Editorial Board Resources
The boards of directors of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), and Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) have delegated the responsibilities for review of manuscripts and the production of publications to the editors-in-chief, editors, editorial boards and committees, and to staff at the Societies’ headquarters office. Volunteer members serve a very important role as both editors and reviewers for the societies scientific publications. To view the committees for each journal, see the Committee listings.
The review and editing of all scientific papers published by ASA, CSSA, and SSSA is a two-step process. First, scientist-editors determine whether a scientific paper represents a significant addition to the literature. If so, one or more of those editors work with the author to make certain the paper is complete and scientifically accurate.
After scientist-editors accept a paper for publication, professional copyeditors edit the paper to ensure its adherence to ASA, CSSA, SSSA style and other recognized rules regarding style, grammar, and quality and consistency of presentation. In cases of possible disagreement among editors, the scientist-editors have the final say regarding matters of scientific content and style, and the professional editors have the final say regarding matters of grammar and presentation style.
ScholarOne Documentation
ScholarOne is the site through which all submissions are processed. For help navigating the ScholarOne sites, please see our ScholarOne Documentation page.
Editorial Board Orientation Materials
Editorial Board Orientation PowerPoint (pdf)
2022 Editorial Board Orientation Zoom Recording (Video download)
To view the committees for each journal, see the Committee listings.
Editors' Handbook
The Editors’ Handbook is intended to guide editors in carrying out their responsibilities. See the editorial policies page for an overview of the Societies' policies on prior publication, peer review, and referencing and citation.
You can download the full copy here (pdf) or individual sections below.
Forms and Resources for All Journals
ASA, CSSA, SSSA Editorial Policies
Journals (includes links to journal home pages, author instructions, and aims & scope)
Responsibilities of the Reviewers
Maintaining the editorial standards of a scientific journal is the primary task of the journal editors. Their task is made much easier by the help of colleagues who are invited to review manuscripts. Through their critical comments and helpful suggestions, reviewers have done much to maintain and further the quality of research reported in ASA-CSSA-SSSA journals.
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