Bulletin of Soil and Water Conservation (CN 61-1094/X, ISSN 1000-288X), founded in 1981, is an academic/technical journal of environmental science published bimonthly. This journal is administrated by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, jointly sponsored by Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, CAS & MWR and Monitoring Center of Soil and Water Conservation, Ministry of Water Resources, and published by Science Press.

Content

Section 1 Aim & Scope

Section 2 Submission Instruction

Section 3 Fees

Section 4 Requirements on Manuscripts

Section 5 Reviewer Recommendation

Section 1 Aim & Scope

Bulletin of Soil and Water Conservation strives to combine theory with practice and reports the latest research results in the field of soil and water conservation, desertification control, and its related fields comprehensively. It gives priority to publishing original investigation reports, experimental research, review and evaluation articles that reflect the new growth points in this discipline, as well as key issues that have a great impact on the ecological environment and economic and social development of soil and water erosion areas.

The main contents of this journal are as follows: ① research results of soil erosion pattern; ② research on soil and water conservation, desertification control measures and their benefits; ③ regional soil and water erosion, ecological environment monitoring, supervision, management research and comprehensive management results; ④ new knowledge, high technology, new research methods and new management measures in the field of soil and water conservation and desertification control application;⑤ research on the current situation of soil erosion disasters such as desertification, landslide, mudslide, salinization and their prevention, supervision and management measures; ⑥ typical experience, evaluation of results and discussion of problems in regional soil erosion and desertification control; ⑦ research and discussion on national and global major decision-making issues and hot issues related to soil and water conservation and desertification control; ⑧ research on the current situation of regional soil erosion and desertification control and high-quality development at home and abroad.

There are three regular columns: Experimental Research, Water Conservation Monitoring and Application Technology, and Regional Comprehensive Research, as well as non-regular columns such as Carbon Sink of Soil and Water Conservation, Rural Revitalization Regarding Soil and Water Conservation, Expert Forum, Expert Introduction, New Book Recommendation, etc.

Section 2 Submission Instruction

1. Submission Method: This journal adopts online submission. The official website of the online submission system is:

http://stbctb.alljournal.com.cn/stbctb/author/login.

The system will automatically send an acknowledgment email for receipt of the manuscript upon success. Acceptance notifications (i.e. approval for acceptance) will be sent via the submission system automatically for manuscripts that have passed the review process. Meanwhile, an alert email will be sent automatically through the editor's public email address. Double clicks on the paper title to download. Please be careful not to accept acceptance and payment notifications from other sources.

2. Authors who are submitting manuscripts to the journal for the first time must register before submitting their manuscripts. Please try not to use the account of someone other than the first author or corresponding author to submit a manuscript, as this may cause disruptions in the system administration and other subsequent processing procedures. The first author must be the main participant in the experiment or research.

3. Please submit a Word format file of the paper, which does not need to be typeset exactly according to the template of the journal. The research results submitted must be new, original, and complete, and the manuscript must be smooth, with accurate terminology, rigorous reasoning, and correct punctuation.

4. After the article is published, the author of each paper will be given 2 sample copies of the journal, and the editorial office will pay a one-time remuneration (all copyright transfer fees are included), and no other remuneration will be paid in the future. For articles published in the Expert Forum column, the fee is more generous. If you do not receive the payment within 3 months after the publication of your article, please contact us promptly.

Section 3 Fees

Notification of APCs will be sent via the submission system for accepted manuscripts (and an automatic reminder email will be sent via the editorial mailbox). Please be careful not to accept payment notifications from other sources.

Article Processing Charges (APCs): 100 CNY per thousand characters, 50 CNY per simple graphic, and 100 CNY per complex or colorful graphic.

APCs will be waived for manuscripts submitted by Edtorial Board members and accepted for publication in Expert Forum column, and additional remuneration would be paid to the authors. 

Other Fees: Review Fee of 400 CNY for each article, 200 CNY for each article containing complex formulas, and Proofreading Fee of 400 CNY per article.

Section 4 Requirements on Manuscripts

1. Article length: The length of the manuscript should be 10,000 ~ 15,000 characters.

2. Title: The title must be concise, preferably without a sub-title. The number of words should not exceed 20, and the meaning of the title in English and Chinese should be the same.

3. Authors: Authors' names should be accompanied by Pinyin, and the number of authors should not exceed 6. All authors' institutions should have accurate Chinese and English names, city names, and postal codes. The first author's profile and the corresponding author's profile should be attached to the first page of the paper, including name (birth year-), gender (ethnicity), place of origin, degree, title, research direction, E-mail address, and contact telephone number (the telephone number will not be published in the official publication.) Please use the email address of the academic research institution.

4. Abstract: This journal adopts a structured abstract. The content includes ① [Objective] the problem, purpose, or concept of the study (must be consistent with the introduction); ② [Methods] including information on the study period, region and research method, instruments used, technology, etc.; ③ [Results] the main findings of the study (including the main data), justification and description; ④ [Conclusion] refers to the main conclusions and application prospects derived from the results of the study (must correspond to the objective of the study). The abstract should focus on innovation and discovery and must be at least 500 characters in length. The English abstract is the corresponding translation of the Chinese abstract and should be consistent in content.

5. Keywords: The keywords are generally 3 ~ 8 words on key topics of the research area. The keywords in English and Chinese must correspond to each other and be in the same order.

6. CLC number and funding projects: Chinese Library Classification (see Chinese Library Book Classification, 5th edition) should be placed under the Chinese abstract. The footnote on the first page of the main text must indicate the source of the paper's funding project, the project name, and its number.

7. Format and requirements of the main text

(1) Introduction: without a specific title and serial numbers, the contents include: 1) the background of the study; 2) the objectives and significance of the study; 3) a brief description of the methods and techniques used; 4) the main tasks of the study and its main innovations.

(2) Overview of the study, experimental design, materials, and methods: the specific time and place of experimental data collection, research methods, and techniques must be described. The application of other people's methods can generally be cited in the literature. Methodological improvements must be specifically described. The author's own innovative methods should be described in detail.

(3) Results and analysis: provide necessary observational and experimental evidence, and the description of the analysis must be concise.

(4) Discussion and conclusion: summarize the principles, interrelationships, inferences, predictions, etc., supported by the results of the study. The discussion section needs to be clear, objective, and impartial, taking into account the advantages and disadvantages.

8. References: In general, only articles closely related to the content of the paper should be listed in the references, with 30 to 40 articles being appropriate. Unpublished materials and "private communications" should not be cited as references, but can be accompanied by a brief statement of their origin. References must be checked for accuracy. The references in this journal are sorted by "sequential coding system". Each reference must be arranged in the order of its appearance in the text and marked with its serial number in the corresponding position in the text. Three authors may be followed by "et al". The format of the foreign authors' names is also the same: last name before the first name. The first name can be abbreviated but no abbreviation point is added. English Names of Chinese authors should be in Pinyin format with the initial letter capitalized and the rest in lowercase. The surname comes first, followed by the given name, for example, Li Wen. For specific examples of references please see the Chinese version of this website.

9. Requirements for graphs, tables, units, numbers: there would not be more than 4 tables and graphs in each article. The title of the tables and graphs should be bilingual. National standard units should be adopted. Please refer to the Chinese website for details. http://stbctb.alljournal.com.cn/stbctb/site/menu/20091121204359001

Section 5 Reviewer Recommendation

Authors are suggested to recommend 2~3 esteemed experts who are impartial, and with high academic standing in their specialties to the journal’s Editorial Reviewer Pool. Please provide their main research directions, titles, ages, and contact information (including telephone, email address, and detailed mailing address). According to the research areas of the manuscript, the editorial office will select the most suitable reviewers from the expert pool to review the manuscript.