Change in Licence Policy for CAAS Journals

We would like to inform you that the journals published by the Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) will change their licence policy. All articles submitted to CAAS journals from 2026 will be published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0).

The Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0) allows broad reuse, distribution, and adaptation of published articles, provided that appropriate credit to the original authors is given.

Articles submitted by 2025 are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC-BY-NC 4.0) license.


Impact factor (WoS):

2025: 2.1
Q3 – Water Resources
Q4 – Soil Science
5-Year Impact Factor: 2.1

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Soil and Water Research

  • ISSN 1801-5395 (Print)
  • ISSN 1805-9384 (On-line)

An international open access peer-reviewed journal published by the Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences and financed by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic. Published since 2006

Journal leaflet  Soil and Water Research - Call for Papers

Aims & Scope

original papers, short communications and critical reviews from all fields of science and engineering related to soil and water and their interactions in natural and man-modified landscapes, with a particular focus on agricultural land use. The fields encompassed include, but are not limited to, the basic and applied soil science, soil hydrology, soil erosion research and control, drought and flood control, soil contamination, land use, wetland restoration and protection, surface and ground water protection in terms of their quantity and quality, good agricultural practices, land consolidation and other measures for improving and protecting soils and all other elements of the environment in small agricultural and forested catchments. Socio-economic issues are not excluded. The journal is open to authors from all parts of the world irrespective of their professional background and affiliation. Papers are published in English.


Current issue

Segmented characteristics of precipitation-runoff response structure relationship in the Yellow River Basin over the past 20 yearsOriginal Paper

Xin Huang, Chunwen Wei, Lin Qiu

Soil & Water Res., 2026, 21(3):133-146 | DOI: 10.17221/76/2026-SWR  

Under a changing environment, the characteristics of precipitation-runoff hydrological response relationship and the analysis of synchronous and asynchronous encounter frequency in large river basins play a crucial role in the water resources planning and management. Under the precipitation and runoff bivariate hydrological framework, segmented joint distribution models for precipitation and runoff of the Yellow River Basin (YRB) are constructed using the copula function. The wet and dry synchronous-asynchronous encounter frequency of precipitation and runoff is quantitatively analysed, and the driving factors underlying the variations in the precipitation-runoff...

Assessing the efficacy of soil conservation measures in reducing soil loss and surface runoffOriginal Paper

Veronika Sobotková, Lukáš Buršík, Miroslav Dumbrovský, Michal Pochop, Miroslava Plevková

Soil & Water Res., 2026, 21(3):147-158 | DOI: 10.17221/57/2026-SWR  

Historically, agricultural land in the Czech Republic was highly diverse, and fields were commonly bordered by wooded areas. However, consolidation occurred, particularly during the collectivisation phase, resulting in fields of several hundred hectares. In such a uniform landscape, the soil is threatened by water erosion. In addition, there are other negative impacts on the environment, such as a decline in biodiversity. One of the ways to enhance landscape management is to implement soil conservation measures, e.g. strip cropping, contour farming, and agroforestry systems. This article deals with the impact of soil conservation measures on...

Impact of urban soil surface treatments on soil water and thermal regimes in Haplic ChernozemOriginal Paper

Bunthorn Thet, Hana Raková, Miroslav Fér, Aleš Klement, Antonín Nikodem, Abdul Majid, Radka Kodešová

Soil & Water Res., 2026, 21(3):159-168 | DOI: 10.17221/60/2026-SWR  

Although it is known that land cover affects soil water and thermal regimes, the influence of different land covers on soil water content and temperature in urban areas is rarely explored. Five soil surface treatments were selected in this study: bare soil, concrete paving, bark mulch, mown grass, and unmown grass. Soil water contents and temperatures were measured at five depths (5, 10, 25, 50, and 80 cm) over one year. The highest water contents were recorded under mulching. Under grass, water contents were lower and showed greater oscillations due to precipitation and evapotranspiration, while under mown grass, values were higher than under unmown...

Reduction in hydraulic conductivity for high burn severity soils begins after the first rainfall event: Results from laboratory-scale rainfall simulation experimentsOriginal Paper

Nana Afua Gyau Frimpong, Jacob Huerta, Ryan Webb

Soil & Water Res., 2026, 21(3):169-178 | DOI: 10.17221/26/2026-SWR  

Wildfires can greatly impact the hydraulic properties of soil. This study aims to utilise laboratory experiments to simulate burned soil conditions under a range of slope angles and rainfall intensities to address the research question: How does the presence of ash after the first rainfall event impact the hydraulic properties of burned soil in complex terrain? Sandy loam soils for this study were sourced from a mixed conifer forested area in the San Juan Mountains of southern Colorado, USA. Measurements of soil hydraulic properties in experimental microplots were taken (1) before burning, (2) after burning, and (3) 24 hours after a rainfall...

Discovering complex pesticide pollution in river water irrigated soil/groundwater systems: From targeted analyses to non-targeted screening and backOriginal Paper

Alina Sadchenko, Petra Nováková, Aleš Klement, Miroslav Fér, Antonín Nikodem, Vít Kodeš, Radka Kodešová, Roman Grabic

Soil & Water Res., 2026, 21(3):179-190 | DOI: 10.17221/30/2026-SWR  

Pesticides and their transformation products are increasingly detected in agricultural soils and surface waters, raising concerns about their persistence, mobility, and ecological impacts. Irrigation with river water contaminated by agricultural runoff represents a significant but understudied pathway contributing to soil pollution. In this study, we investigated pesticide occurrence across soils, irrigation water, and groundwater in three intensively cultivated river basins. Soil samples from vegetable-producing fields exhibited complex contamination profiles, with 12–40 co-occurring compounds and total residues frequently exceeding levels reported...

Impact of soil-conserving strip cropping on ground beetle communitiesOriginal Paper

Lukáš Puch, Bořivoj Šarapatka, Ivan Hadrián Tuf

Soil & Water Res., 2026, 21(3):191-202 | DOI: 10.17221/64/2026-SWR  

Soil-conserving strip cropping is increasingly promoted as an effective measure to reduce water erosion on sloping arable land, yet its consequences for biodiversity remain insufficiently understood. We evaluated the effects of strip cropping on ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) communities during two growing seasons (2023–2024) in South Moravia (Czech Republic), comparing long-term strip-cropped fields with conventionally managed monocultures. Ground beetles were sampled using pitfall traps, and differences in diversity, activity density, and species composition were analysed using univariate statistics, canonical correspondence analysis...