Home›Search›Applied Soil Ecology

Applied Soil Ecology

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0929-1393eISSN1873-0272

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

1.456

H-Index

183

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.264

Total Works

6,744

Total Citations

257,938

2yr Mean Citedness

3.80

Free JIF alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the ecological roles of soil microbes and their interactions with agricultural practices, including the use of microbial inoculants, fertilization, and tillage, to improve soil health, nutrient cycling, and crop productivity.

AI-summarised from recent articles · verify on publisher page →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications6,744

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Visit Journal Website

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

0929-1393 / 1873-0272

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

❌

Peer review process documented?

N/A

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

❌

Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

❌

Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

❌

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

✅

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.

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