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Hydrological Research Letters

Japan Society of Hydrology and Water Resources · Japan · Est. 2008

ISSN1882-3416eISSN1882-3416

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total37

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.272

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.361

Total Works

356

Total Citations

4,580

2yr Mean Citedness

0.69

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on hydrological processes and their management, including water movement in soils, sediment transport in rivers, flood analysis and mitigation, and the impact of climate change on water resources. It also covers topics such as water availability from agricultural reservoirs, snowmelt runoff, saltwater intrusion, drought assessment, and water quality.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2008

Annual Volume~ 25 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications356

OA Since2007

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time~10 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Japan Society of Hydrology and Water Resources

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1882-3416 / 1882-3416

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q3

Water Science and TechnologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Water Resources

Scopus Categories

Water Science and TechnologyEarth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesFlood Risk Assessment and ManagementClimate variability and modelsMeteorological Phenomena and SimulationsCryospheric studies and observationsTropical and Extratropical Cyclones ResearchHydrology and Drought AnalysisPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsPrecipitation Measurement and AnalysisSoil erosion and sediment transport