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Applied Soil Ecology

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0929-1393eISSN1873-0272

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

1.494

H-Indexi

183

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.264

Total Worksi

6,744

Total Citationsi

257,938

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.80

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Soil Science; Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous); Ecology.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications6,744

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

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

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6/12 · 50%

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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?

0929-1393 / 1873-0272

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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?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

314

12k

2019

316

11k

2020

423

12k

2021

328

2022

384

6.1k

2023

529

5.1k

2024

809

2.5k

2025

461

120

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

EcologyQ1

Soil ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Soil Science

Scopus Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Soil ScienceEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyLegume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisNematode management and characterization studies

Frequently asked questions about Applied Soil Ecology

Is Applied Soil Ecology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Applied Soil Ecology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Applied Soil Ecology?

Applied Soil Ecology 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 3.80.

Is Applied Soil Ecology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Applied Soil Ecology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Applied Soil Ecology?