LHB: Hydroscience Journal is an international hydroscience journal for the dissemination of research and innovative engineering practices in the field of water, as a key resource for everyday use for human needs, agriculture, energy and transport, and hydraulic public works. This includes environmental and risk assessment and management issues related to hydrology, meteorology, flood, low flows and drought, as well as topics in the field of fluid mechanics, multi-physics processes, multiphase flows, hydraulics machinery and energy production, microfluidics and all innovative technics related to water.
LHB: Hydroscience Journal is the official journal of the Société Hydrotechnique de France. It was launched in 1902 as the world’s first journal dealing with the field of hydropower. The scope of the Journal gradually expanded to scientific and technical issues on water use. It provides a wide range of paper formats: research articles, technical notes, state of the art analysis. Papers can be submitted in English or in French. Unsolicited submissions are encouraged, in addition to the best contributions of SHF scientific congresses. The Journal is Open Access from 2021.
Objectifs et Domaines
LHB: Hydroscience Journal est une revue internationale pour la diffusion de la recherche et des pratiques d'ingénierie innovantes dans le domaine de l'eau, ressource incontournable au quotidien pour les besoins humains, l'agriculture, l'énergie et les transports et les travaux publics hydrauliques. Cela comprend les problèmes d'évaluation et de gestion de l'environnement et des risques liés à l'hydrologie, la météorologie, les inondations, les faibles débits et la sécheresse, ainsi que des sujets dans le domaine de la mécanique des fluides, des processus multi-physiques, des écoulements multiphases, des machines hydrauliques et de la production d'énergie, de la microfluidique et de toutes techniques innovantes liées à l'eau.
LHB: Hydroscience Journal est le journal officiel de la Société Hydrotechnique de France. Il a été lancé en 1902 en tant que premier journal au monde traitant du domaine de l’énergie hydraulique. La portée du Journal s'est progressivement étendue aux questions scientifiques et techniques sur l'utilisation de l'eau. Il propose une large gamme de formats de papier: articles de recherche, notes techniques, analyse de pointe. Les articles peuvent être soumis en anglais ou en français. Les soumissions spontanées sont encouragées, en plus des meilleures contributions des congrès scientifiques SHF. Le Journal est en libre accès à partir de 2021.
Peer Review Statement
The journal operates a double anonymized peer review policy.
All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees.
Open Access Statement
Please note that LHB: Hydroscience Journal converted to a fully Open Access journal beginning with Volume 107 (2021). The 1902-2020 volumes will be free to access from 1 January 2021.
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Usage
123K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
0.6 (2023) Impact Factor
0.6 (2023) 5 year IF
1.1 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
0.270 (2023) SNIP
0.202 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
50 days avg. from submission to first
decision
50 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
25 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
65% acceptance rate
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BERTHET Lionel, Ministère de la Transition Ecologique et Solidaire (France)
CAIGNAERT Guy, Arts et Metiers Paristech - LML (France)
DELESTRE Olivier, Polytech Nice Sophia (France)
GAUME Eric, Université Gustave Eiffel (France)
GOUTAL Nicole, EDF - R&D - LNHE (France)
KAVETSKI Dmitri, University of Adelaide (Australia)
KJELDSEN Thomas, University of Bath (UK)
LLASAT Maria-Carmen, University of Barcelona (Spain)
RIBSTEIN Pierre, Université Paris Sorbonne (France)
WANG Wenchuan, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power (China)
Past Editors-in-Chief
DAUBERT André (France) VALEMBOIS Jean (France)
Editorial Board
