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Frontiers in Soil Science

Frontiers Media SA · Switzerland · Est. 2021

ISSN2673-8619eISSN2673-8619

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.212

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.837

Total Worksi

299

Total Citationsi

2,892

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.60

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Frontiers in Soil Science is a multidisciplinary open-access journal that publishes rigorously peer-reviewed research on all aspects of soil science. The journal covers a broad range of topics, including soil physics, chemistry, biology, ecology, and management. We aim to provide a platform for researchers to share their findings and contribute to the advancement of soil science knowledge.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2021

Annual Volume~ 54 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications299

Publisher OrgFrontiers Media

OA Since2020

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Frontiers Media SA

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2673-8619 / 2673-8619

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

319

2021

1.6k

2022

784

2023

516

2024

400

2025

121

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.

Soil ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Soil Science

Scopus Categories

Soil Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsSoil Geostatistics and MappingSoil and Water Nutrient DynamicsHeavy metals in environmentMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsSoil and Unsaturated FlowSoil erosion and sediment transportLegume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisPlant nutrient uptake and metabolism

Frequently asked questions about Frontiers in Soil Science

Is Frontiers in Soil Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Frontiers in Soil Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Frontiers in Soil Science?

Frontiers in 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 3.60.

Is Frontiers in Soil Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Frontiers in Soil Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.