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Soil and Tillage Research

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0167-1987eISSN1879-3444

SJR Q1✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

2.008

H-Indexi

223

SNIPi

2.045

Total Worksi

7,337

Total Citationsi

360,718

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.85

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Soil and Tillage Research examines the physical, chemical, and biological changes in the soil caused by tillage and field traffic. It covers aspects of soil science, physics, technology, mechanization, and applied engineering related to soil tillage and field traffic.

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly, <2001->

StatusActive

Total Publications7,337

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0167-1987 / 1879-3444

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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

356

21k

2019

311

15k

2020

328

12k

2021

255

2022

281

6.8k

2023

373

5.9k

2024

530

3.2k

2025

360

209

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.

Agronomy and Crop ScienceQ1

Earth-Surface ProcessesQ1

Soil ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Soil Science

Scopus Categories

Agronomy and Crop ScienceEarth-Surface ProcessesSoil Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsSoil Management and Crop YieldSoil and Unsaturated FlowSoil erosion and sediment transportSoil and Water Nutrient Dynamics

Frequently asked questions about Soil and Tillage Research

Is Soil and Tillage Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Soil and Tillage Research: 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 and Tillage Research?

Soil and Tillage Research 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 5.85.

Is Soil and Tillage Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Soil and Tillage Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.