Journal History
| 2017 | The inaugural issue was released. Soil Systems was published as a quarterly journal. |
| 2018 | Soil Systems was indexed in Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), staring with Volume 2 (Issue 1). |
| 2019 | Soil Systems announced the first edition of the Travel Awards. Soil Systems became an affiliated journal of the Italian Society of Soil Science (SISS). |
| 2020 | Soil Systems was indexed in Scopus (Elsevier), staring with Volume 1 (Issue 1). |
| 2021 | Soil Systems received its first CiteScore (2020) of 2.7, ranked 55/145 in “Earth-Surface Processes” and 53/135 in “Soil Science”. Soil Systems announced the first edition of Outstanding Reviewer Award. |
| 2022 | Soil Systems received its CiteScore (2021) of 4.9, ranked 36/155 in “Earth-Surface Processes” and 32/145 in “Soil Science”. Soil Systems announced the 2023 Travel Award. |
| 2023 | Soil Systems received its first Impact Factor (3.5). Soil Systems received its CiteScore (2022) of 5.8, ranked 29/164 in “Earth-Surface Processes” and 35/147 in “Soil Science”. |
| 2024 |
Soil Systems received its 2023 Impact Factor (2.9), ranked 20/49 in " Soil Science ". |
| 2025 |
Soil Systems received its 2024 Impact Factor (3.5), ranked 17/48 in " Soil Science ". |
Editor-in-Chief
| 2017–2020 | Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Scott Fendorf |
| 2021–present | Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Heike Knicker |
