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EDITORIAL BOARD

The Editorial Board of the Journal of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering (JHEE) consists of highly qualified scientists, academic researchers, and professional experts who are responsible for maintaining the scientific quality, academic integrity, and publishing standards of the journal.

The Editorial Board includes leading specialists working in the fields of hydraulics, hydrology, hydraulic engineering, water resources management, environmental engineering, ecology, climate change, geoinformation technologies, and other related disciplines.

The Board plays a crucial role in ensuring the scientific excellence of the journal, supporting its strategic development, and strengthening its international academic reputation.

Main Responsibilities of the Editorial Board

The Editorial Board performs the following functions:

  • defines the journal’s scientific policy and development strategy;

  • determines priority research areas and thematic directions;

  • conducts preliminary scientific evaluation of submitted manuscripts;

  • organizes and supervises the peer-review process;

  • ensures the originality, relevance, and scientific quality of published papers;

  • monitors compliance with international publishing ethics and academic integrity standards;

  • promotes the journal’s inclusion in international indexing and abstracting databases;

  • supports international scientific cooperation and academic networking;

  • contributes to the visibility and impact of the journal within the global scientific community.

Editorial Structure

The editorial structure of the journal includes the following positions:

Editor-in-Chief

The Editor-in-Chief provides overall leadership of the journal, implements editorial policies, and makes final decisions regarding manuscript acceptance and publication.

Deputy Editor-in-Chief

The Deputy Editor-in-Chief coordinates editorial activities, oversees the peer-review process, and assists in the development of international collaborations.

Scientific Editor

The Scientific Editor is responsible for evaluating the scientific quality of manuscripts, coordinating expert reviews, and ensuring compliance with academic standards.

Editorial Board Members

Editorial Board Members participate in manuscript assessment, recommend reviewers, contribute to editorial decisions, and support the continuous improvement of publication quality.

Editorial Advisory Board

The Editorial Advisory Board consists of distinguished national and international scholars who provide strategic guidance for the journal’s scientific development and international recognition.

International Editorial Board

The International Editorial Board supports global integration, promotes international best practices, and strengthens cooperation with foreign universities, research institutions, and scientific organizations.

Editorial Policy and Independence

The Editorial Board operates according to the principles of academic integrity, transparency, impartiality, and editorial independence.

All editorial decisions are based exclusively on the scientific merit, originality, methodological rigor, and relevance of submitted manuscripts.

The Editorial Board functions independently of authors, reviewers, sponsors, institutions, and other stakeholders. Editorial decisions are made without influence from personal interests, external pressure, financial considerations, or institutional affiliations.

Publication Ethics and International Standards

The Editorial Board follows internationally recognized publishing ethics principles and adheres to the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

The journal is committed to the following principles:

  • fairness and impartiality;

  • academic independence;

  • confidentiality;

  • prevention of conflicts of interest;

  • plagiarism prevention;

  • prevention of data fabrication and falsification;

  • protection of authors’ rights;

  • scientific integrity and editorial responsibility.

Openness and Transparency

Information about Editorial Board members, including their full name, academic degree, academic title, position, affiliation, country, and ORCID identifier (where available), is published on the official journal website.

This policy promotes transparency, strengthens trust within the academic community, and demonstrates compliance with international publishing standards.

Final Provisions

The Editorial Board plays a vital role in enhancing the scientific quality, editorial effectiveness, and international reputation of the Journal of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering.

Board members are responsible for supporting the journal’s sustainable development, improving publication quality, strengthening international visibility, and ensuring compliance with publication ethics and scholarly standards.


ISSN 2181-3949 (Online)