Journal profile · Water resources, Soil Science, Agriculture-WATER RESOURCES
Soil and Water Research
ISSN 1801-5395 · eISSN 1805-9384 · Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CZECH REPUBLIC · Quarterly · Founded 2006
Soil and Water Research: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.04; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 24 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Soil and Water Research is published by Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences 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 erosion and sediment transport, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics and Soil and Unsaturated Flow, together about 35.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
original papers, short communications and critical reviews from all fields of science and engineering related to soil and water and their interactions in natural and man-modified landscapes, with a particular focus on agricultural land use. The fields encompassed include, but are not limited to, the basic and applied soil science, soil hydrology, soil erosion research and control, drought and flood control, soil contamination, land use, wetland restoration and protection, surface and ground water protection in terms of their quantity and quality, good agricultural practices, land consolidation and other measures for improving and protecting soils and all other elements of the environment in small agricultural and forested catchments. Socio-economic issues are not excluded. The journal is open to authors from all parts of the world irrespective of their professional background and affiliation. Papers are published in English.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Water resources, Soil Science, Agriculture-WATER RESOURCES
Editor-in-chief Josef KozPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Czechia 19, United States 2, Italy 1, Netherlands 1, Belgium 1 (27 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Soil erosion and sediment transportAgricultural and Biological Sciences14.3%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.7%
- Soil and Unsaturated FlowEngineering9.4%
- Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesEnvironmental Science8.5%
- Heavy metals in environmentEnvironmental Science5.3%
- Soil Geostatistics and MappingEnvironmental Science4.4%
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsEnvironmental Science3.9%
- Aeolian processes and effectsEarth and Planetary Sciences3.9%
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 |
| Minor | Water Resources | 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 4 |
| Minor | Water Resources | 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 | Soil Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 2.04LetPub ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 262OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.98OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 582 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 9 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | 45 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 131 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 152 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | 173 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | 315 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 565 | No | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 565 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 565 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- AI use
AI use must be disclosed; AI limited to language editing, not generating/manipulating data, results, interpretations, or images. Model summary
any use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the manuscript preparation is clearly disclosed, except for tools used solely for literature search or reference management that do not generate or modify manuscript content. AI is used only for language editing and improving readability, but not for generating or manipulating research data, results, interpretations, or images
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
Authorship requirements: active involvement, acquaintance with manuscript, agreement to publication. Model summary
all authors were actively involved in obtaining the results; all authors are acquainted with the manuscript; all authors agree to the publication of the submitted manuscript in the above-stated journal after amendments arising from the peer review
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Conflict of interest must be declared in the manuscript. Model summary
any conflict of interest is declared in the manuscript
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
All sources of financial support must be declared in the manuscript. Model summary
all sources of financial support are declared in the manuscript
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Experiments must comply with laws and ethics committee/animal care authority consent where applicable. Model summary
performed experiments comply with the current laws and the written consent of the Research Ethics Committee / National Animal Care Authority (as is mentioned in the manuscript submitted) (where applicable)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licence terms
Manuscripts published under CC BY 4.0 licence with copyright retained by authors. Model summary
© Authors. Articles submitted by 2025 are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC-BY-NC 4.0) license. Articles submitted since 2026 are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY 4.0) license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Immediate open access to all content. Model summary
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
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
- Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
- Country or region
- CZECH REPUBLIC
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2006
- ISSN
- 1801-5395
- Electronic ISSN
- 1805-9384
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 21 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Soil and Water Research
What CAS zone is Soil and Water Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Soil and Water Research is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Soil Science / Water Resources. 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.
What is the impact factor of Soil and Water Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.04; CiteScore 3.5, h-index 42.
How long does peer review take at Soil and Water Research?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Soil and Water Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Required. 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 Soil and Water Research based?
Of the 27 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Czechia (19), United States (2) and Italy (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Soil and Water Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Soil and Water Research is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Soil and Water Research open access, and what is the APC?
Soil and Water Research is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .