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Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN0038-0768eISSN1747-0765

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.604

H-Indexi

108

SNIPi

0.731

Total Worksi

5,339

Total Citationsi

103,395

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.60

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition aims to explore topics under Organic matter and Mineralogy, Soil water research, Soil Science, Fertilizer Science and Plant Nutrition. The journal is devoted to publishing original research findings in these areas, linking deeply with food production and environmental protection.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 61 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications5,339

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0038-0768 / 1747-0765

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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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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?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.6k

2019

1.4k

2020

1.1k

2021

428

2022

249

2023

272

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Plant ScienceQ2

Soil ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental SciencesPlant SciencesSoil Science

Scopus Categories

Soil SciencePlant Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsPlant nutrient uptake and metabolismClay minerals and soil interactionsLegume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisPlant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects

Frequently asked questions about Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

Is Soil Science and Plant Nutrition a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Soil Science and Plant Nutrition: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition?

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.60.

Is Soil Science and Plant Nutrition indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.