Call for Chapters: Water-Soil-Plant-Animal Nexus in the Era of Climate Change

Water, soil, plant, and animal are the main pillars that support global food security. Plants grow using nutrients from water and soil resources and then used by animals which affects them consequently. Water is the essential condition of life for all living beings and soil is its support and a crucial reservoir. The interactions between the Water-Soil-Plant-Animal nexus and climate change (CC) are of increasing concern to scholars, decision-makers, and researchers. The impacts of climate change on these resources are various including water and soil quality degradation, infectious disease, shortage, desertification, and erosion… These impacts are accelerated due to human pressure through over-use and pollution. A selection of studies including relevant theoretical approaches, empirical research, and bibliometric and bibliographic methods are expected.

The book brings together affordable methods and techniques to optimize the use of the nexus in the context of climate change. It will present an inventory of techniques and practices in the field. This book will be an opportunity to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of these techniques. The proposed collection may be used as a basis to support adaptation to climate change.

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before May 2, 2023, a chapter proposal of 1,000 to 2,000 words clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors will be notified by May 16, 2023 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines.Full chapters are expected to be submitted by July 15, 2023, and all interested authors must consult the guidelines for manuscript submissions at https://www.igi-global.com/publish/contributor-resources/before-you-write/ prior to submission. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.

Note: There are no submission or acceptance fees for manuscripts submitted to this book publication, Water-Soil-Plant-Animal Nexus in the Era of Climate Change. All manuscripts are accepted based on a double-blind peer review editorial process.

All proposals should be submitted through the eEditorial Discovery^® online submission manager.

This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), an international academic publisher of the "Information Science Reference" (formerly Idea Group Reference), "Medical Information Science Reference," "Business Science Reference," and "Engineering Science Reference" imprints. IGI Global specializes in publishing reference books, scholarly journals, and electronic databases featuring academic research on a variety of innovative topic areas including, but not limited to, education, social science, medicine and healthcare, business and management, information science and technology, engineering, public administration, library and information science, media and communication studies, and environmental science. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit https://www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2024.

May 2, 2023: Proposal Submission Deadline
May 16, 2023: Notification of Acceptance
July 15, 2023: Full Chapter Submission
August 28, 2023: Review Results Returned
October 9, 2023: Final Acceptance Notification
October 23, 2023: Final Chapter Submission