Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Soil Science
Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science
ISSN 0019-638X · eISSN 0974-0228 · Indian Society of Soil Science
Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science: fully open access; 49 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science is published by Indian Society of Soil Science. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Agricultural Science and Fertilization, Soil Management and Crop Yield and Plant Growth and Agriculture Techniques, together about 44.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Soil Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Soil Science
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Agricultural Science and FertilizationAgricultural and Biological Sciences22.4%
- Soil Management and Crop YieldAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.5%
- Plant Growth and Agriculture TechniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.3%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.1%
- Plant Micronutrient Interactions and EffectsAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.2%
- Heavy metals in environmentEnvironmental Science4.3%
- Soil Science and Environmental ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
- Soil and Unsaturated FlowEngineering3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agronomy and Crop Science | Q4 | 337/422 | 20th |
| Soil Science | Q4 | 141/167 | 15th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 574OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.42OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,187 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 26 | 252 |
| 2025 | 49 | 49 | 673 |
| 2024 | 51 | 51 | 1,052 |
| 2023 | 52 | 52 | 1,209 |
| 2022 | 53 | 53 | 897 |
| 2021 | 55 | 55 | 1,129 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted2
- researchResearchLength not stated
- reviewReviewLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability
- Data availability
Copyright statement mentioning text and data mining, AI training rights reserved Model summary
Copyright © 2026 Indian Journals., its licensors, and contributors. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies.
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
- Indian Society of Soil Science
- ISSN
- 0019-638X
- Electronic ISSN
- 0974-0228
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science
Which databases index Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .