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Manuscript Auditing →01Impact factor
Impact factor of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition (2026)
The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers Soil Science and Plant Nutrition published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, applied to the open citation data of OpenAlex. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so it also has an official Journal Impact Factor published by Clarivate, which can differ because it counts citations from Web of Science journals only.
Rank in its subject categories
- Plant Sciencesrank 128 of 285 journals
- Soil Sciencerank 34 of 54 journals
- Environmental Sciencesrank 276 of 398 journals
Ranks here compare journals of the same Web of Science category in our data by 2-year citedness; they are not the official JCR rank.
Quartile of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Soil Science and Plant Nutrition is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Citations and papers per year
02Review time
Review time of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition
Each paper took a different time. The green box holds the middle half of the papers and the dark line is the median; the whiskers reach the fastest 10% and the slowest 10%. Plan with the whole spread, not only the median.
Half of the research articles Soil Science and Plant Nutrition published between Oct 2024 and Oct 2026 were accepted within 135 days of submission, and the middle half took between 88 and 184 days. This time includes peer review and any revision rounds. Papers that were rejected are not counted, because only published papers carry these dates.
In Environmental Sciences, Soil Science and Plant Nutrition ranks 45 of 151 journals by review time (1 = fastest). See the fastest-review journals in Environmental Sciences →
03Fee waivers
APC waivers and discounts for Soil Science and Plant Nutrition
Soil Science and Plant Nutrition follows the waiver policy of its publisher, Taylor & Francis: 100% waiver for low-income and 50% for lower-middle income countries (World Bank list with a GDP limit), on request. Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver.
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Retractions and research integrity at Soil Science and Plant Nutrition
Most common reasons (a retraction can have several):
Soil Science and Plant Nutrition has 1 retracted paper in the Retraction Watch database, the latest in Jun 2019. A retraction count is not a verdict on a journal: large journals publish more and journals that investigate actively retract more. The trend and the reasons tell you more than the number.
Who funds research published in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition
Funders named most often
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04Indexing
Indexing of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition
- ISSN
- 0038-0768
- eISSN
- 1747-0765
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis Ltd. all its journals →
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- English
- Scopus source type
- Journal
- Web of Science categories
- Plant Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Soil Science
From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor and quartile on this page are calculated from OpenAlex open data (see how the impact factor works).
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05How to submit
How to submit to Soil Science and Plant Nutrition
- Read the guide for authors. It sets the article types, word limit, reference style and file format that Soil Science and Plant Nutrition accepts. Open the official guide for authors and submit from the same page.
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06What it publishes
What Soil Science and Plant Nutrition publishes: real papers
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07Published papers
Papers published in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition
Papers from the publication records ScholarsColab tracks, with their year and citations. Author names are not shown.
- Effect of different foliar zinc application at different growth stages on seed zinc concentration and its impact on seedling vigor in rice2013269 citations
- Genotypic variation in phosphorus efficiency between wheat cultivars grown under greenhouse and field conditions2006153 citations
- Biochar as an organic soil conditioner for mitigating salinity stress in tomato2021103 citations
08Reviewer comments
Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for Soil Science and Plant Nutrition
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09Similar journals
Journals similar to Soil Science and Plant Nutrition
Journals that publish the closest work to the papers above, from the indexing lists:
- PeerJSCIEScopusJCR 202427 similar papers
- Frontiers in Plant ScienceSCIEScopusJCR 202418 similar papers
- PLoS ONESCIEScopusJCR 202428 similar papers
- Plant Science TodayESCIScopusJCR 20244 similar papers
- Applied Ecology and Environmental ResearchSCIEScopusJCR 20246 similar papers
- Frontiers in PsychologySSCIScopusJCR 20245 similar papers
10Same subject
Plant Sciences journals with a similar impact factor*
The journals next to Soil Science and Plant Nutrition when the 269 journals of Plant Sciences in our data are ranked by impact factor*:
| Rank | Journal | Impact factor* | Indexing | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 124 | New Zealand Journal of Botany | 2.26 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 125 | Plant Gene | 2.23 | ESCI | Subscription |
| 126 | Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants | 2.22 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 127 | Plant Biotechnology Reports | 2.16 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 129 | European Journal of Phycology | 2.16 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 130 | Folia Geobotanica | 2.07 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 131 | Acta Amazonica | 2.06 | SCIE | Fully open access |
| 132 | Phyton | 2.05 | SCIE | Some open access |
*Impact factor calculated from OpenAlex open data (2-year citedness), not the official Clarivate value.
11Journal Finder
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No AI or language model is used. Your words are matched against the titles of 156,724 real published journal papers, by our mentors and by other researchers (shown without names); journals are ranked by how many closely matching papers they published. Indexing comes from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists, matched by journal name; the impact factor is calculated from OpenAlex open data, not the official Clarivate value, and no quartile is shown until the official JCR or SJR quartile can be; review time comes from the dates publishers deposit in Crossref (not every publisher deposits them). Always check a journal’s scope and current indexing before submitting.
12Questions
Frequently asked questions
How long is the review time of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition?
Based on 117 research articles Soil Science and Plant Nutrition published from Oct 2024 to Oct 2026, the median time from submission to acceptance was 135 days, and half of them were accepted between 88 and 184 days. After acceptance, papers appeared online after a median of 16 days. Source: received and accepted dates deposited by the publisher in Crossref, retrieved October 2026. Individual papers can take longer, especially with major revisions.
What is the impact factor of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition?
Based on OpenAlex citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition is 2.16: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 2.16 times on average in a year. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so Clarivate also publishes an official Journal Impact Factor, which can differ.
What is the h-index of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition?
The h-index of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition is 109 (OpenAlex, October 2026): 109 of its papers have each been cited at least 109 times. Its i10-index is 2,757.
What is the quartile of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition?
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Soil Science and Plant Nutrition is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Is Soil Science and Plant Nutrition indexed in Scopus?
Yes. Soil Science and Plant Nutrition appears in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Soil Science and Plant Nutrition an SCIE journal?
Yes. Soil Science and Plant Nutrition is listed in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Soil Science and Plant Nutrition in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?
Yes. Soil Science and Plant Nutrition is listed in JCR 2024, so it has a Journal Impact Factor. For the current impact factor and quartile, check Journal Citation Reports.
What topics does Soil Science and Plant Nutrition publish?
The papers published in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition that we track most often mention different, foliar, zinc, application, growth, stages. Check the journal’s aims and scope for its full coverage.
How many papers published in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition does ScholarsColab track?
We track 3 papers published in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition between 2006 and 2021, cited 525 times in total, with a median of 153 citations per paper.
Does Soil Science and Plant Nutrition offer an APC waiver?
Soil Science and Plant Nutrition follows the policy of Taylor & Francis: 100% waiver for low-income and 50% for lower-middle income countries (World Bank list with a GDP limit), on request. Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver. Rules verified 27 October 2026; confirm on the publisher's page.
Has Soil Science and Plant Nutrition retracted papers?
Yes. The Retraction Watch database lists 1 retracted paper in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 1 of them in the last 10 years; the most common reasons are concerns/issues about authorship/affiliation, lack of approval from company/institution. A retraction count alone is not a verdict on a journal; look at the trend and the reasons. Data updated October 2026.
Who funds research published in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition?
60% of 138 recent research articles in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition name a funder in Crossref; the funders named most often are JSPS KAKENHI, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, National Natural Science Foundation of China.
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