Hydrology

Hydrology is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal on hydrology published monthly online by MDPI. The American Institute of Hydrology (AIH) and Japanese Society of Physical Hydrology (JSPH) are affiliated with Hydrology and their members receive discounts on the article processing charges.
  • Open Access— free for readers, with article processing charges (APC) paid by authors or their institutions.
  • High Visibility: indexed within Scopus, ESCI (Web of Science), PubAgGeoRef, and other databases.
  • Journal Rank: JCR - Q2 (Water Resources) / CiteScore - Q1 (Earth-Surface Processes)
  • Rapid Publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision is provided to authors approximately 15.3 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 2.9 days (median values for papers published in this journal in the second half of 2024).
  • Recognition of Reviewers: reviewers who provide timely, thorough peer-review reports receive vouchers entitling them to a discount on the APC of their next publication in any MDPI journal, in appreciation of the work done.
Impact Factor: 3.1 (2023); 5-Year Impact Factor: 3.0 (2023)
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Topic in Environments, Hydrology, Sustainability, Water
Critical Issues in Groundwater Pollution Monitoring and Risk Warning Topic Editors: Wenjing Zhang, Wenxia Wei, Huan Huan, Zhi Dou, Yuanzheng Zhai
Deadline: 30 June 2025
Topic in Hydrology, Water, Climate, Atmosphere, Agriculture, Geosciences
Advances in Hydro-Geological Research in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas Topic Editors: Ahmed Elbeltagi, Quanhua Hou, Bin He
Deadline: 31 July 2025
Topic in Energies, Hydrology, Remote Sensing, Water, Climate, Earth, Sustainability
Climate Change and Human Impact on Freshwater Water Resources: Rivers and Lakes Topic Editors: Leszek Sobkowiak, Arthur Mynett, David Post
Deadline: 30 September 2025
Topic in Geosciences, Hydrology, Remote Sensing, Sustainability, Water
Advances in Hydrogeological Research Topic Editors: Karl Auerswald, Jordan Clark
Deadline: 30 November 2025
Special Issue in Hydrology
Soil–Water–City Nexus in Urban Environment: Experimental Investigations and Numerical Analysis in Urban Hydrology Science: 2nd Edition Guest Editors: Patrizia Piro, Michele Turco, Stefania Anna Palermo, Behrouz Pirouz
Deadline: 20 April 2025
Special Issue in Hydrology
Sediment Transport and Morphological Processes at the Watershed Scale Guest Editors: Michael Nones, Chao Guo
Deadline: 30 April 2025
Special Issue in Hydrology
Hydrological Modelling for the Sustainable Management of Water Resources in River Basins Guest Editors: Ioannis Panagopoulos, Pantelis Sidiropoulos
Deadline: 30 April 2025
Special Issue in Hydrology
Lakes as Sensitive Indicators of Hydrology, Environment, and Climate Guest Editors: E. Troy Rasbury, Guleed Ali, John Luczaj
Deadline: 30 April 2025
Topical Collection in Hydrology
Feature Papers of Hydrology Collection Editors: Ezio Todini, Tammo Steenhuis
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