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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

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total50

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

0.793

H-Index

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.837

Total Works

299

Total Citations

2,892

2yr Mean Citedness

3.60

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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.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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

APC Cost$295Below median

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~13 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

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

10/12 · 83%

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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?

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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

$295

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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 ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Soil Science

Scopus Categories