2026 journal outstanding editors, reviewers

May 14, 2026

We are pleased to announce the recipients of this year's Editor's Citation for Excellence for reviewers and associate editors for our journals.

All journals published by ASA, CSSA, and SSSA depend on the commitment and dedication of volunteer reviewers and editors to maintain the high level of quality articles. The following individuals provided particularly noteworthy service as reviewers and associate editors for these journals during 2025. Interested in serving as a reviewer or editorial board member? ASA, CSSA, and SSSA members can log into the Member Hub to review open volunteer opportunities!

Agronomy Journal

Associate Editors

Prakriti Bista, New Mexico State University

Prakash Jha, Mississippi State University

A. K. M. Abdullah Al-Amin, Bangladesh Agricultural University

Davie Kadyampakeni, University of Florida

Hemendra Kumar, University of Maryland College Park

Arun Jani, California State University, Monterey Bay

Gurjinder Baath, Texas A&M AgriLife Research

Raju Bheemanahalli, Mississippi State University

Reviewers

Maryse Bourgault, University of Saskatchewan

Unius Arinaitwe, South Dakota State University

Corey Kichler, USDA Agricultural Research Service

Jagmandeep Dhillon, OCP Nutricrops/ OCP NA

Crop Science

Associate Editors

Gabriela Abeledo, School of Agronomy, University of Buenos Aires

Simerjeet Kaur, Punjab Agricultural University

Reviewers

Amber Hauvermale, Washington State University

Francisco Cafaro La Menza, National University of Mar del Plata

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Associate Editors

Owen Duckworth, North Carolina State University

Barbara Cade-Menun, Swift Current Research and Development Centre

Steve Culman, Oregon State

Larry Cihacek, North Dakota State University

Reviewers

Ekrem Ozlu, Vernon G. James Research & Extension Center

Christine Wachendorf, University of Kassel

Gurbir Singh, University of Missouri-Columbia

Journal of Environmental Quality

Associate Editors

Reviewers

Jin-Yong Lee, Kangwon National University

Jess Sherman, USDA-ARS

Agricultural & Environmental Letters

Associate Editors

Reviewers

Anna Cates, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment

Associate Editors

Peters Egbedi, Louisiana State University AgCenter

Emi Kimura, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office

Reviewers

Abdul Qadeer, Gansu Agricultural University

Mohammadreza Khaleghi, Islamic Azad University

Crop, Forage & Turfgrass Management

Associate Editors

Liliane Severino da Silva, Clemson

Harkirat Kaur, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Reviewers

Justin Burt, Auburn University — Justin Burt, University of Georgia-Tifton

Ana Carcedo, North Dakota State University

Journal of Plant Registrations

Associate Editors

Margaret Kraue, Oregon State

Reviewers

Natural Sciences Education

Associate Editors

Jerry Maroulis, University of South Queensland

Reviewers

The Plant Genome

Associate Editors

Xianran Li, USDA-ARS Wheat Health, Genetics, and Quality Research Unit

Alexander Lipka, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Nonoy Bandillo, North Carolina State University

Agnieszka Golicz, Justus Liebig University Giessen

Manuel Spannagl, Helmholtz Center Munich

Reviewers

Paulo Izquierdo, New Mexico State University

Sheidu Abdullaziz, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry Universities Fuzhou China

Dinesh Kumar Saini, Department of Plant and Soil Science, Texas Tech University, TX, USA

The Plant Phenome Journal

Associate Editors

Jennifer Lachowiec, Montana State University

Jessica Rutkoski, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Weizhen Liu, Wuhan University of Technology

Reviewers

Pabitra Joshi, Highland Specialty Grains

Marcus Griffiths, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

Urban Agriculture & Regional Food Systems

Associate Editors

Carmen Ugarte, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Amin Nouri, Thatcher Company-Principal Senior Research Scientist

Reviewers

Jie Zhuang, University of Tennessee in Knoxville

Aurup Ratan Dhar, Institute on the Environment, University of Minnesota

Vadose Zone Journal

Associate Editors

Helen Dahlke, University of California, Davis

Dongryeol Ryu, The University of Melbourne

Anne Verhoef, The University of Reading, Department of Geography and Environmental Science, Reading

Michael Cosh , USDA-ARS-Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory

Todd Caldwell, Desert Research Institute

Reviewers

Heye Bogena, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Agrosphäre Institute (IBG-3)

Andrés Patrignani, Kansas State University

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