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WoS ESCI Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #4,364CAS 2区Hybrid

Soil Ecology Letters

Country: Updating•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.073•SCImago Rank: #4,364•Identifier (ISSN):2662-2289(Print)/2662-2297(Online)•Articles / Year: 57•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,381 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
4
↓ -0.3

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
31

31 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ1
Self-Citation Rate6.7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
57articles/year
7.58% Gold OA•86.67% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

2.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4)
🔵 Computed
20252.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.3)
🔵 Computed
20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.5)
🔵 Computed
20232.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Soil Ecology Letters is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with Q1 quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology96.6%Geology88.4%Ecology84.9%Environmental science78.1%Chemistry63%Paleontology61.6%Soil science58.9%Soil water52.7%Organic chemistry50.7%Agronomy45.9%Genetics43.2%Geography37.7%Botany34.9%Bacteria32.2%Environmental chemistry31.5%Physics30.8%Materials science30.1%Ecosystem25.3%Engineering24%Archaeology24%History24%Biochemistry23.3%Oceanography21.9%Quantum mechanics21.9%Medicine21.2%Metallurgy21.2%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #4,364Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2019-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological SciencesEnvironmental Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.073

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
31

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
4.37

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,381 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations737
3-Year Documents169
Citable Documents162

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate39.6%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

EcologyQ1
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1
Soil ScienceQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Agricultural Sciences
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区ECOLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Higher Education Press Limited Company
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ECOLOGY
JCRESCI
46/205Q1
SOIL SCIENCE
JCRESCI
15/48Q2
ECOLOGY
JCIESCI
49/205Q1
SOIL SCIENCE
JCIESCI
12/48Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

8 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—11562
20254.397337
20244.569451
2023444554
2022—39725
2021—501,131
2020—521,386
2019—19633
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Soil Ecology Letters

WoS Q1
23562023202420254.30
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:4.3

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 6.7%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 89cbe92a-b606-4ebc-9e04-1683c3c06216
Database Updated: 2026-09-29