RIBAGUA-Revista Iberoamericana del Agua
ISSN 2386-3781 · eISSN 2529-8968 · Taylor & Francis Group · United Kingdom
RIBAGUA-Revista Iberoamericana del Agua: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 0.1 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,060; review about 42 weeks (community reports); 5 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
RIBAGUA-Revista Iberoamericana del Agua is published by Taylor & Francis Group and is classed under Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Hydraulic flow and structures, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes, together about 29.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The aims of Ribagua - Revista Iberoamericana del Agua are: Promote technological and scientific development on issues associated with water - continental and maritime - in Ibero-America, spreading the engineering and research work that is developed in the region to a global audience. Disseminate the Iberian-American water theme. Contribute to bringing science and technology closer to water issues in Ibero-America (and by extension in the world), in order to facilitate the access of professionals to recent innovations in research, and of scientists to novel practical developments that can give rise to new discoveries. Contribute to the exchange of ideas between professionals in the sector (engineers, lawyers, biologists, executives, etc.) related to water. Provide a forum for discussion, in Spanish and Portuguese, of the most important water problems in its geographical area. Objetivos: Promover al desarrollo tecnológico y científico en temas asociados con el agua – continental y marítima- en Iberoamérica, difundiendo el trabajo ingenieril y de investigación que se desarrolla en la región a una audiencia global. Diseminar la temática del agua iberoamericana. Contribuir a acercar la ciencia y la técnica en temas relacionados con el agua en Iberoamérica (y por extensión en el mundo), para facilitar el acceso de los profesionales a innovaciones recientes en la investigación, y de los científicos a desarrollos prácticos novedosos, que puedan dar lugar a nuevos descubrimientos. Contribuir al intercambio de ideas entre profesionales del sector (ingenieros, abogados, biólogos, ejecutivos etc.), relacionados con el agua. Facilitar un foro de discusión, en español y portugués, de los problemas del agua más importantes en su ámbito geográfico.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): WATER RESOURCES
Editor-in-chief Fabian A. BombardelliPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 33%); most named Mainland China 1, South Korea 1, Spain 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hydraulic flow and structuresEngineering11.6%
- Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesEnvironmental Science10.4%
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesEnvironmental Science7.9%
- Coastal and Marine DynamicsEarth and Planetary Sciences7.9%
- Water resources management and optimizationEngineering6.1%
- Flood Risk Assessment and ManagementEnvironmental Science4.9%
- Water Resource Management and QualityEnvironmental Science4.9%
- Soil erosion and sediment transportAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
INSPECPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, CNKI, Naver, OCLC, Meta Inc., NAVER (NHN), NLC (National Library of China), ProQuest: ProQuest Central, ProQuest Central Essentials, ProQuest Central Student, ProQuest Central Basic (Korea), Research Library, Publicly Available Content Database, Wanfang Data Co.
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 (publisher) 2025
- 0.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.07OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 6LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 26,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 101 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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
Too few articlesOnly 7 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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 42 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 116 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 42 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 1,060 / GBP 835 / EUR 965 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,060 / GBP 835 / EUR 965 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,060 / GBP 835 / EUR 965 | Yes | — | |
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Ribagua is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Model summary
Ribagua is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. 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 discoverability and readership of your article Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy acces…
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 Group
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2386-3781
- Electronic ISSN
- 2529-8968
- Society / sponsor
- IAHR and the WCCE
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 13, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- 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 RIBAGUA-Revista Iberoamericana del Agua
What CAS zone is RIBAGUA-Revista Iberoamericana del Agua in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of RIBAGUA-Revista Iberoamericana del Agua?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 10.
How long does peer review take at RIBAGUA-Revista Iberoamericana del Agua?
Authors report an average review time of about 42 weeks. 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 RIBAGUA-Revista Iberoamericana del Agua 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 Mainland China (1), South Korea (1) and Spain (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index RIBAGUA-Revista Iberoamericana del Agua?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, RIBAGUA-Revista Iberoamericana del Agua is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists INSPEC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is RIBAGUA-Revista Iberoamericana del Agua open access, and what is the APC?
RIBAGUA-Revista Iberoamericana del Agua is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,060.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .