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Hydrology Research

IWA Publishing · Denmark · Est. 1970

ISSN2224-7955

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total58

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

0.7

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.817

Total Works

2,400

Total Citations

50,523

2yr Mean Citedness

3.01

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Hydrology Research publishes studies on hydrological processes, water resource management, and water quality. Articles investigate streamflow dynamics, groundwater recharge, evapotranspiration, and the impacts of climate change and human activities on water systems. The journal also covers research on hydrological modeling, drought assessment, and the behavior of freshwater lenses.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionDenmark

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1970

Annual Volume~ 82 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,400

Publisher OrgIWA Publishing

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~22 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Library of Congress

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

IWA Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2224-7955

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Library of Congress

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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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

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

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.

Water Science and TechnologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Water Resources

Scopus Categories

Water Science and Technology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesFlood Risk Assessment and ManagementHydrology and Drought AnalysisCryospheric studies and observationsClimate variability and modelsClimate change and permafrostHydrological Forecasting Using AIGroundwater flow and contamination studiesHydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics