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Soil Science Society of America Journal

John Wiley & Sons Inc. · United States · Est. 1921

ISSN1435-0661

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.791

H-Index

313

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.902

Total Works

21,313

Total Citations

992,946

2yr Mean Citedness

2.37

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The Soil Science Society of America Journal publishes research on soil properties, processes, and management. Articles investigate soil physical, chemical, and biological characteristics, including microbial community dynamics, nutrient cycling, soil organic carbon, and water dynamics. The journal also covers the impacts of agricultural practices, land use, and environmental factors on soil health and productivity, as well as methods for soil characterization and modeling.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1921

Annual Volume~ 159 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications21,313

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley & Sons Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1435-0661

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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

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.

Soil ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Soil Science

Scopus Categories