Abstract:Water resources sci tech journals serve as core platforms for spreading cutting edge water achievements, facilitating high quality development of water undertakings and building bridges for academic exchanges. As new generation backbone reserves for journal development, young editors' career development impacts the academic influence, industrial service capacity and brand competitiveness of water resources journals. In view of the industrial attributes of water resources journals, this paper systematically analyzes the current status and core dilemmas in young editors' career development. From multiple dimensions including optimizing post setup, improving incentive policies, launching brand named activities, developing new media businesses, strengthening education and training, this paper puts forward comprehensive and implementable talent empowerment paths for young editors. It provides references for the talent team building, echelon cultivation and high quality development of water resources sci tech journals.