Recently, the National Science Library of the Chinese Academy of Sciences announced the selection results of the source journals of the Chinese Science Citation Database (CSCD) for the 2025 - 2026 period. The Journal of Changjiang River Scientific Research Institute (JCRSRI) has been selected into the CSCD core database for four consecutive times.

The Chinese Science Citation Database was established in 1989 and is the first citation database in China. It has now developed into one of the most influential scientific citation databases in China. Its source journals are divided into two parts: the core database and the extended database. The selection is conducted once every two years, and each selection uses a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods. The quantitative data comes from the Chinese Science Citation Database, and the qualitative evaluation is carried out by inviting domestic experts to conduct a qualitative assessment of the journals. In the 2025 - 2026 period, the Chinese Science Citation Database includes 1,464 source journals, among which 418 are English-language journals published in China and 1,046 are Chinese - language journals; there are 1,098 journals in the core database and 366 in the extended database.

JCRSRI will continue to adhere to high - standard academic pursuits, further improve the quality of the journal, publish more in - depth and valuable content, and strive to become a first - class water conservancy science and technology journal. It will contribute wisdom and strength to serving the construction of a national science and technology power and promoting the high - quality development of water conservancy.