Journals

ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Gold Open Access Journal Author Page Charges Discontinued

The American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), and Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) have been committed to high quality publishing, peer review, and ethics for many years. Like many nonprofit society publications, our journals developed varying revenue streams to support the mission programs to lead and disseminate research in the agronomic, crop and soil sciences. As 2022 closes, ASA, CSSA, and SSSA are eliminating excess author page fees for gold open access journals, including Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment, The Plant Genome, The Plant Phenome Journal and Vadose Zone Journal, effective with manuscripts accepted and published after 31 December 2022. This new policy supports our goal to reduce economic burden on authors and simplify processes while continuing to provide gold open access publishing options for researchers worldwide. The Editors, editorial boards, and publications staff thank authors continuing to publish in ASA, CSSA, and SSSA journals and invite new authors to consider how our journals can meet your publishing needs.

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Journals

Agricultural & Environmental Letters (Open Access)

Communications-length, broad-reaching, transformative, and timely articles on major scientific, policy, and economic issues that span the entire range of the agricultural and environmental sciences. Learn more | Twitter

Journal of Environmental Quality

Covers various aspects of anthropogenic impacts on the environment, including terrestrial, atmospheric, and aquatic systems. Learn more | Twitter

Soil Science Society of America Journal

SSSA’s flagship journal publishes basic and applied soil research in soil chemistry, soil physics, soil pedology, and hydrology in agricultural, forest, wetlands, and urban settings. Learn more | Twitter

Vadose Zone Journal (Open Access)

Publishes interdisciplinary research and assessment of the vadose zone, the portion of the critical zone that comprises the earth's critical living surface down to groundwater. Learn more | Twitter

Archived Content

Journal of Production Agriculture

Journal of Production Agriculture was established in 1988 by ASA, CSSA, and SSSA and was published from 1988 to 1999. Papers provide production-oriented scientific and technological information on agronomy in accord with other areas of agriculture. Learn more

Soil Horizons

Soil Horizons was published from 1960 to 2015. Early issues provided a communication network for field soil surveyors; the publication later expanded to include stories celebrating the diversity and critical impact of soil scientists. Learn more

Book Reviews