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Journal of Soils and Sediments

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany · Est. 2001

ISSN1614-7480

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?

174

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 170d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.901

H-Indexi

119

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.867

Total Worksi

4,769

Total Citationsi

123,035

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.35

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Journal of Soils and Sediments is dedicated to research on both contaminated and intact soils and sediments. Explores differences and similarities between contaminated, intact, and disturbed soils and sediments. Inter-linkages at the catchment scale and with the Earth’s system (inter-compartment) are important subject fields for this journal Offers interdisciplinary coverage beneficial to both researchers and practitioners. Does not charge for page or color illustration. High author satisfaction with 98% likely to publish again.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2001

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,769

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1614-7480

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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

Citations received

322

8.4k

2019

303

7.1k

2020

271

2021

300

4.4k

2022

291

2.8k

2023

245

1.3k

2024

238

520

2025

249

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.

Earth-Surface ProcessesQ1

StratigraphyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental SciencesSoil Science

Scopus Categories

Earth-Surface ProcessesStratigraphy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsHeavy metals in environmentSoil erosion and sediment transportSoil and Water Nutrient DynamicsSoil and Unsaturated FlowMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyClay minerals and soil interactionsToxic Organic Pollutants ImpactHydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesPeatlands and Wetlands Ecology

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Soils and Sediments

Is Journal of Soils and Sediments a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Soils and Sediments: 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 Soils and Sediments?

Journal of Soils and Sediments 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 2.35.

Is Journal of Soils and Sediments indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Soils and Sediments is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.