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European Journal of Soil Biology

Elsevier Masson s.r.l. · France · Est. 1993

ISSN1164-5563eISSN1778-3615

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.033

H-Indexi

109

SNIPi

0.882

Total Worksi

1,897

Total Citationsi

70,764

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.91

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ecology; Soil Science; Insect Science; Microbiology.

General Information

Country / RegionFrance

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1993

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,897

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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?

Elsevier Masson s.r.l.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1164-5563 / 1778-3615

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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

2019

2.1k

2020

1.6k

2021

814

2022

862

2023

828

2024

169

2025

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.

Insect ScienceQ1

Soil ScienceQ1

MicrobiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EcologySoil Science

Scopus Categories

Soil ScienceInsect ScienceMicrobiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsInvertebrate Taxonomy and EcologyMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyLegume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesPeatlands and Wetlands EcologyNematode management and characterization studiesSoil and Water Nutrient DynamicsDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies

Frequently asked questions about European Journal of Soil Biology

Is European Journal of Soil Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for European Journal of Soil Biology: 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 European Journal of Soil Biology?

European Journal of Soil Biology 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 3.91.

Is European Journal of Soil Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

European Journal of Soil Biology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of European Journal of Soil Biology?