Journal profile · Soil Science
Soil Use and Management
ISSN 0266-0032 · eISSN 1475-2743 · Wiley-Blackwell · ENGLAND · Quarterly
Soil Use and Management: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.53; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,120; median 144 days to acceptance (102 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 165 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Soil Use and Management is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics and Soil erosion and sediment transport, together about 47.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Soil Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Soil Use and Management publishes research papers, reviews, short communications and informed comment on the wide range of applications of soil science and provides an international forum for those applying scientific principles to understand and solve important soil problems, as well as inform and develop policy, in relation to plant production and environmental issues, such as ecosystem services.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Soil Science
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 33%); most named Mainland China 1, United Kingdom 1, Canada 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsAgricultural and Biological Sciences25.4%
- Soil and Water Nutrient DynamicsEnvironmental Science13.2%
- Soil erosion and sediment transportAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.1%
- Soil and Unsaturated FlowEngineering7.2%
- Soil Geostatistics and MappingEnvironmental Science5.5%
- Soil Management and Crop YieldAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Phosphorus and nutrient managementEnvironmental Science4%
- Peatlands and Wetlands EcologyEnvironmental Science3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Soil Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Soil Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Soil Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, AGRICOLA
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
- 3.53LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 8.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.05LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 69LetPub ·
- h-index
- 123OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,888OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.53OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 32.03%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 153LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 156Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 357,022Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,334 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 148 | 67 | 62 |
| 2025 | 165 | 103 | 568 |
| 2024 | 162 | 101 | 1,048 |
| 2023 | 141 | 86 | 1,689 |
| 2022 | 98 | 36 | 2,015 |
| 2021 | 93 | 33 | 3,199 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
144 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 79 days – 213 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (102 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 158 days
- Sample
- 102 articles with submission and acceptance dates (350 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 12–24 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 13%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 131 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,120 / EUR 3,430 / GBP 2,730 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 200–400 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted6, with length limits
- commentaryject area to ensure scientific quality. Commentary (up to 2,000 words) Commentaries are concise, evidence-based opinion articlesmain text ≤ 2,000 words · references ≤ 12
- letters to the editorLetters related to recently published articles that provide an informed and considered response (800 words).main text ≤ 800 words
- perspectiveject area to ensure scientific quality. Perspectives (recommended length up to 6,000 words) Perspectives are intended to serve as a platform where autmain text ≤ 6,000 words
- perspectivesPerspectives (recommended length up to 6,000 words)Length not stated
- research articleE CONTACT DETAILS 1. ARTICLE CATEGORIES Research Article (up to 8,000 words) New research findings or conceptual analyses that make a smain text ≤ 8,000 words
- review articleject area to ensure scientific quality. Review Article (up to 10,000 words) Our Alan Wild reviews are in honour of the founding and fimain text ≤ 10,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Disclosing the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
If you or your co-authors have used Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) tools such as ChatGPT and others based on large language models (LLMs) to develop any portion of a manuscript, their use must be described transparently and in detail in the Methods section. Find more details in Wiley's AI policy in full in the Best Practices Guidelines on Research Integrity and Publishing Ethics.…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
The list of authors should accurately illustrate who contributed to the work and how. All those listed as authors should qualify for authorship according to the following criteria: Have made substantial contributions to contributions to conception and design, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data; and Been involved in drafting the manuscript or revising it critically for i…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest Statement
Authors will be asked to provide a conflict-of-interest statement during the submission process. For details on what to include in this section, see the ‘Conflict of Interest’ section in the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section below. Submitting authors should ensure they liaise with all co-authors to confirm agreement with the final statement.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility statement
Please review Wiley's policy here. The journal encourages authors to share the data and other materials that support the results in the manuscript by archiving it in an appropriate public repository. Authors of accepted manuscripts are required to publish a Data Availability Statement to confirm the presence or absence of shared data. If you have shared data, this statement must describe how the d…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics 4. EDITORIAL POLICIES AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Integrity and Ethics The Editors of Soil Use and Management adhere to the Singapore Statement of The World Conferences on Research Integrity (https://wcrif.org/statement) in the handling of manuscripts as part of the peer review process and expects that authors of manuscripts submitting their work for publication to conform to the same principles and responsibilities. This journal is a member of t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review and Acceptance
Double anonymous peer review Model summary
The acceptance criteria for all manuscripts are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to journal readership. The journal follows a double anonymous review process. Manuscripts will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief determines that the manuscript meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements. Wiley's policy on the confidentiality of the review proce…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint policy
Preprints considered Model summary
Soil Use and Management will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. Authors may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. Authors are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0266-0032
- Electronic ISSN
- 1475-2743
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Soil Use and Management
What CAS zone is Soil Use and Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Soil Use and Management is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Soil Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Soil Use and Management?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.53; CiteScore 8.1, h-index 123.
How long does peer review take at Soil Use and Management?
Based on the dates recorded on 102 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 144 days (interquartile range 79–213 days); authors report an average review time of 12–24 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 13% (2025). 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 Use and Management?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–400 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Graphical abstract: Optional. 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 Use and Management based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 33%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (1), United Kingdom (1) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Soil Use and Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Soil Use and Management is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Soil Use and Management open access, and what is the APC?
Soil Use and Management is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,120.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .