Special Issue on Aquatic ecological processes and management

Introduction:

This special issue focuses on the interactions between hydrological dynamics, water quality, and aquatic ecological processes across freshwater, estuarine, and coastal ecosystems. It aims to improve understanding of how flow regimes, nutrient transport, sediment dynamics, and pollutant inputs influence biogeochemical cycling, food web structure, biodiversity patterns and ecosystem functioning. By encouraging multi-scale studies from organismal responses to ecosystem-level processes in the changing water environment, the issue links fundamental ecological research with sustainable management and restoration practices. This collection will provide a valuable resource for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers working to address pressing water-related environmental challenges.

Topics Covered:

• Hydrological dynamics in aquatic ecosystems
• Water quality and biogeochemical cycling
• Nutrient transport and transformation processes
• Sediment dynamics and habitat structure
• Pollutant fate and ecological impacts
• Aquatic food web interactions and energy flow
• Biodiversity patterns in freshwater estuarine and coastal systems
• Ecosystem functioning under environmental change
• Multi scale ecological responses to hydrological variability
• Restoration strategies for degraded aquatic environments

Important Deadline:

Submission deadline: 01 October 2026

Submission Instructions:

Please read the Guide for Authors | HydroResearch before submitting. All articles should be submitted online – Editorial Manager®, please select "SI: HydroResearch" on submission. All submissions will undergo a normal peer-review process.

Guest Editors:

• Dr. Yan Xu, China University of Geosciences, China. Email: grawain007@163.com
• Dr. Hongwei Yu, Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China. Email: hwyu@rcees.ac.cn

Target Journals:

• Water Cycle
• Water & Ecology
• Water-Energy Nexus
• Watershed Ecology and the Environment
• Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology
• Emerging Contaminants

About Journal:

HydroResearch is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that features original research papers, short communications, review articles and book reviews in the broader field of hydrology, ecohydrology, hydrobiology, hydrogeochemistry, hydrometeorology, water resources and water environment, including water management and policy issues.

The journal has been indexed by Scopus, DOAJ, GEOBASE, CAS, CABI, with a 2025 Citescore  of 9.8, ranked Top 10% in categories of Aquatic Science and Earth-Surface Processes.

HydroResearch Research Excellence Award, a distinguished honor recognizing remarkable breakthroughs and research excellence,  including an official journal certificate, full waivers of the Article Processing Charge (APC), and extensive promotion across international media platforms, has opened now.

Journal website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/hydroresearch

Submission Entry:  https://www.editorialmanager.com/hydres/default.aspx

Contact email: caozheng@keaipublishing.com