ANDREASSIAN Vazken, INRAE (France) BENITO Gerardo, CSIC Madrid (Spain) BILLARD Jean-Yves, Ecole Navale (France) CAMENEN Benoit, INRAE (France) DE CESARE Giovanni, EPFL (Switzerland) CHOI Gye Woon, Incheon National University (Korea) DEWALS Benjamin, Université de Liège (Belgium) DOUVINET Johnny, Université Avignon (France) FARHAT Mohamed, EPFL (Switzerland) GEISSELER Bettina, Geisseler Law (Germany) GIUSTOLISI Orazio, Technical University of Bari (Italy) GOMEZ Eric, BRGM (France) GOTTARDI Frédéric, EDF DTG (France) GOURAUD Véronique, EDF R&D LNHE (France) GUILLOU Sylvain, Université de Caen (France) HAMM Luc, Artelia (France) LE COZ Jerome, INRAE (France) LECOFFRE Yves, Hydeo France (France) L'HER Joël, Cetmef (France) LIU Dedi, Wuhan University (China) LIU Ronghua, Institute of Water Conservancy and Hydroelectric Power Research (China) METAIS Olivier, Ense3 (France) NGUYEN Kim Dan, GIS HED2 (France) NGUYEN Van Thinh, Seoul National UNiversity (Korea) PAVESI Giorgio, Université de Padoue (Italy) PIROTTON Michel, Université de Liège - Labo HACH (Belgium) PERRIN Charles, INRAE (France) PHAM VAN BANG Damien, INRS (Canada) QUINTARD Michel, IMFT (France) RICHARD Didier, INRAE (France) RODRIGUEZ Fabrice, Université Gustave Eiffel (France) ROIG Véronique, IMFT (France) SAUVAGET Patrick, Artelia (France) SCHLEISS Anton, EPFL (Switzerland) SCOLAN Yves-Marie, ENSTA (France) SCOTTI Mattias, Companie Nationale du Rhone (France) SERGENT Philippe, CEREMA (France) SERHIR Najat, EHTP (Morocco) THIBERT Emmanuel, INRAE (France) VIOLEAU Damien, EDF - R&D - LNHE (France) VIOLLET Pierre-Louis, SHF (France) WANG Xiekang, Sichuan University (China) XIE Jiabi, Institute of Water Conservancy and Hydroelectric Power Research (China) ZHANG Cheng, Institute of Water Conservancy and Hydroelectric Power Research (China)
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SOCIETE HYDROTECHNIQUE DE FRANCE (SHF) : SCIENCE AT THE SERVICE OF WATER
In 1902, the first Houille Blanche* Congress in Grenoble, France brought together all the personalities concerned with the creation and operation of hydroelectric facilities, including: directors of companies, engineers, civil servants, and academics.
As work on the operation and performance of machines grew, the Société Hydrotechnique de France (SHF) was created in 1912. A half-scientific, half-technical society, the SHF gradually acquired a laboratory, a service for testing and permanent control of hydraulic installations and a service for general statistical and hydrological studies. On the SHF site, you can find historical data such as river flow readings collected in France over decades.
After World War II, France nationalized the electric power sector. The SHF then refocused on its missions as a scientific society.
The society has gradually broadened its field of action to cover all areas of water: hydrosystems, quantitative resources, hydroelectricity, fluid mechanics, renewable energies, simulation and numerical modeling, human and social sciences. And develops its expertise through the organization of numerous multidisciplinary seminars and webinars, and through its international journal, LHB: Hydroscience Journal.
Today, with more than 600 active members, the SHF is considered to be one of the benchmarks for all knowledge about water.
* "La Houille Blanche", literally "white coal", refers to the use of hydroelectric energy produced by waterfalls, by analogy with "black" coal which was the main source of energy in the 19th century..
LA SOCIETE HYDROTECHNIQUE DE FRANCE (SHF) : LA SCIENCE AU SERVICE DE L’EAU
En 1902, le premier Congrès de la Houille Blanche* rassemble à Grenoble toutes les personnalités concernées par la création et l’exploitation des aménagements hydroélectriques: directeurs de sociétés, ingénieurs, fonctionnaires et universitaires.
Les travaux sur le fonctionnement et les rendements des machines prenant de l’ampleur, la Société Hydrotechnique de France (SHF) est créée en 1912. Société mi-savante, mi-technique, la SHF va se munir progressivement d’un laboratoire, d’un service d’essais et de contrôle permanent des installations hydrauliques et d’un service d’études générales de statistiques et d’hydrologie. Sur le site de la SHF, vous pourrez ainsi accéder à des données historiques, comme les relevés des débits des rivières recueillis en France pendant des décennies.
Après la seconde guerre mondiale, la France nationalise le secteur de l’énergie électrique. La SHF se recentre alors sur ses missions de société savante.
Elle élargit progressivement son champ d’action à l’ensemble des domaines de l’eau : hydrosystèmes, ressources quantitatives, hydroélectricité, mécanique des fluides, énergies renouvelables, simulation et modélisation numérique, sciences humaines et sociales. Et développe son expertise en organisant de nombreux colloques et webinaires multidisciplinaires et au travers de sa revue internationale LHB, Hydroscience Journal.
Aujourd’hui forte de plus de 600 membres actifs, la SHF est considérée comme l'un des acteurs de référence pour l’ensemble des savoirs sur l’eau.
* La houille blanche désigne l’utilisation de l’énergie hydroélectrique produite par les chutes d’eau, par analogie avec le charbon (ou houille, donc noire) qui était la principale source d'énergie au 19e siècle.
Online ISSN:
2767-8490
6 issues per year
Currently known as:
LHB: Hydroscience Journal
(2021 - current)
Formerly known as
La Houille Blanche
(1902 - 2020)
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