Journal profile · Chemistry, Analytical
Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis
ISSN 0010-3624 · eISSN 1532-2416 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1970
Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.71; JCR Q2 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 220 days to acceptance (105 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: 66%; 147 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics, together about 32.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
International in coverage, Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis presents recent advances in plant and soil science, emphasizing on methods of analysis and interpretation of elemental content of soils and plants and plant nutrition. The Journal emphasizes agronomic and plantation crops with topics ranging from nutrition and methodology to precision agriculture, sustainable use of land and water resources, and increasing yield. Additional topics that are also covered in Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis : adverse growing conditions dealing with salinity and drought tolerance and their effects on crop yields soil chemistry; mineralogy; fertility and testing of soils; soil-crop nutrition; plant analysis; interpretation and correlation of soil tests and plant analyses; liming and fertilization of soils; and techniques for correcting deficiencies. Scientists and crop consultants around the world benefit from the research published in Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis . The research can be utilized to further educational research programs and may also be applied to field operations, which are continuously changing and expanding based upon the peer reviewed research conducted and published in the journal. Peer Review Policy: All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Analytical
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsAgricultural and Biological Sciences15.6%
- Plant Micronutrient Interactions and EffectsAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.4%
- Soil and Water Nutrient DynamicsEnvironmental Science8.2%
- Clay minerals and soil interactionsMaterials Science7.2%
- Heavy metals in environmentEnvironmental Science5.9%
- Agricultural Science and FertilizationAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Soil and Unsaturated FlowEngineering4.7%
- Phosphorus and nutrient managementEnvironmental Science4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Agronomy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Analytical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Soil Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Agronomy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Analytical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Soil Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Agronomy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Analytical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Soil Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: AGRICOLA, Analytical Abstracts, Elsevier BIOBASE/Current Awareness in Biological Sciences, Fluid Abstracts/FLUIDEX, INIST-Pascal/CNRS, National Agriculture Library-AGRICOLA, Pub-SCIENCE, Research Alrt
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.71LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.39Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.52Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 135OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,665OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.91OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.05%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 148LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 228,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 10,368 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 90 | 11 | 10 |
| 2025 | 147 | 13 | 331 |
| 2024 | 228 | 24 | 1,010 |
| 2023 | 196 | 10 | 969 |
| 2022 | 291 | 20 | 2,170 |
| 2021 | 226 | 16 | 2,265 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
220 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 142 days – 297 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (105 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 228 days
- Sample
- 105 articles with submission and acceptance dates (299 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 8.5 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 66%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 13%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 124 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal (Taylor & Francis Open Select); open access optional, no APC if not publishing open access. Model summary
Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increa…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy: initial editor appraisal, then single anonymized peer review by independent anonymous expert referees; online submission via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1970
- ISSN
- 0010-3624
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-2416
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 57, Issue 19 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis
What CAS zone is Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Agronomy / Chemistry, Analytical / Plant Sciences / Soil Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.71; CiteScore 3.5, h-index 135.
How long does peer review take at Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis?
Based on the dates recorded on 105 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 220 days (interquartile range 142–297 days); authors report an average review time of about 8.5 months; the community-reported acceptance is “66%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 13%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What JCR quartile is Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences.
Which databases index Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis open access, and what is the APC?
Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .