River: A new multi-disciplinary international journal
Rivers have supported human flourishing for thousands of years, and provide societies with fresh water, transportation, energy, recreation, and many other resources. Over the recent years, it has been commonly understood that rivers not only constitute a precious resource in their own right, but are also an indispensable part of a sustainable future for nature and for human society.
On August 24th 2022, the IWHR hosted the Global River Forum, a hybrid online and in-person conference to deliver up-to-date knowledge and practices on rivers and their ecosystems and to shed light on sustainable river governance. The Forum also served as a celebration of the launch of River, a new open access journal presenting the engineering and practical applications of river systems and research on traditional water-related areas, published by Wiley on behalf of the IWHR.
The forum featured opening addresses from five distinguished guests:
About the journal
A global, multi-disciplinary journal, River welcomes original research findings about, but not limited to, the nature, engineering, intelligence and governance of rivers, from both natural and social perspectives.
River is perfectly positioned to showcase research on a truly global scale, giving it the best opportunity to find it’s audience, and make policy impact. Published on behalf of the China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, the journal is deeply embedded in the Chinese research community, while benefiting from the global reach and profile of Wiley. Explore the aims and scope of the journal.
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As an open access journal, all articles in River will be freely available to read, download and share immediately upon publication. Learn more about open access:
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