Hydrology: An International and Interdisciplinary Scientific Open Access Journal

Water is known as one of the most important natural resources in the world and is vital for all forms of living things. It travels continuously from the Earth’s surface (including the oceans) to the atmosphere and back to the land and oceans by different physical processes, e.g., evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation, infiltration and runoff. The continuous movement of water on, above and below the surface of the Earth is known as the hydrological cycle [1].

Hydrology is the scientific study of the occurrence, distribution, movement and properties of the waters and their interaction with the environment within each phase of the hydrologic cycle [2]. As the hydrological cycle is, itself, a biogeochemical cycle and a key component of the cycling of other terrestrial systems, many related works were carried out from multiple temporal scales to various spatial scales by researchers with backgrounds in ecology, agriculture, climate, water resources, etc. Today, even hydrology has been divided into several branches, but the gap between our understanding and “real” hydrology is still very large.

Thus, we are excited to introduce our new journal, Hydrology (ISSN 2306-5338), to the scientific community, and offer them a novel venue for sharing their latest work. Hydrology (ISSN 2306-5338) is an international, multi/interdisciplinary open access and peer-reviewed journal that covers all aspects of hydrological sciences: groundwater, surface water, soil water, and atmospheric water, as well as snow and ice. More detailed scope of this journal can be found at Hydrology editorial website [3].

Hydrology will have all the advantages of open access journals: (a) There is no limit regarding the length or type of submission; (b) It is committed to rapid processing. All the papers will be under fast but rigorous peer review, if accepted, a paper will normally be published in one week; (c) all the published papers can be freely accessed by readers.

The Editorial Board would like to drive this new journal to a position in which it is recognized for its reputation and leading research. All kinds of works related to the enhancement of our understanding of hydrological processes are welcomed by Hydrology. Finally, we invite you to submit your manuscripts or suggestions to Hydrology and we look forward to receiving your contributions.