Journal profile · SOIL SCIENCE
Egyptian Journal of Soil Science
ISSN 0302-6701 · eISSN 2357-0369 · National Information and Documentation Centre
Egyptian Journal of Soil Science: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 106 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Egyptian Journal of Soil Science is published by National Information and Documentation Centre 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 Agricultural Science and Fertilization, Soil and Land Suitability Analysis and Crop Yield and Soil Fertility, together about 37.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Soil Science and Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): SOIL SCIENCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Agricultural Science and FertilizationAgricultural and Biological Sciences15%
- Soil and Land Suitability AnalysisEnvironmental Science12.2%
- Crop Yield and Soil FertilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences10%
- Plant Growth Enhancement TechniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.4%
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
- Plant Micronutrient Interactions and EffectsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
- Irrigation Practices and Water ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
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 | Soil Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Soil Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 99OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.92OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 46.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.75%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 123LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 874 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 53 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 106 | 11 | 139 |
| 2024 | 104 | 47 | 362 |
| 2023 | 65 | 63 | 442 |
| 2022 | 33 | 31 | 253 |
| 2021 | 31 | 27 | 203 |
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.
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- National Information and Documentation Centre
- ISSN
- 0302-6701
- Electronic ISSN
- 2357-0369
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Egyptian Journal of Soil Science
What CAS zone is Egyptian Journal of Soil Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Egyptian Journal of Soil Science is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Soil Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Egyptian Journal of Soil Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Egyptian Journal of Soil Science is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Egyptian Journal of Soil Science open access, and what is the APC?
Egyptian Journal of Soil Science is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .