About

The Land-Grant Press publishing program provides several publications series dedicated to the needs of various Cooperative Extension stakeholders and academic audiences. The Land-Grant Press mission is to provide science-based, peer-reviewed scholarly work for the purpose of practical application.

Information about how to submit a publication is available on the For Authors page.

The Land-Grant Press repository serves as a partner collection to the Home and Garden Information Center (HGIC) website, hgic.clemson.edu, which provides science-based information on landscaping, gardening, plant health, household pests, food safety and preservation, and nutrition, physical activity and health to homeowner and Master Gardener audiences.

Series

The Cooperative Extension Series includes science-based, peer-reviewed scholarly work authored by Extension Agents and University scientists for various audiences, including professionals, managers, owners and scientists who benefit from Cooperative Extension educational offerings.

The Land-Grant Press Teaching Section (LGP-TS) Series focuses on the sharing of observations and reflections of scholarly work for practical application. The series will help teaching faculty adopt learning activities, ideas, innovations, and strategies to improve teaching effectiveness and student learning outcomes. Research about the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) is not accepted.

The Land-Grant Press ‘checkmark’ graphic signifies that the publication has been peer-reviewed for quality assurance. The peer-review process for each publication involves at least three reviewers, including Extension agents and specialists, one of which is external to Clemson University. Publications are re-evaluated every five years or as needed.

The Land-Grant Press ‘Time Sensitive’ graphic identifies the publication as one that has been posted immediately without going through the formal peer-review process due to the need for the time-sensitive nature of the content. These types of publications will be revised as needed at a later date into the suitable Land-Grant Press format and put through the formal peer-review process.