Abstract: Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering Technology (ISSN 3081-1392, eISSN 3081-1406, CODEN: SSGKCE, DOI prefix: https://doi.org/10.66106/ssgkce), a gold open-access Chinese-language bimonthly journal published by Quest Press Limited, has recently been officially indexed by Google Scholar. Google Scholar is the world's most widely used free academic search engine and has become the primary tool for researchers to access scholarly literature since its launch in 2004. The journal focuses on sustainable utilization of water resources and innovative development of hydropower energy, covering hydrology, water resources, hydraulic structures, hydraulic machinery, and watershed management. All accepted articles undergo rigorous international peer review and are published under the CC BY 4.0 license, making them permanently and freely accessible. Being indexed by Google Scholar marks the official entry of the journal's research outputs into the mainstream of global academic search. This article, taking into account the journal's positioning, analyzes the practical value of this indexing.
Water Resources Hydropower Eng. Technol. 《水利水电工程科技》编辑部 Editorial Office (Wed,) studied this question.