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Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0038-0717eISSN1879-3428

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

3.982

H-Index

357

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

2.552

Total Works

13,042

Total Citations

1,056,114

2yr Mean Citedness

10.26

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on soil processes, including the spatial distribution of soil compounds, greenhouse gas emissions from soils, and the storage and stabilization of soil organic carbon. It also covers the influence of land use, vegetation, and microbial communities on soil carbon dynamics, as well as soil health assessment and the impact of environmental factors like moisture and temperature on soil respiration. Additionally, the journal investigates nutrient cycling, such as phosphorus transformation, and the effects of pollutants like microplastics on soil ecosystems.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 294 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications13,042

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0038-0717 / 1879-3428

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

N/A

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

MicrobiologyQ1

Soil ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Soil Science

Scopus Categories

Soil ScienceMicrobiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsSoil and Water Nutrient DynamicsMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyPeatlands and Wetlands EcologyLegume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis