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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

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

230

days submission → published

measured · last 16 articles · accept 205d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.84

H-Indexi

124

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

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—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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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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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?

N/A

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

122

1.7k

2019

106

1.2k

2020

1.1k

2021

110

1.1k

2022

102

686

2023

377

2024

117

172

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. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. 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?