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Soil Systems publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic and all Special Issue submissions follow MDPI's standard editorial process. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated Editorial Board Member will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies and Guest Editor responsibilities can be found here. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Adsorption Processes in Soils and Sediments
edited by Sudipta Rakshit
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9930 | Submission Open
Keywords: adsorption processes; soils; sediments
Soil Fertility Management, Mitigating GHG Emissions and Sustainable Agriculture: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 22636 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil fertility; fertilizer management; balanced fertilization; nitrogen-use efficiency; mitigating GHG emissions; improving crop productivity; environmental pollution
Research on Trace and Hazardous Elements and Emerging Pollutants in Soils and Sediments
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 18311 | Submission Open
Keywords: trace and hazardous elements; emerging pollutants; soils; sediments
Challenges and Future Trends of Soil Ecotoxicology submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2393 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioindicators; soil biodiversity; emerging pollutants; contaminant mixtures; risk assessment; alternative test species; climate change; soil properties
Soils with Variable Charge: Processes, Functions, and Management in a Changing World
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open
Keywords: variable-charge soils; pH-dependent charge; soil surface charge; soil mineralogy; nutrient availability; contaminant bioavailability; soil biogeochemistry; risk-based soil management; soil systems
Long-Term Stability of Lead and Trace Metals in Organically Amended Urban Soils
edited by Ekaterina A. Bazilevskaya and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open
Keywords: trace metal pollutants; metal immobilization; trace metals speciation and bioaccessibility; urban soils; organic amendments; long-term stability; aging effects; amendment re-application; regulatory thresholds; X-ray fluorescence; soil remediation
Soil Carbon and Nutrient Losses Induced by Water Erosion: Concentrations, Fluxes, and Stoichiometric Relationships
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 290 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil erosion; soil conservation; carbon loss; nutrient loss; stoichiometry; biogeochemical cycling; non-point source pollution; land use change; climate warming
Use of Modern Statistical Methods in Soil Science
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11265 | Submission Open
Keywords: soils; statistical methods; soil measurements; soil properties; soil data integration; soil complexity; soil variability
Land Use and Management on Soil Properties and Processes: 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12585 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil management; water and soil engineering; water and soil conservation; soil degradation; soil erosion; sustainable agriculture (cover crops; rotation crops; and tillage); integrated production systems; land use and land cover (LULC)
Effects of Earthworms on Soil Systems
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 664 | Submission Open
Keywords: endemic earthworms; exotic earthworms; soil properties; soil ecology; carbon sequestration; ecosystem services; habitability
Soil Erosion, Mass Movements and Pedoclimatic Disequilibrium in Aggradational Landforms
edited by Antônio José Teixeira Guerra and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2111 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil erosion; mass movements; sheet erosion; rill erosion; gully erosion; alluvium; colluvium; land reclamation; climate change; modeling
Integrated Soil Management: Food Supply, Environmental Impacts, and Socioeconomic Functions: 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 16 articles | Viewed by 29925 | Submission Open
Keywords: agrofood chains; soil modelling; sustainability; agricultural planning; rural development; economic growth; broader approaches; carbon sink; efficiency; productivity; greenhouse gas emissions; climate-smart agriculture
Microbial Community Structure and Function in Soils
edited by and Sara Del Duca
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 18619 | Submission Open
Keywords: edaphic communities; soil microorganisms; bacteria; fungi; archaea; protists; ecosystem services; ecosystem functions; nutrient cycling; soil health
Soil Fertility Evaluation and Precision Fertilization
edited by , Flávio Henrique Silveira Rabêlo and
submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3659 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable agriculture; nutrient use efficiency; circular economy; plant nutrition; fertilizer technologies; smart fertilization; nutrient management
Advances in the Prediction and Remediation of Soil Salinization: 2nd Edition
edited by and Mansour Edraki
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 19027 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change and land salinity; land salinity across scales; prediction of salinization using numerical models; new technologies to assess land salinity; salinity and mining; remediation of salt affected land
Soil Organic Matter: Recent Advancements in Exploring Its Dynamics, Stabilization and Prediction
edited by Érika Flávia Machado Pinheiro and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7683 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil organic matter; soil carbon predictions; soil carbon monitoring protocols; soil C and N dynamics; productivity pasture; integration crop livestock; integration crop livestock forest; no-till; soil C persistence in soils; soil carbon stock in forest and agroecosystems
Peatlands: Properties, Values and Recent Advances
edited by Samantha Grover, , Sabine Jordan and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 543 | Submission Open
Keywords: physical; chemical and biological peat soil properties; production and non-production values; knowledge gaps; technological advances
Soil Management and Interdisciplinary Approaches to Global Challenges
edited by , Aleksandra Perčin and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open
Keywords: agriculture; biodiversity; climate change; environment; fertility; IoT; microbiology; plant physiology; remediation; soil
Biogeochemical Processes of Nutrients in Soil and Sediments: C, N, and P Cycling
edited by Angélica Vázquez-Ortega
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4842 | Submission Open
Keywords: nutrient cycling; carbon; phosphorus; nitrogen; soil microbiome; gene expression; mineral association; agricultural soil systems; natural soil systems
Soil Microbial Ecology and Ecosystem Sustainability in a Changing Environment
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3641 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbial biogeography; nutrient cycling; micro-food web; soil fertility; rhizosphere microbiome; bioremediation; soil viral ecology; climate change and soil health
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