Water Resources and Power is sponsored by China Society of Hydropower Engineering and Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and hosted by School of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and supervised by the Ministry of Education. Selected as Chinese core journals in 1994, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2020, 2023 (i.e., Overview of Chinese Core Journals of Peking University Library); Successively selected as the core journal of Science and Technology of China and RCCSE authoritative core academic journal of Wuhan University; Selected into the 2019, 2021, 2022 edition of China's high-quality science and technology journals water conservancy T1 journals; It has been included in 13 databases and abstracts.
Water Resources and Power has been included in 14 databases or abstracts: China Science and Technology Papers and Citation Database (CSTPCD); China Journal Full-Text Database (CJFD); Cnki (Comprehensive evaluation database of Chinese academic journals); Wanfang Data (China Core Journal (Selection) Database); Weipu Journal Network (Chinese science and technology journal database); Superstar Journal Network; Chutian Excellent Journal Network; Chinese academic journal abstracts; National Press Index (Natural Science and Technology edition); Scientific Abstracts (INSPEC); Russian Journal of Abstracts; Japan Science and Technology Literature Express (JST).