The Journal of Water and Soil Management and Modeling (Water Soil Manage Model) is an open access double-blind peer-reviewed quarterly journal published by Water Management Research Center, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili which publish research papers and full-length review articles pertinent to all fields of water and soil management and modeling. The journal is a multidisciplinary platform of natural resource conservation research, modeling, practice, policy, and perspectives.

Journal Abbreviation: Water Soil Manage Model

Journal Acronym: WSMM

Electronic ISSN: 2783-2546

Director-in-Charge: Ali Rasoulzadeh, Ph.D.

Editor-in-Chief: Ardavan Ghorbani, Ph.D.

Aims and Scope

The Journal of Water and Soil Management and Modeling (Water Soil Manage Model), established in 2021, is a double-blind peer-reviewed quarterly journal, owned, managed & published by University of Mohaghegh Ardabili. The journal publishes original research articles that lead to the novel knowledge, innovation and understanding of the field of water and soil management and modeling. The journal scope includes but are not restricted to, the following areas:

• Water and Soil Modeling
• Water and Soil Projects
• Water Conservation
• Soil Conservation
• Hydrodynamic and Hydraulic Modeling
• Socio-Economic Studies of Water and Soil
• Effects of Climate Change on Water and Soil Resources
• Water and Soil Resource Management in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions
• Analysis of Different Dimensions of Land Ecology With Emphasis on Water and Soil Resources
• Analysis, Development, and Presentation of Executive Solutions in Soil and Water Management
• Application of Irrigation and Drainage Systems in Water and Soil Management
• Assessing the Health, Sustainability, and Governance of the Watershed
• Climatic and Geomorphological Processes Related to Water and Soil
• Conservation, Rehabilitation, and Exploitation Commensurate With the Capacity of Ecosystems
• Ecological Studies and the Relationship Between Water, Soil, Plants, and Humans
• Environmental Effects of Water and Soil Resources Pollution
• Impact of Flood and Drought Extreme Events on Water and Soil Resources
• Land-Use Change and Its Effects on Hydrological Processes
• Modeling and Predicting Environmental and Socio-Economic Effects of Floods
• Explain the Role and Participation of Water and Soil Resources Stakeholders in the Comprehensive Management Framework
• New Approaches and Methods in Assessment, Modeling, integration, Decision-Making, and Comprehensive Water and Management

The Journal of Water and Soil Management and Modeling is accredited by the Scientific Publications Commission of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology. The journal has been ranked as Grade A in the latest evaluation  of science, research and technology.

Language

The journal is published in Persian Fulltexts provided with English Extended Abstracts.

Publication Frequency

The Journal of Water and Soil Management and Modeling is published quarterly.

Policies

1. Open Access Policy

To make freely public accessibility to research with the aim of greater global exchange of knowledge, this journal provides open access to its published articles.

2. Copyright Notice

Authors of the published articles in this journal retain the copyright of their articles and will be able to archive pre-print, post-print, and publisher's versions.

All Articles published in the are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

3. Archiving

In addition to indexing database, this journal utilizes digital archive to guarantee long-term digital preservation and restoration. Some of them, can be find here.

Article Processing Charges (APC)

University of Mohaghegh Ardabili is supporting all publishing costs of the Journal of Water and Soil Management and Modeling. So Article Processing Charge (APC) and any other publication fees in the journal are free for authors. There is NO APC charges for this journal.

Subscription

The Journal of Water and Soil Management and Modeling is published as an open access electronic journal, so there is no subscription fee for audiences.

Advertisements

According to The Journal of Water and Soil Management and Modeling & its publisher & owner, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, we don't accept advertisement in any case.

Publisher

University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Tehran, Iran.

Sources of Support

University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Tehran, Iran.

Contact Information

Address: The Journal of Water and Soil Management and Modeling, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, 56199-11367, Ardabil, Iran.
Telephone: +98 (045) 3+98 (0) 45 31505150, +98 (0) 916 608 4002
E-mail: mmws@uma.ac.ir

 

All papers are subject to a double-blind reviewing process. The submitted manuscripts will be published after a thorough review and the editorial board's approval. Researchers are highly appreciated if they visit this website, register, submit and set up their papers based on the Instructions to Authors.  

 

 

Bibliographic Information of the Journal

Complaint Process	The authors have the right to complain and ask explanation if they perceive any misconduct in any applicable policies and ethical guidelines. The authors can raise their complaints by submitting a letter to: mmws@uma.ac.ir  We follow the COPE guidelines on responding to whistleblowers, which includes protecting anonymity. All the complaints regarding delinquencies in the work processes are investigated according to the prevailing publication ethics practices. An author or any other scholar may submit their complaints about any issues related to:       - Plagiarism;      - Copyright violation;      - Deceiving in research results or wrong research results;      - Violations of the research ethics and integrity;      - Unrevealed conflicts of interest;      - Bias in the review process;      - Manuscript processing time is unusually late;      - The peer-review comments are unsatisfactory; and        - Authorship issues.
Policy for Dealing with Complaints	Once a complaint is received, at first, an acknowledgment is sent to the complainant with the assurance that appropriate action will be taken on a complaint within three working days excluding the complaint receiving date. The investigation process is initiated by the journal handling team according to the directions of the Editor-In-Chief. After the investigation is over, a meeting is held with a complete report on the complaint. The decision has been made and the same is forwarded to the concerned scholar through his/her submitted email ID. We consider complaints as an opportunity to enhance our existing Manuscript Processing System. All the received complaints are dealt with in a polite and timely manner with certainty.
Authorship	The consent of all authors, as well as related authorities/institutions, has been received prior to the submission of the manuscript. The order of the authors (as to be reflected in the published article) has been established. The adding or deleting of authors once the manuscript has been accepted for publication would have to be accompanied by a signed statement of consent from all authors. All authors have contributed significantly to the research. Authors are obligated to participate in the peer-review process, providing retractions/corrections/amendments when necessary. All conflicts of interest/financial support have been declared. Any changes or corrections to a published work require the consent of all authors.
Informed Consent	All participants in human subjects' articles have a right to privacy that should not be violated without informed consent. Identifying information, including names, initials, etc., should not be published in written descriptions, photographs, or pedigrees unless the information is essential for scientific purposes and the participants (or parent or guardian) gives written informed consent for publication. Informed consent in this situation requires that an identifiable participant be shown the manuscript and provided consent prior to publication. Authors should disclose to these patients whether any potential identifiable material might be available via the Internet as well as in print after publication. Participants' consent should be written and archived either with the journal of Water and Soil Management and Modeling (WSMM), the authors, or both, as dictated by local regulations or laws.
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