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Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Soil and Water Conservation Society · United States · Est. 1981

ISSN1941-3300

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.557

H-Index

124

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.603

Total Works

3,977

Total Citations

93,682

2yr Mean Citedness

1.42

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Soil and Water Conservation is a multidisciplinary journal covering natural resource conservation research, practice, policy, and perspectives. Its subject areas include ecology, water resources, and soil science.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1981

Annual Volume~ 50 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,977

Publisher OrgSoil and Water Conservation Society

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Soil and Water Conservation Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1941-3300

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2022

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Agronomy and Crop ScienceQ2

Nature and Landscape ConservationQ2

Soil ScienceQ2

Water Science and TechnologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EcologySoil ScienceWater Resources

Scopus Categories

Agronomy and Crop ScienceWater Science and TechnologySoil ScienceNature and Landscape Conservation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Soil erosion and sediment transportSoil and Water Nutrient DynamicsHydrology and Watershed Management StudiesSoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsRangeland and Wildlife ManagementHydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesAeolian processes and effectsEconomic and Environmental ValuationAgricultural Innovations and PracticesForest Management and Policy