[1] The journal provides information on the development of new hydrologic methods, theories, and applications to current engineering problems.

It publishes papers on analytical, experimental, and numerical methods with regard to the investigation and modeling of hydrological processes.

The journal is run by an editor-in-chief and a number of associate editors, who are respected professionals in the fields of hydrology and hydraulic engineering.

The editors come from both academic and professional backgrounds and are responsible for screening submissions and forwarding articles to journal reviewers.

The following individuals have served as the editor-in-chief: The journal is indexed in Google Scholar, Baidu, Elsevier (Ei Compendex), Clarivate Analytics (Web of Science), ProQuest, Civil engineering database, TRDI, OCLC (WorldCat),[2] IET/INSPEC, Crossref, Scopus,[3] and EBSCOHost.