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Status
Active
Coverage
1996–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
13.1
SJR · SCImago
1.473
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
102
Best quartile
Q1 · 94th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soil Science | 9 / 167 | 94th | Q1 |
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Pedosphere
Pedosphere is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 13.1), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Soil Science Society of China.
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ISSN 1002-0160Verify ISSN ↗2210-5107Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Soil Science Society of China
Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIEONOS
13.1
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$3,000 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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ONOS · SubscriptionOne Nation One Subscription — full-text access
This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
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Quick answers
Is Pedosphere indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1996–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 13.1.
What quartile is Pedosphere in Scopus?
Pedosphere is Q1 in Soil Science (rank 9 of 167), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Pedosphere?
Pedosphere 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 13.1, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 94th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.473, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 102.
How much does it cost to publish in Pedosphere?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,000 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Pedosphere and what is its ISSN?
Pedosphere is published by Soil Science Society of China. Its print ISSN is 1002-0160 and its online ISSN is 2210-5107.
Is Pedosphere covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Pedosphere in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Pedosphere open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Pedosphere? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Pedosphere has an h-index of 108 and a 2-year mean of 3.26 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 13.1, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #42 of 159 Scopus journals in Soil Science.
108
h-index
3.26
2-yr mean citations
1,414
i10-index
2,256
works indexed
69,618
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$3,000
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#42 of 159 Top 27% Soil Science
Pedosphere published 151 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 191. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
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 Pedosphere? — latest 95 articles, 2026
In its latest 95 research articles (2026), authors are most often from China (54.6%), United States (6.8%) and Spain (5.3%). 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 Pedosphere? — 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 concentration54.6% 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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