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Pedosphere

Soil Science Society of China · China

ISSN1002-0160eISSN2210-5107

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.473

H-Indexi

107

SNIPi

1.419

Total Worksi

2,176

Total Citationsi

66,436

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.50

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Pedosphere publishes original research findings in soil science studies, including environmental science, ecology, agriculture, bioscience, geoscience, and forestry. The journal also explores topics such as agronomy research, agroecosystem, soil carbon, and total organic carbon.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencySix Times ( Feb., Apr., Jun., Aug., Oct., Dec., ) Yearly In One Volume

StatusActive

Total Publications2,176

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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?

Soil Science Society of China

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1002-0160 / 2210-5107

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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

2.6k

2019

2.8k

2020

120

3.4k

2021

110

2.7k

2022

131

1.3k

2023

107

828

2024

151

310

2025

121

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.

Soil ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Soil Science

Scopus Categories

Soil Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsHeavy metals in environmentSoil and Unsaturated FlowSoil and Water Nutrient DynamicsClay minerals and soil interactions

Frequently asked questions about Pedosphere

Is Pedosphere a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Pedosphere: 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 Pedosphere?

Pedosphere 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 2.50.

Is Pedosphere indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Pedosphere is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.