Soil Systems

Soil Systems - formerly Soils - is an international, scientific, peer-reviewed, open access journal on soil science, published quarterly online by MDPI. The Italian Society of Soil Science (SISS) is affiliated with Soil Systems and its members receive discounts on the article processing charges.
  • Open Access— free for readers, with article processing charges (APC) paid by authors or their institutions.
  • High Visibility: indexed within Scopus, ESCI (Web of Science), AGRIS, PubAg, GeoRefCAPlus / SciFinder, and other databases.
  • Journal Rank: JCR - Q2 (Soil Science) / CiteScore - Q1 (Earth-Surface Processes)
  • Rapid Publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision is provided to authors approximately 31.6 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 4.6 days (median values for papers published in this journal in the first half of 2025).
  • Recognition of Reviewers: reviewers who provide timely, thorough peer-review reports receive vouchers entitling them to a discount on the APC of their next publication in any MDPI journal, in appreciation of the work done.
Impact Factor: 3.5 (2024); 5-Year Impact Factor: 3.8 (2024)
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Topic in Agrochemicals, Environments, Water, Toxics, Soil Systems, Microplastics, Microorganisms, Sustainability
The Challenges and Future Trends in Anthropogenic and Natural Pollution Control Engineering Topic Editors: Chenyang Zhang, Fujing Pan, Xiaoyu Gao, Weiqi Fu, Anxu Sheng, Zhiqiang Kong, Lei He, Sining Zhong, Jie Chen
Deadline: 1 August 2025
Topic in Agronomy, Metabolites, Microorganisms, Plants, Soil Systems
Interactions between Plants and Soil Microbes in Natural Ecosystem Topic Editors: Chao Zhang, Jie Wang
Deadline: 31 October 2025
Topic in Agriculture, Agronomy, Nitrogen, Soil Systems, Sustainability
Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling in Agro-Ecosystems and Other Anthropogenically Maintained Ecosystems—2nd Edition Topic Editors: Jan Frouz, Adnan Mustafa, Jie Li
Deadline: 30 November 2025
Topic in Agriculture, Agronomy, Crops, Horticulturae, Sustainability, Grasses, Plants, Soil Systems
Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition for Sustainable Agriculture—2nd Edition Topic Editors: Othmane Merah, Purushothaman Chirakkuzhyil Abhilash, Hailin Zhang, Dionisios Gasparatos
Deadline: 31 December 2025
Special Issue in Soil Systems
Adsorption Processes in Soils and Sediments Guest Editor: Sudipta Rakshit
Deadline: 31 July 2025
Special Issue in Soil Systems
Soil Fertility Management, Mitigating GHG Emissions and Sustainable Agriculture: 2nd Edition Guest Editor: Yam Kanta Gaihre
Deadline: 31 July 2025
Special Issue in Soil Systems
Research on Trace and Hazardous Elements and Emerging Pollutants in Soils and Sediments Guest Editor: Manfred Sager
Deadline: 31 August 2025
Special Issue in Soil Systems
Use of Modern Statistical Methods in Soil Science Guest Editor: Jarosław Zawadzki
Deadline: 31 October 2025
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