该杂志的主要目标是遵循尽可能高的科学和技术标准。水文研究发表的文章在水文最广泛的意义上，以水文循环的水量和质量方面的重点。利用相关科学的论文也受到欢迎。水文研究的目的是在基础水文研究和广泛的水资源管理领域的科学成果的实际应用之间建立联系。
t is the principal aim of the Journal to conform to the highest possible scientific and technical standards. Hydrology Research publishes articles within hydrology in its widest sense, with an emphasis on water quantity and quality aspects of the hydrological cycle. Papers that draw upon adjoining sciences are embraced as well. Hydrology Research is intended to be a link between basic hydrological research and practical application of scientific results within the broad field of water management.