Journal profile · Earth and Planetary Sciences-Earth-Surface Processes
Polish Journal of Soil Science
ISSN 0079-2985 · eISSN 2449-8254 · Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej
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Polish Journal of Soil Science: fully open access; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Polish Journal of Soil Science is published by Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Soil Management and Crop Yield and Agricultural Science and Fertilization, together about 38% of its articles. Its main subfields are Soil Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal was founded in 1968 as a semi-annual magazine published in English by the 5th Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Forestry and Veterinary of Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw. Editorial address was from the very beginning in the Department of Soil Science of the Maria Curie -Sklodowska University in Lublin. The magazine was assumed complementary with "Annals of Soil Science". (“Roczniki Gleboznawcze”), published in Polish, quarterly, by the Main Board of the Polish Society of Soil Science. The recipient of the journal were foreign soil science centers and academic libraries in several countries around the world, including units cooperating with Polish Academy of Sciences.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Earth and Planetary Sciences-Earth-Surface Processes
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsAgricultural and Biological Sciences16.8%
- Soil Management and Crop YieldAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
- Agricultural Science and FertilizationAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.2%
- Heavy metals in environmentEnvironmental Science8.5%
- Soil and Environmental StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.7%
- Soil and Unsaturated FlowEngineering7.4%
- Plant Growth and Agriculture TechniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Environmental and Analytical Chemistry StudiesEnvironmental Science4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earth-Surface Processes | Q3 | 100/183 | — |
| Ecology | Q3 | 290/481 | — |
| Soil Science | Q3 | 104/164 | — |
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
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 55OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 747 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 137 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 165 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 162 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 142 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 178 |
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.
Before you submit
Three checks before submitting to Polish Journal of Soil Science
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Soil Management and Crop Yield.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatPrepare text, figures and references as the author guidelines ask.
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
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Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej
- ISSN
- 0079-2985
- Electronic ISSN
- 2449-8254
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Polish Journal of Soil Science
Which databases index Polish Journal of Soil Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Polish Journal of Soil Science is indexed in Scopus.
Is Polish Journal of Soil Science open access, and what is the APC?
Polish Journal 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: .