The Canadian Society of Soil Science is a non-governmental, non-profit organization for scientists, engineers, technologists, administrators and students involved in professional soil science. Its goal is to nurture the discipline of soil science in Canada.
Society Administration
The Society is administered by a 9-member Council consisting of a President, President-Elect, Past-President, Secretary, Treasurer, two Councillors, Graduate Student Representative, and the Editor of the Canadian Journal of Soil Science. Council meets once annually, at the Annual Meeting, and conducts ongoing e-mail correspondence and business motions throughout the year. The Annual Meeting consists of both Scientific and Business Meetings, and concludes with an Awards Banquet.
The Canadian Journal of Soil Science, is a peer reviewed international journal and contains approximately 70 papers and 800 pages annually. Published since 1957, the CJSS contains new research on the use, management, structure and development of soils and draws from the disciplines of soil science, agrometeorology, ecology, agricultural engineering, environmental science, hydrology, forestry, geology, geography, and climatology and covers agrometeorology; ecology, biological processes, and plant interactions; composition and chemical processes; physical processes, and interfaces; genesis, landscape processes, and relationships; contamination and environmental stewardship; and management for agricultural, forestry, and urban uses. The Journal also publishes reviews, letters to the editor, and occasionally conference proceedings. Special issues, or special sections within regular issues dealing with specific topics, are also considered.
CSSS Newsletter
The CSSS Newsletter, published three to four times a year, is an information bulletin containing Society and member news. It is an informal forum through which CSSS members can share ideas and information and keep in touch with one another.
Books
The Canadian Society of Soil Science has sponsored several books such as:
Soil Sampling and Methods of Analysis, 2nd Edition edited by M.R. Carter and E.G. Gregorich and published by CRC Press and Taylor & Francis Group.
Soil and Environmental Science Dictionary edited by E.G. Gregorich, L.W. Turchenek, M.R. Carter, and D.A. Angers CRC Press. Review of this book can be found at
Soil Sampling and Methods of Analysis, 1st Edition edited by M.R. Carter and published by Lewis Publishers and CRC Press.
The Committee, established in 2014,has the goal to enhance soil science education in Canada at both the post-secondary and K-12 level. The Committee has following objectives: compile and disseminate information about the soil science courses and programs at Canadian postsecondary institutions, enhance soil science education at the K-12 levels, establish and maintain contacts with the international soil science community regrading new developments in soil science education, and support informal education through communications and outreach with both specialists and the general public.
CSSS Pedology Committee
The Pedology Committee of the Canadian Society of Soil Science was established in 2005. The Committee has three mandates: Improvement of the taxonomic classification system for Canadian soils through revision of the system because of new information, Maintenance of contact with the international pedological community on new developments in soil genesis and classification, and Compilation and dissemination of information about the genesis, distribution, classification and wise use of Canadian soils.
