Geoderma

Aims & Scope

Geoderma - the global journal of soil science - welcomes authors, readers and soil research from all parts of the world, encourages worldwide soil studies, and embraces all aspects of soil science and its associated pedagogy.

The journal particularly welcomes interdisciplinary work focusing on dynamic soil processes and functions across space and time.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 2,940.00 USD. Learn more.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Soil structure and management: a review

  Citation: 3251

  Authors: C.J., R.

• On digital soil mapping

  Citation: 2840

  Authors: A.B, M.L, B

• Soil carbon sequestration to mitigate climate change

  Citation: 2837

  Authors: R.

• The fate of phosphorus during pedogenesis

  Citation: 1778

  Authors: T.W., J.K.

• Visible, near infrared, mid infrared or combined diffuse reflectance spectroscopy for simultaneous assessment of various soil properties

  Citation: 1677

  Authors: R.A., D.J.J., A.B., L.J., J.O.

• Soil carbon 4 per mille

  Citation: 1651

  Authors: Budiman, Brendan P., Alex B., Denis A., Dominique, Adam, Vincent, Zueng-Sang, Kun, Bhabani S., Damien J., Alessandro, Carolyn B., Suk Young, Biswapati, Ben P., Manuel, Brian G., Vera Leatitia, Sharon, Anne C., Inakwu, José, Keith, Genxing, Laura, Igor, Vladimir, Uta, Yiyi, Chun-Chih, Tor-Gunnar, Bas, Leigh

• Soil organic carbon storage as a key function of soils - A review of drivers and indicators at various scales

  Citation: 1461

  Authors: Martin, Livia, Eleanor, Birgit, Margit, Erika, Bas, Eva, Mareike, Noelia, Ute, Hans-Jörg, Ingrid

• Stabilization and destabilization of soil organic matter: mechanisms and controls

  Citation: 1230

  Authors: Phillip, Peter, Bruce A.

• How strongly can forest management influence soil carbon sequestration?

  Citation: 1137

  Authors: Robert, Marcus, Lars, Bram, Rainer, Frank, Dale W., Kari, Kenneth A.

• Impact of biochar amendments on the quality of a typical Midwestern agricultural soil

  Citation: 1086

  Authors: David A., Pierce, Dedrick D., Robert, Baiqun, Douglas L.