| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) | 16 / 253 | 93rd | Q1 |
| Ecology | 45 / 491 | 90th | Q1 |
| Soil Science | 21 / 167 | 87th | Q1 |
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Applied Soil Ecology
Applied Soil Ecology is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 8.9), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Elsevier B.V..
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ISSN 0929-1393Verify ISSN ↗1873-0272Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Cost to publish: About US$4,320 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (APC covered)
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Is Applied Soil Ecology indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1994–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 8.9.
What quartile is Applied Soil Ecology in Scopus?
Applied Soil Ecology is Q1 in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) (rank 16 of 253), Q1 in Ecology (rank 45 of 491) and Q1 in Soil Science (rank 21 of 167), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Applied Soil Ecology?
Applied Soil Ecology is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 8.9, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 93rd percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.494, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 167.
How much does it cost to publish in Applied Soil Ecology?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$4,320 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Applied Soil Ecology and what is its ISSN?
Applied Soil Ecology is published by Elsevier B.V. Its print ISSN is 0929-1393 and its online ISSN is 1873-0272.
Is Applied Soil Ecology covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Applied Soil Ecology in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Applied Soil Ecology open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Applied Soil Ecology? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Applied Soil Ecology has an h-index of 185 and a 2-year mean of 4.8 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 8.9, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #17 of 243 Scopus journals in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous).
Applied Soil Ecology published 806 papers in 2025. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Applied Soil Ecology? — latest 87 articles, 2026
In its latest 87 research articles (2026), authors are most often from China (61.9%), Germany (4%) and Canada (3.8%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Applied Soil Ecology? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration61.9% of recent authorship from China
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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