On April 15, 2025, the WASWAC official journal - International Soil and Water Conservation Research (ISWCR) editorial board members visited the ISWCR Editorial Office hosted in the International Research and Training Center on Erosion and Sedimentation (IRTCES) in Beijing. The delegation included distinguished scholars and editors from Austria, Spain, the Czech Republic, and China, fostering cross-border collaboration in soil and water conservation research.

Key Attendees include: Prof. Peter Strauss (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna; ISWCR Associate Editor); Dr. José Alfonso Gómez Calero (Institute for Sustainable Agriculture, Spanish National Research Council; ISWCR Associate Editor and Chair of the Journal’s Paper Award Committee);  Dr. Gema Guzmán (Andalusian Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research and Training, Spain; ISWCR Associate Editor);  Dr. Elmar Schmaltz (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna; ISWCR Editorial Board Member);  Prof. Tomá? Dostál (Czech Technical University in Prague);  Prof. Yang Yu (Beijing Forestry University; ISWCR Editorial Board Member)

During the visiting, IRTCES Deputy Directors Pan Qingbin and Zhang Jianli shared the center’s recent achievements and upcoming initiatives in sediment research and international cooperation. Dr. Paige Chyu, ISWCR Executive Editor, elaborated on the journal’s rigorous editorial processes, emphasizing its commitment to objectivity, diversity of perspectives, and global applicability.

The ISWCR editorial board members praised the work of editorial office, the support from the IRTCES, and engaged in in-depth discussions on enhancing the journal’s impact, expanding collaborative research projects, and fostering global academic partnerships. The visit concluded with a tour of the center’s facilities and a reaffirmation of mutual goals to strengthen ties in resource sharing, talent development, and joint scientific endeavors.