Abstract: The societal value of academic research is reflected not only in citations by peers but also in its tangible contributions to technological innovation. Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering Technology (ISSN 3081-1392, eISSN 3081-1406, CODEN: SSGKCE, DOI prefix: https://doi.org/10.66106/ssgkce, Import Registration Number: G015Z108), a gold open-access Chinese-language bimonthly journal published by Quest Press Limited, has recently been officially indexed by The Lens. Headquartered in Brisbane, Australia, The Lens is a non-profit open knowledge platform that links over 280 million scholarly literature records with over 160 million patent documents, constructing the world's largest open scholarly-patent association graph. The journal focuses on sustainable utilization of water resources and innovative development of hydropower energy. 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 The Lens will allow the journal's research outputs to enter the academic-industry innovation network, where they can be discovered and cited by corporate R&D personnel and patent examiners. 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.