The 2020 Journal Citation Reports (JCR) were released by Clarivate Analytics on June 30, 2020. The International Journal of Sediment Research (IJSR) Journal Impact Factor for 2020 is 2.902. Within all the journals in the category of Water Resources and Environmental Science, IJSR was ranked Q2 and Q3, respectively.

The IJSR is the official journal of the World Association for Sedimentation and Erosion Research (WASER). The journal is under the administration of the Ministry of Water Resources (MWR), PRC and is co-owned and sponsored by the International Research and Training Center on Erosion and Sedimentation (IRTCES), the China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR).and Tsinghua University. It is an international, peer reviewed journal, focusing on publication of original contributions related to theoretical advances, numerical modelling, field observational and laboratory studies and reviews dealing with processes, products and techniques in the field of sedimentation and erosion. Of particular importance are contributions covering topics linked to 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 the social and economic effects of sedimentation.

WASER members and all researchers in the sediment field 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.