Science of Soil and Water Conservation Calls for Papers

The Science of Soil and Water Conservation (SSWC) supervised by China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) is a sole comprehensive academic journal sponsored by Chinese Society of Soil and Water Conservation. It is a bi-monthly published journal initiated in 2003. It was indexed in “the Key Magazine of China Technology” since 2004, and “Chinese Science Citation Database (CSBD)” since 2011.

While keeping the defined principles of running the SSWC and on the purposes of strengthening the construction of columns, and increasing the innovation, applicability, and interactivity of SSWC, it will present the contents in 7 columns since the 4th issue of 2015 as below:

1.       Fundamental Studies

This column covers: the processes and laws of soil water erosion, wind erosion, gravity erosion, and torrential flood and debris flow; models of soil erosion; occurrence mechanism and spatial-temporal distribution of debris flow and landslide; runoff and sediment characteristics in watersheds; the patterns and laws of large-scale soil erosion and soil and water conversation; dynamically monitoring, simulating, and early warning for the stability and sustainability of ecological systems and their degradation processes; research reports on hydrology, soil, meteorology, and plant physiology related to the soil and water conservation; especially researches of fundamental theories on soil and water conservation by modern control theory and interdisciplinary analysis.

2.       Applied Studies

This column covers: engineering technologies on comprehensive governance of small watersheds as well as control and prevention of desertification; monitoring, forecasting, and information system building related to soil erosion; measures, monitoring, inspection, and approval evaluation of engineering on soil and water conservation; technological systems on restoration and reconstruction of degraded ecological systems; comprehensive prevention and control technologies against the disasters of torrential floods, debris flows, and landslides.

3.       Development Studies

The column covers: innovative technologies, products, methods, and materials on soil and water conservation as well as the prevention and control of desertification; especially research reports on construction of big data and cloud calculation on soil and water conservation, and intellectual soil and water conversation and the prevention and control of desertification in order to adapt the demands of contemporary informatization.

4.       Forum

This column aims to provide a platform of academic debates, and covers: reports on academic innovative achievements, professional reviews from top experts, hotspot topics; thoughts and opinions on focuses and dispute topics for soil and water conservation as well as the prevention and control of desertification.

5.       Research Review

This column covers: systematical sort and analyses on the research advances, status, contents, characteristics, pros and cons, and achievements of a certain theme on soil and water conversation.

6.       Feature Article

This column covers: a requested paper from a well-known top expert on soil and water conservation.

7.       Trends of the Society

This column covers: activities, rewards and achievements, individuals and organization with excellent performances, as well as related latest news on the Chinese Society of Soil and Water Conservation.