Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agronomy and Crop Science
International Soil and Water Conservation Research
ISSN 2095-6339 · eISSN 2589-059X · International Research and Training Center on Erosion and Sedimentation and China Water and Power Press · PEOPLES R CHINA
International Soil and Water Conservation Research: CAS Zone 1 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 8.32; fully open access; APC about USD 1,200; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 110 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Soil and Water Conservation Research is published by International Research and Training Center on Erosion and Sedimentation and China Water and Power Press and is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Soil erosion and sediment transport, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes, together about 45.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The International Soil and Water Conservation Research helps to disseminate new knowledge and promote the practice of soil and water conservation. The Journal welcomes contributions related to innovative ideas and approaches, results and new data in soil erosion research, preventive and restorative soil conservation strategies, and related soil and water resource conservation research. We particularly welcome interdisciplinary work focusing on monitoring methods, soil erosion models, development and application of soil and water conservation measures and evaluation of their effects, maintenance, and improvement of soil quality, and watershed management related to soil loss and/or water quality/quantity protection. Moreover, we would like to promote results from experimental field and laboratory work as well as from simulations related to soil and water conservation.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agronomy and Crop Science
Editor-in-chief Dennis FlanaganPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 55 in mainland China (about 44%); most named Mainland China 55, United States 17, Italy 9, Spain 5, Brazil 5 (124 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Soil erosion and sediment transportAgricultural and Biological Sciences25.2%
- Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesEnvironmental Science12.1%
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesEnvironmental Science8.6%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.7%
- Aeolian processes and effectsEarth and Planetary Sciences6.3%
- Soil and Unsaturated FlowEngineering3.4%
- Flood Risk Assessment and ManagementEnvironmental Science3.1%
- Soil and Water Nutrient DynamicsEnvironmental Science3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Soil Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Soil Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Soil Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 8.32LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 8.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 15.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 15.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 86OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 469OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.5%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 74LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 791 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 83 | 83 | 35 |
| 2025 | 110 | 110 | 408 |
| 2024 | 42 | 42 | 498 |
| 2023 | 80 | 80 | 1,905 |
| 2022 | 69 | 69 | 1,937 |
| 2021 | 69 | 69 | 3,294 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 1,200 | No | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,200 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,200 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,000 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Colour charges
- No colour charges
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 1,500 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted12
- discussions papersContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, reviews articles, short communication, letter …Length not stated
- hypothesisContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, reviews articles, short communication, letter …Length not stated
- letter to the editorContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, reviews articles, short communication, letter …Length not stated
- letters to the editorContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, reviews articles, short communication, letter …Length not stated
- original researchContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, reviews articles, short communication, letter …Length not stated
- original research paperContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, reviews articles, short communication, letter …Length not stated
- original research papersContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, reviews articles, short communication, letter …Length not stated
- regular paperContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, reviews articles, short communication, letter …Length not stated
- reviewContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, reviews articles, short communication, letter …Length not stated
- review articleContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, reviews articles, short communication, letter …Length not stated
- review articlesContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, reviews articles, short communication, letter …Length not stated
- short communicationContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, reviews articles, short communication, letter …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship Author contributions
For transparency, we require corresponding authors to provide co-author contributions to the manuscript using the relevant CRediT roles. The CRediT taxonomy includes 14 different roles describing each contributor's specific contribution to the scholarly output. The roles are: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administration;…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of interest
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential competing interests include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors must disclose any interests in two places:…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'Journal Publishing Agreement'. Acceptance of the agreement will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information. An e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' form or a link to the online version of this agreement. If excerpts from oth…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Open access journal Model summary
This is an open access journal: all articles will be immediately and permanently free for everyone to read and download. To provide open access, this journal has an open access fee (also known as an article publishing charge APC) which needs to be paid by the authors or on their behalf e.g. by their research funder or institution. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for this journal is USD 2000, e…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Double-blind peer review policy Model summary
This journal operates a double anonymized review process. All contributions are typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor's decision is final. Editors are not involved in decisions about papers which they have written themse…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening using iThenticate's CrossCheck; high similarity papers desk rejected Model summary
Submissions to KeAi journals are automatically screened using iThenticate's CrossCheck within the editorial system to detect plagiarism issues including instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Details can be found here. High similarity papers will be desk rejected.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint references
Where a preprint has subsequently become available as a peer-reviewed publication, the formal publication should be used as the reference. If there are preprints that are central to your work or that cover crucial developments in the topic, but are not yet formally published, these may be referenced. Preprints should be clearly marked as such, for example by including the word preprint, or the nam…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- International Research and Training Center on Erosion and Sedimentation and China Water and Power Press
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2095-6339
- Electronic ISSN
- 2589-059X
- Society / sponsor
- World Association of Soil and Water Conservation
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Soil and Water Conservation Research
What CAS zone is International Soil and Water Conservation Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Soil and Water Conservation Research is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Environmental Sciences / Soil Science / Water Resources; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of International Soil and Water Conservation Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 8.32; CiteScore 15.1, h-index 86.
How long does peer review take at International Soil and Water Conservation Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of International Soil and Water Conservation Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 1,500 words; Reference style: APA; Suggested reviewers: Required; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of International Soil and Water Conservation Research based?
Of the 124 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 55 (about 44%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (55), United States (17) and Italy (9). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Soil and Water Conservation Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Soil and Water Conservation Research is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is International Soil and Water Conservation Research open access, and what is the APC?
International Soil and Water Conservation Research is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,200.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .