The 2019 Journal Citation Reports (JCR) were released by Clarivate Analytics in June. The International Journal of Sediment Research (IJSR) Journal Impact Factor for 2019 is 2.577. IJSR was ranked Q2 in both the total journals in the categories of water resources and environmental sciences.

In the past three years, the Journal Impact Factor of IJSR has increased year on year. We would like to express our sincere thanks to our Associate Editors, reviewers, authors and readers for their invaluable contribution and great support.

The IJSR is the official journal of the World Association for Sedimentation and Erosion Research (WASER), and the journal is under the administration of the Ministry of Water Resources (MWR), PRC and is co-owned and sponsored by International Research and Training Center on Erosion and Sedimentation (IRTCES), China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR) and Tsinghua University. It is an international, peer reviewed journal, focusing on the publication of original theoretical, numerical modelling, field observational and laboratory studies and reviews dealing with processes, products and techniques in the field of sedimentation and erosion. Of particular interest are contributions covering geography, geomorphology, soil erosion, watershed management, sediment transport, sedimentology, fluvial processes, fluvial geomorphology, reservoir sedimentation, coastal sedimentation and estuarine processes, sediment-related ecological and environmental problems, river management, and social and economic effects of sedimentation. Researchers are encouraged to submit their important papers to the International Journal of Sediment Research.

The Journal website can be found at：https://www.journals.elsevier.com/international-journal-of-sediment-research .