Journal profile · SOIL SCIENCE
Soil Science Annual
ISSN 2300-4967 · eISSN 2300-4975 · Sciendo · Poland
Soil Science Annual: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.3 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 29 weeks (community reports); 45 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Soil Science Annual is published by Sciendo 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 Integrated Water Resources Management, Botany and Plant Ecology Studies and Waste Management and Environmental Impact, together about 48.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Soil Science Annual journal is a continuation of the “Roczniki Gleboznawcze” – the journal of the Soil Science Society of Poland first published in 1950. Soil Science Annual is a quarterly publishing original papers, review papers and short communications devoted to a broad spectrum of issues relating to the soil environment. The journal is published in the open access system. Papers within any one of the following topics are welcome in Soil Science Annual: soil genesis; soil classification; soil geography and cartography; soil spatial analyses; regional soil science; forest soils science; soil physics; soil chemistry; soil mineralogy; soil micromorphology; soil biology; soil ecology; paleopedology; agricultural chemistry; agricultural technology; soil tillage; water soil management; soil melioration; soil erosion; environmental protection of agriculture and forestry; soil pollution; soil education; history and present state of soil science; and others. Soil Science Annual is covered by the following services: • AGRICOLA (National Agricultural Library) • AGRO • Arianta • Baidu Scholar • CABI (over 50 subsections) • Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) - CAplus • Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) - SciFinder • CNKI Scholar (China National Knowledge Infrastructure) • CNPIEC - cnpLINKer • Dimensions • DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals) • EBSCO (relevant databases) • EBSCO Discovery Service • Engineering Village • GeoArchive • GeoRef • Google Scholar • Index Copernicus • Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) • J-Gate • JournalGuide • JournalTOCs • KESLI-NDSL (Korean National Discovery for Science Leaders) • MyScienceWork • Naver Academic • Naviga (Softweco) • POL-index • Primo Central (ExLibris) • ProQuest (relevant databases) • Publons • QOAM (Quality Open Access Market) • ReadCube • SCImago (SJR) • SCOPUS • Semantic Scholar • Sherpa/RoMEO • Summon (ProQuest) • TDNet • Ulrich's Periodicals Directory/ulrichsweb • WanFang Data • Web of Science - Emerging Sources Citation Index • WorldCat (OCLC) Guide for authors Editorial Board History of the journal Subscription Contact us Publisher Reviewers Publication ethics Editorial policy
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOIL SCIENCE
Editor-in-chief Józef ChojnickiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 2, India 1, Ukraine 1, Morocco 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Integrated Water Resources ManagementEnvironmental Science18.2%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences17.4%
- Waste Management and Environmental ImpactEngineering13.2%
- Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.6%
- Geology and Environmental Impact StudiesSocial Sciences10.2%
- Agricultural economics and policiesSocial Sciences6.1%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.5%
- Peatlands and Wetlands EcologyEnvironmental Science2%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Soil Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCASGeoRefPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, J-Gate, AGRICOLA, Naver, OCLC, Semantic Scholar
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 0.29Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 0.47Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 118OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.67OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,418 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 1 |
| 2025 | 45 | 45 | 43 |
| 2024 | 38 | 38 | 121 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | 146 |
| 2022 | 38 | 38 | 173 |
| 2021 | 39 | 39 | 524 |
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 29 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 28 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 600 | Yes | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 600 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 600 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 70 | — | — |
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 accepted1
- original and review articlesThe Soil Science Annual publishes original and review articles written in English.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- Publication ethics
Publication ethics and publication malpractice statement Model summary
The mechanisms have been introduced in Soil Science Annual to combat the “ghostwriting” and “guest authorship” phenomena.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY NC ND 4.0) license Model summary
The articles in Soil Science Annual journal are open access articles distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY NC ND 4.0) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access Model summary
Soil Science Annual is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution.
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
- Sciendo
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English, Polish
- ISSN
- 2300-4967
- Electronic ISSN
- 2300-4975
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 77 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Soil Science Annual
What CAS zone is Soil Science Annual in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Soil Science Annual 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 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Soil Science Annual?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.3; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 27.
How long does peer review take at Soil Science Annual?
Authors report an average review time of about 29 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Soil Science Annual based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (2), India (1) and Ukraine (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Soil Science Annual?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Soil Science Annual is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, CAS and GeoRef; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Soil Science Annual open access, and what is the APC?
Soil Science Annual 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .