69 Soil Science journals (Agricultural and Biological Sciences) in ORBIT Tier 1 with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 1: top quarter of Agricultural and Biological Sciences by citation impact, our own ranking. Not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
As of 2 October 2026. From OpenAlex, Crossref and DOAJ. ORBIT Tier is our own ranking within a field, not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
| Journal | ISSN | Papers in 2025 | ORBIT Tier | Fee to publish | Open access | DOAJ | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATENA | 0341-8162 | 966 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Agricultural Water Management | 0378-3774 | 795 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,38,113 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Land Degradation and Development | 1085-3278 | 682 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment | 0167-8809 | 605 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Soil and Tillage Research | 0167-1987 | 530 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Geoderma | 0016-7061 | 493 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,65,085 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Soil Biology and Biochemistry | 0038-0717 | 297 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Earth Surface Processes and Landforms | 0197-9337 | 272 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Agrosystems Geosciences & Environment | 2639-6696 | 253 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,19,629 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Journal of Soils and Sediments | 1439-0108 | 237 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Germany |
| European Journal of Soil Science | 1351-0754 | 235 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Eurasian Soil Science | 1064-2293 | 216 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Soil Science Society of America Journal | 0361-5995 | 181 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition | 2456-9682 | 171 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | India |
| Soil Use and Management | 0266-0032 | 165 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Irrigation and Drainage | 1531-0353 | 163 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Pedosphere | 1002-0160 | 151 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | China |
| Soil Systems | 2571-8789 | 144 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,07,585 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Biochar | 2524-7867 | 143 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,49,225 to publish | Yes | Yes | Singapore |
| Journal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management | 2339-076X | 141 | 1 | ≈ ₹9,633 to publish | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Geoderma Regional | 2352-0094 | 133 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Discover Soil. | 3005-1223 | 127 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Slovenia |
| International Soil and Water Conservation Research | 2095-6339 | 110 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,15,594 to publish | Yes | Yes | China |
| Egyptian Journal of Soil Science | 0302-6701 | 106 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Egypt |
| Soil Ecology Letters | 2662-2289 | 97 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | China |
| Biology and Fertility of Soils | 0178-2762 | 84 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Germany |
| Frontier studies in soil science | 3004-9865 | 82 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Eswatini |
| Frontiers in Soil Science | 2673-8619 | 82 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,24,883 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Indian Journal of Soil Conservation | 0970-3349 | 81 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | India |
| Carbon Research | 2731-6696 | 71 | 1 | Free to publish | No | No | |
| Irrigation Science | 0342-7188 | 70 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Germany |
| SOIL | 2199-3971 | 69 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,95,898 to publish | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| Engenharia Agrícola | 0100-6916 | 66 | 1 | ≈ ₹52,981 to publish | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems | 1385-1314 | 66 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| European Journal of Soil Biology | 1164-5563 | 65 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | France |
| Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo | 0100-0683 | 65 | 1 | ≈ ₹9,633 to publish | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Soil Advances | 2950-2896 | 65 | 1 | ≈ ₹93,439 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Sains Tanah - Journal of Soil Science and Agroclimatology | 1412-3606 | 64 | 1 | ≈ ₹16,104 to publish | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science | 0365-0340 | 62 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,53,344 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Applied and Environmental Soil Science | 1687-7667 | 56 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,05,961 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Soil and Water Conservation | 0022-4561 | 51 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Agricultural & Environmental Letters | 2471-9625 | 50 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,05,180 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Soil Security | 2667-0062 | 45 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,50,273 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Dokuchaev Soil Bulletin | 0136-1694 | 42 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Farming System | 2949-9119 | 40 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,73,391 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Soil Research | 0004-9573 | 40 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Australia |
| Air Soil and Water Research | 1178-6221 | 37 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,55,271 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Canadian Journal of Soil Science | 0008-4271 | 37 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Canada |
| Open Journal of Soil Science | 2162-5360 | 35 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Soil & Environment | 2074-9546 | 34 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Pakistan |
| Earth Critical Zone | 2950-4767 | 32 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,73,391 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Journal of soil salinity and water quality. | 0976-0806 | 32 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | II |
| Climate smart agriculture. | 2950-4090 | 30 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,83,024 to publish | Yes | Yes | Niger |
| EURASIAN JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE (EJSS) | 2147-4249 | 29 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Türkiye |
| Agricultural Finance Review | 0002-1466 | 27 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of the Indian Society of Coastal Agricultural Research | 0972-1584 | 27 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | India |
| Arid Land Research and Management | 0890-3069 | 26 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Economics of Disasters and Climate Change | 2511-1280 | 24 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Switzerland |
| Soil and Water Research | 1801-5395 | 24 | 1 | ≈ ₹61,490 to publish | Yes | Yes | Czechia |
| Journal of Land and Rural Studies | 2321-0249 | 20 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,27,517 to publish | No | No | United States |
| Compost Science & Utilization | 1065-657X | 18 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Soil Environment & Agroecology | 3030-5497 | 18 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Spanish Journal of Soil Science | 2253-6574 | 15 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,36,040 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| JOURNAL OF SOIL BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY | 0970-1370 | 14 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Agricultural Ecology and Environment | 3070-0639 | 13 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,02,194 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Journal of Planning and Land Management | 2676-2765 | 13 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Ghana |
| Journal of Environmental Ecology | 3093-8074 | 12 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Nitrogen Cycling | 3069-8111 | 12 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| LenteraBio Berkala Ilmiah Biologi | 2252-3979 | 10 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |