Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

If you are a member of SWCS and are being denied access to journal articles, check that you are logged in to your SWCS membership account. Once logged in, click on the Journal of Soil and Water Conservation link in the left-side menu—you're in!

• Online Access and a New Website: All SWCS members now receive complimentary online access to the journal, hosted on Taylor & Francis’s online platform. 
• Print Subscriptions for Purchase: Print subscriptions are available to members for an additional $50 per year at the time of membership signup or renewal.
• A New Look: Both the journal’s website and the journal’s print edition have received a makeover since Taylor & Francis have taken over production. However, you’ll find the same quality, peer-reviewed research, overseen by JSWC’s Research Editors, editorial board, and SWCS staff.
• Online Access to a Related Journal: SWCS members now also receive complimentary online access to the journal Society & Natural Resources, available when you log in to your SWCS account.

SWCS members may purchase a 1-year print subscription (6 issues) for $50 at the time of membership signup or renewal. Note that SWCS no longer offers complimentary print subscriptions to the journal, but all members now receive complimentary online subscriptions.

The online journal and its back catalog can be found at www.tandfonline.com/uswc, available to all SWCS members. If you're denied access to journal articles, check that you are logged in to your SWCS membership account. Once logged in, click on the Journal of Soil and Water Conservation link in the left-side menu—you're in!

• You do not need to take any action at this time. On January 1, 2025, all SWCS members began receiving complimentary access to the online journal automatically. You may want to bookmark the new journal address: www.tandfonline.com/uswc 
• Those who currently receive print issues will continue to do so for the remainder of their current yearly membership. Upon renewal, you may choose to select the print subscription add-on to continue receiving print.

Yes! For issues published prior to 2025, please contact SWCS staff at swcs@swcs.org. For issues published in 2025 onward, contact Taylor & Francis staff at subscriptions@tandf.co.uk. 

• SWCS has proudly self-published the Journal of Soil and Water Conservation for nearly 80 years. In recent years, however, we have faced significant challenges, including rising production expenses, constrained resources for marketing and distribution, and a limited ability to reach a wider audience. By partnering with Taylor & Francis, SWCS aims to improve the journal's accessibility, expand its readership, and continue to ensure publication excellence and long-term sustainability.
• We are excited to benefit from Taylor & Francis’s expertise, gained from partnerships with more than 700 scholarly societies and 2,700 journals. Moving forward, they will manage the production, marketing, and distribution of the journal. In addition to making JSWC accessible in more libraries and research institutions around the world, JSWC’s research will be highlighted with content from other conservation journals, with the aim of finding new readers and expanding our pool of potential contributors. 
• Research editors J. Gordon Arbuckle, Jr. (Iowa State University) and Gretchen Sassenrath (Kansas State University) along with SWCS staff will provide the same high-quality, peer-reviewed content, extensive author engagement, and production oversight that has made JSWC a leading journal in the soil and water conservation field. 
   

• Learn from broader scholarship: SWCS members can continue reading up on conservation research through complimentary online access to the journal Society & Natural Resources. In addition, in expanding the journal’s digital presence, JSWC is now part of Taylor & Francis’s traditional and Read and Publish subscription models, topical collections, and subject-specific archives marketed to its extensive networks with libraries and research institutions around the world, offering authors wider readership and inviting more scholarship.
• Use accessible design and non-text formats: The new layout for articles follows Taylor & Francis’s responsive and accessible design across devices, and includes assistive technology, such as “ReadSpeaker," which reads articles aloud to subscribers. In addition, supporting materials can be added in non-text formats, such as video, audio files, datasets, and full-color images.
• Find support for writing and sharing research: Taylor & Francis provides training materials on academic writing, plain language summaries, funder policies, and publication ethics as well as SWCS-branded communications services for authors to easily share their work with their networks.

• New Contact: Print and online subscriptions are now managed by Taylor & Francis. If you are already a subscriber, you do not need to take any action. When your current subscription expires, Taylor & Francis will contact you with information about your renewal. Questions about renewals, new subscriptions, and updates to your account should be sent to Taylor & Francis at subscriptions@tandf.co.uk.
• New Website and New Look: The journal is now hosted on Taylor & Francis’s website; you may want to bookmark the new journal address: www.tandfonline.com/uswc. Both the journal’s website and the journal’s print edition will look different as Taylor & Francis take over production. However, you’ll find the same quality, peer-reviewed research, overseen by JSWC’s research editors and editorial board and SWCS staff.

The journal offers both online and print advertising opportunities. To request a media kit and discuss the various advertising opportunities, please contact Jauntey Ornstil (Jauntey.Ornstil@taylorandfrancis.com). 

Advertising discounts are automatically applied. If you are unsure of your status as a corporate partner or would like to learn more about the program, please contact memberservices@swcs.org.