Journal profile · Environmental Science-Water Science and Technology
River
ISSN 2750-4867 · Wiley-VCH · Germany
River: impact factor 1.8 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,700; median 151 days to acceptance (76 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 79% (journal website); 63 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
River is published by Wiley-VCH. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Flood Risk Assessment and Management and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes, together about 38.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
River is aimed to be an open-access international journal featuring overarching, multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral, and embracing the entire natural and social system related to river, meandering through the whole journey of river from source to sea, involving in all related domains and issues including river science, technology, engineering, governance and strategies. River explores the academic frontiers, hot topics and daunting challenges of the time, and demonstrates the innovative science and technologies, knowledge and practices that pursue the coordinated natural and social development of rivers on the globe, in a bid to promote the symbiotic flourishing of river systems and human society. River is hosted by China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR) and published in collaboration with Wiley Publishing Group. River publishes original research findings and contributions of science, technology, engineering and governance which help to deepen human understanding about the natural and social circulations of water as well as the dynamic interaction of the two evolving cycles, encouraging a river governance that strikes a balance between natural restoration and human development. Contributions to River are expected from but not limited to the following areas: Nature of river: research and discoveries about the objective laws of rivers, including the formation of rivers and its geological basis, the water cycling process (river systems, floods, surface water, groundwater and the interactions between them, etc.), fluvial process (riverbed erosion and deposition, river pattern and regime evolvement, river shoreline changes, etc.), water environment process (physical, chemical, and bio-chemical processes, etc.), water ecology process (fish, microbes, alga, plants etc.) as well as the evolving patterns of such processes. Engineering of river: research and application of nature based solutions in the engineering of rivers which coordinate natural restoration and social development, considering both the maintenance, reinforcement, upgrade and demolition of existing works and the innovative building of new works featuring green, smart and resilient, in a bid to support the diversified demands of human and nature, such as flood control, hydropower generation, water supply, irrigation and drainage, navigation, environmental protection, ecological restoration, landscape and entertainment, etc. Intelligence of river: research and application
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Science-Water Science and Technology
Editor-in-chief Hao WangPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 16 in mainland China (about 33%); most named Mainland China 16, United Kingdom 4, Canada 4, France 3, Italy 3 (49 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesEnvironmental Science18.8%
- Flood Risk Assessment and ManagementEnvironmental Science12.5%
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesEnvironmental Science7.6%
- Soil erosion and sediment transportAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.5%
- Water resources management and optimizationEngineering5.4%
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science4.4%
- Groundwater and Watershed AnalysisEnvironmental Science4.1%
- Hydrology and Drought AnalysisEnvironmental Science3.5%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb 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 (publisher)
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.56OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 38LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,024Publisher website ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 40Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 61,755Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 223 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 37 | 4 |
| 2025 | 63 | 63 | 62 |
| 2024 | 47 | 47 | 163 |
| 2023 | 50 | 50 | 294 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 407 |
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
151 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 114 days – 204 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 32 days (76 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 196 days
- Sample
- 76 articles with submission and acceptance dates (87 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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 79%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 79%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 73 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 73 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 164 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 45 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 2,700 / GBP 2,000 / EUR 2,300 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,200 / EUR 2,000 / GBP 1,700 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 2,300 / GBP 2,000 / USD 2,700 | Yes | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted7
- editorialArticle Type Description Abstract Research Article Reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledge Uns…Length not stated
- meta-analysisArticle Type Description Abstract Research Article Reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledge Uns…Length not stated
- opinionArticle Type Description Abstract Research Article Reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledge Uns…Length not stated
- perspectiveArticle Type Description Abstract Research Article Reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledge Uns…Length not stated
- research articleArticle Type Description Abstract Research Article Reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledge Uns…Length not stated
- reviewArticle Type Description Abstract Research Article Reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledge Uns…Length not stated
- systematic reviewArticle Type Description Abstract Research Article Reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledge Uns…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship Authorship
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Review editorial standards and scroll down for a description of authorship criteria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
This journal expects authors to share the data by archiving it in an appropriate public repository. Please Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is your responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & Conditions FAQ.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal is an open access journal. All articles published by River are fully open access where they are immediately freely available to read, download and share. Please note: Article Publication Charges (APCs) are currently waived. For more information on this journal’s APCs, please see the Open Access page.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1. Submission and Peer Review Process
Once the submission materials have been prepared in accordance with the Author Guidelines, manuscripts should be submitted online at https://authors.wiley.com/journal/RVR2.
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
- Wiley-VCH
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2750-4867
- Society / sponsor
- China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 5, Issue 2 (May 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 River
What is the impact factor of River?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.8 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.1, h-index 13.
How long does peer review take at River?
Based on the dates recorded on 76 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 151 days (interquartile range 114–204 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 79% (2025). 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of River?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of River based?
Of the 49 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 16 (about 33%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (16), United Kingdom (4) and Canada (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index River?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, River is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex and Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is River open access, and what is the APC?
River is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,700.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .