25 free-to-publish Scopus journals in Soil Science
25 peer-reviewed journals in the SCImago category Soil Science charge no APC and no other author fees, according to the DOAJ. The quartile shown is the journal’s quartile in this category (not its best one elsewhere): 0 are Q1 and 2 Q2 here. Data snapshot: October 2026.
Of the Scopus-ranked journals here, 20% are Q1 or Q2 (site-wide: 40%). Their median self-reported time from submission to publication is 16 weeks. Most are published in Poland (4), Brazil (2) and Colombia (2). 84% accept manuscripts in English and 52% accept at least one other language.
All 25 free-to-publish journals in Soil Science
Sorted by best SCImago quartile, then SJR. Click a column header to sort by it; click a second column to add a tiebreak. The search box narrows the list. Time to publish is the journal’s own DOAJ figure (average weeks from submission to publication).
| # | Journal | Quartile | SJR | H-index | Publisher | Country | Time to publish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rock and Soil Mechanics 1000-7598 | Q2 | 0.745 | 73 | SCIENCE PRESS , 16 DONGHUANGCHENGGEN NORTH ST, BEIJING, PEOPLES R CHINA, 100717 | China | 36 wk |
| 2 | Mires and Peat 1819-754X | Q2 | 0.46 | 27 | International Mire Conservation Group and International Peatland Society | Germany | 50 wk |
| 3 | Journal of Plant Protection Research 1427-4345 · 1899-007X | Q3 | 0.352 | 40 | Polish Academy of Sciences | Poland | 30 wk |
| 4 | Journal of Horticultural Research 2300-5009 · 2353-3978 | Q3 | 0.341 | 20 | Sciendo | Poland | 20 wk |
| 5 | Forest Systems 2171-5068 · 2171-9845 | Q3 | 0.298 | 36 | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) | Spain | 47 wk |
| 6 | Poljoprivreda I Šumarstvo 0554-5579 · 1800-9492 | Q3 | 0.251 | 16 | University of Montenegro | Montenegro | 10 wk |
| 7 | Agriculture 1338-4376 | Q3 | 0.244 | 21 | Sciendo | Poland | 20 wk |
| 8 | Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira 0100-204X · 1678-3921 | Q3 | 0.226 | 68 | Embrapa Informação Tecnológica | Brazil | 28 wk |
| 9 | Бюллетень Почвенного института им. В.В. Докучаева 0136-1694 · 2312-4202 | Q4 | 0.22 | 8 | V.V. Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute | Russia | 8 wk |
| 10 | Colombia Forestal 0120-0739 · 2256-201X | Q4 | 0.209 | 11 | Universidad Distrital Francisco Jose de Caldas | Colombia | 20 wk |
| 11 | مدلسازی و مدیریت آب و خاک 2783-2546 | Q4 | 0.208 | 8 | University of Mohaghegh Ardabili | Iran | 8 wk |
| 12 | Agronomía Mesoamericana 1021-7444 · 2215-3608 | Q4 | 0.203 | 11 | Universidad de Costa Rica | Costa Rica | 10 wk |
| 13 | Ratarstvo i Povrtarstvo 1821-3944 · 2217-8392 | Q4 | 0.193 | 7 | Institute of field and vegetable crops, Novi Sad | Serbia | 12 wk |
| 14 | Soil & Environment 2074-9546 · 2075-1141 | Q4 | 0.193 | 28 | Soil Science Society of Pakistan (SSSP) | Pakistan | 4 wk |
| 15 | Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Belgrade) 1450-8109 · 2406-0968 | Q4 | 0.191 | 8 | University of Belgrade - Faculty of Agriculture, Belgrade | Serbia | 12 wk |
| 16 | Agrociencia Uruguay 2730-5066 | Q4 | 0.178 | 6 | Universidad de la República, Facultad de Agronomía | Uruguay | 20 wk |
| 17 | Die Bodenkultur 0006-5471 · 2719-5430 | Q4 | 0.172 | 23 | Sciendo | Poland | 26 wk |
| 18 | Journal für Kulturpflanzen 1867-0911 · 1867-0938 | Q4 | 0.171 | 13 | Julius Kühn-Institut | Germany | 12 wk |
| 19 | Ecopersia 2322-2700 · 2538-2152 | Q4 | 0.17 | 6 | TMU Press | Iran | 10 wk |
| 20 | Acta Biologica Slovenica 1854-3073 | Q4 | 0.166 | 5 | University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) | Slovenia | 16 wk |
| 21 | Revista de Ciências Agroveterinárias 1676-9732 · 2238-1171 | Q4 | 0.155 | 11 | Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina | Brazil | 16 wk |
| 22 | Fruit Growing Research 2286-0304 · 2344-3723 | Q4 | 0.138 | 4 | Research Institute for Fruit Growing Pitesti | Romania | 8 wk |
| 23 | Acta Agronómica 0120-2812 · 2323-0118 | Q4 | 0.128 | 18 | Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Colombia | 8 wk |
| 24 | RIA: Revista Investigaciones Agropecuarias 0325-8718 · 1669-2314 | Q4 | 0.113 | 10 | Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) | Argentina | 20 wk |
| 25 | Food Agricultural Sciences and Technology (FAST) 2822-1001 · 2822-101X | – | – | 0 | Mahasarakham University | Thailand | 8 wk |
Where these journals come from
Top publishers
- Sciendo 3
- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) 1
- Embrapa Informação Tecnológica 1
- Institute of field and vegetable crops, Novi Sad 1
- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) 1
- International Mire Conservation Group and International Peatland Society 1
About this list
Diamond open access (also called Platinum) means the journal is free to read and free to publish in: the DOAJ records it with “APC: no” and “other fees: no”. Quartiles come from the latest SCImago edition: Q1 is the top 25% of journals in a subject category, Q4 the bottom 25%; the lists show a journal’s best quartile. Read more in our open access guide.
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