Journal profile
Pochvoznanie agrokhimiia i ekologiia
ISSN 0861-9425 · eISSN 2534-9864 · Agricultural Academy · Bulgaria
Pochvoznanie agrokhimiia i ekologiia: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 23 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Pochvoznanie agrokhimiia i ekologiia is published by Agricultural Academy. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Agricultural Science and Fertilization, Plant Growth and Agriculture Techniques and Soil Management and Crop Yield, together about 36.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Soil Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal publishes in Bulgarian and English original articles, reviews, short messages, reports from scientific conferences in all aspects of the field of: genesis, geography and classification of soils, GIS, soil physics, soil chemistry, tillage and crop rotations, agrochemistry and fertilization, soil microbiology, soil erosion, environmental monitoring, soil ecology, conservation and soil regeneration, soil management, regulations and laws, agrotechnology and protected growth Soil functions that support human life and the functioning of the planetary ecosystem. Processes supporting the development of plant growth, regulation of water and nutrient cycles, and their ability to filter pollutants. Relationship between soil and climate change, provision of clean water and food, biological diversity, agriculture, agrochemistry, ecology as well as from other scientific fields related to the theme of the journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief DSc. Irena AtanassovaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 2, Poland 2, United Kingdom 1, Germany 1, Italy 1 (10 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Agricultural Science and FertilizationAgricultural and Biological Sciences16.3%
- Plant Growth and Agriculture TechniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.4%
- Soil Management and Crop YieldAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.1%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsAgricultural and Biological Sciences8%
- Soil and Environmental StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.9%
- Soil Science and Environmental ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Heavy metals in environmentEnvironmental Science4.8%
- Soil and Land Suitability AnalysisEnvironmental Science4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, AGRICOLA, Crossref
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
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.23OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 628 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 8 |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | 5 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 15 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 4 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | 2 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright License terms
All articles are available under the conditions of Creative Commons CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access policy
The Journal is with open access, that means its content is available without charge for the user or his institution. The users can read, download, copy, disseminate, print, search or make a link to full texts of articles, or use them for another legal goals, without asking for additional approval by publisher or author.
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
- Agricultural Academy
- Country or region
- Bulgaria
- Language
- Bulgarian, English
- ISSN
- 0861-9425
- Electronic ISSN
- 2534-9864
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 60, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Pochvoznanie agrokhimiia i ekologiia
How long does peer review take at Pochvoznanie agrokhimiia i ekologiia?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks. 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 are the manuscript requirements of Pochvoznanie agrokhimiia i ekologiia?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Reference style: APA. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Pochvoznanie agrokhimiia i ekologiia based?
Of the 10 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (2), Poland (2) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Pochvoznanie agrokhimiia i ekologiia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Pochvoznanie agrokhimiia i ekologiia is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Pochvoznanie agrokhimiia i ekologiia open access, and what is the APC?
Pochvoznanie agrokhimiia i ekologiia is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .