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Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany

ISSN0718-9508eISSN0718-9516

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

0.752

H-Index

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.883

Total Works

3,794

Total Citations

58,398

2yr Mean Citedness

2.83

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Aims & Scope

The Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition is an international, peer reviewed journal devoted to publishing original research findings in the areas of soil science, plant nutrition, agriculture, and environmental science.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Frequency4 Issues Per Year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,794

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Reviewpeer reviewed

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0718-9508 / 0718-9516

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer reviewed

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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?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

Agronomy and Crop ScienceQ1

Plant ScienceQ1

Soil ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental SciencesPlant SciencesSoil Science

Scopus Categories

Agronomy and Crop ScienceSoil SciencePlant Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsPlant Stress Responses and TolerancePlant Micronutrient Interactions and EffectsPlant nutrient uptake and metabolismLegume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis