The Journal of Soil and Water Conservation (JSWC) is a multidisciplinary journal of natural resource conservation research, practice, policy, and perspectives. The journal has two sections: the A Section containing various departments and features, and the Research Section containing peer-reviewed research papers. Article topics include, but are not limited to, erosion control, watershed management, forestry, agroecology, hydrology, soil science, wetland conservation, ecological restoration, water quality improvement, sustainable agriculture systems, and climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies.
Print ISSN 0022-4561 (6 issues per year)
Online ISSN 1941-3300 (access to all issues 1981 to present)
Published by the Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS). SWCS is a nonprofit scientific and professional organization that fosters the science and art of natural resource management to achieve sustainability. The Society's members promote and practice an ethic that recognizes the interdependence of people and their environment.
From January 2025, SWCS will be partnering with Taylor & Francis to publish the JSWC. The journal will be added to Taylor & Francis’s natural resource conservation portfolio and will be available to read on Taylor & Francis Online.
Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: SWCS seeks diverse voices, actively listens, engages in dialogue, thinks critically, and takes meaningful action toward creating institutions and systems that serve and value people equally.
For more information, please contact
J. Gordon Arbuckle, Jr.
Research Editor, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
Co-Chair Editorial Board, Soil and Water Conservation Society
Department of Sociology, Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa, USA
arbuckle@iastate.edu
Gretchen Sassenrath
Research Editor, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
Co-Chair Editorial Board, Soil and Water Conservation Society
Southwest Research and Extension Center, Kansas State University
Parsons, Kansas
gsassenrath@ksu.edu
Abigail Christian
Managing Editor, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
Soil and Water Conservation Society
945 SW Ankeny Road
Ankeny, IA 50023
pubs@swcs.org