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Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Wiley-VCH Verlag · Germany · Est. 1922

ISSN1522-2624

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.84

H-Indexi

124

SNIPi

0.809

Total Worksi

9,132

Total Citationsi

116,663

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.77

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Agronomy; Plant Sciences; Soil Science; Plant Science.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1922

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications9,132

Publisher OrgWiley

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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

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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-VCH Verlag

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1522-2624

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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?

N/A

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

123

1.8k

2019

106

1.2k

2020

1.1k

2021

110

1.2k

2022

103

731

2023

415

2024

119

210

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.

Plant ScienceQ1

Soil ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

AgronomyPlant SciencesSoil Science

Scopus Categories

Soil SciencePlant Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesSoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsLegume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisLichen and fungal ecologyBotany and Plant Ecology StudiesMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsHorticultural and Viticultural ResearchSoil and Water Nutrient DynamicsPlant nutrient uptake and metabolismBotanical Research and Chemistry

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Is Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science: 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 Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science?

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 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 1.77.

Is Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science?