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Executive editors: Jorge Mataix-Solera, John Quinton, Johan Six, Kristof Van Oost & Jeanette Whitaker

SOIL is a not-for-profit international scientific journal dedicated to the publication and discussion of high-quality research in the field of soil system sciences.

SOIL is at the interface between the atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere. SOIL publishes scientific research that contributes to understanding the soil system and its interaction with humans and the entire Earth system. The scope of the journal includes all topics that fall within the study of soil science as a discipline, with an emphasis on studies that integrate soil science with other sciences (hydrology, agronomy, socio-economics, health sciences, atmospheric sciences, etc.).

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08 Sep 2020

Using constructed soils for green infrastructure – challenges and limitations

Maha Deeb, Peter M. Groffman, Manuel Blouin, Sara Perl Egendorf, Alan Vergnes, Viacheslav Vasenev, Donna L. Cao, Daniel Walsh, Tatiana Morin, and Geoffroy Séré

SOIL, 6, 413–434, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-6-413-2020,https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-6-413-2020, 2020

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01 Sep 2020

Global concentrations of microplastic in soils, a review

Frederick Büks and Martin Kaupenjohann

SOIL Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2020-50,https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2020-50, 2020

Preprint under review for SOIL (discussion: open, 0 comments)

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26 Aug 2020

Short- and long-term temperature responses of soil denitrifier net N₂O efflux rates, inter-profile N₂O dynamics, and microbial genetic potentials

Kate M. Buckeridge, Kate A. Edwards, Kyungjin Min, Susan E. Ziegler, and Sharon A. Billings

SOIL, 6, 399–412, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-6-399-2020,https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-6-399-2020, 2020

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18 Aug 2020

Game theory interpretation of digital soil mapping convolutional neural networks

José Padarian, Alex B. McBratney, and Budiman Minasny

SOIL, 6, 389–397, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-6-389-2020,https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-6-389-2020, 2020

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17 Aug 2020

Combining colour parameters and geochemical tracers to improve sediment source discrimination in a mining catchment (New Caledonia, South Pacific Islands)

Virginie Sellier, Oldrich Navratil, John Patrick Laceby, Cédric Legout, Michel Allenbach, Irène Lefèvre, and Olivier Evrard

SOIL Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2020-48,https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2020-48, 2020

Preprint under review for SOIL (discussion: open, 0 comments)

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08 Sep 2020

Using constructed soils for green infrastructure – challenges and limitations

Maha Deeb, Peter M. Groffman, Manuel Blouin, Sara Perl Egendorf, Alan Vergnes, Viacheslav Vasenev, Donna L. Cao, Daniel Walsh, Tatiana Morin, and Geoffroy Séré

SOIL, 6, 413–434, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-6-413-2020,https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-6-413-2020, 2020

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06 Apr 2020

Ramped thermal analysis for isolating biologically meaningful soil organic matter fractions with distinct residence times

Jonathan Sanderman and A. Stuart Grandy

SOIL, 6, 131–144, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-6-131-2020,https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-6-131-2020, 2020

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06 Mar 2020

Time-lapse monitoring of root water uptake using electrical resistivity tomography and mise-à-la-masse: a vineyard infiltration experiment

Benjamin Mary, Luca Peruzzo, Jacopo Boaga, Nicola Cenni, Myriam Schmutz, Yuxin Wu, Susan S. Hubbard, and Giorgio Cassiani

SOIL, 6, 95–114, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-6-95-2020,https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-6-95-2020, 2020

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11 Feb 2020

Variations in soil chemical and physical properties explain basin-wide Amazon forest soil carbon concentrations

Carlos Alberto Quesada, Claudia Paz, Erick Oblitas Mendoza, Oliver Lawrence Phillips, Gustavo Saiz, and Jon Lloyd

SOIL, 6, 53–88, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-6-53-2020,https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-6-53-2020, 2020

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06 Feb 2020

Machine learning and soil sciences: a review aided by machine learning tools

José Padarian, Budiman Minasny, and Alex B. McBratney

SOIL, 6, 35–52, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-6-35-2020,https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-6-35-2020, 2020

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09 Jul 2020 First Impact Factor for SOIL

We are delighted to announce that SOIL has received its first Impact Factor from Clarivate Analytics.

09 Jul 2020 First Impact Factor for SOIL

We are delighted to announce that SOIL has received its first Impact Factor from Clarivate Analytics.

29 May 2020 Institutional agreement between Gothenburg University Library and Copernicus Publications

Gothenburg University Library and Copernicus Publications have signed an agreement on the central billing of article processing charges (APCs) to facilitate the publication procedure for authors.

29 May 2020 Institutional agreement between Gothenburg University Library and Copernicus Publications

Gothenburg University Library and Copernicus Publications have signed an agreement on the central billing of article processing charges (APCs) to facilitate the publication procedure for authors.

18 Dec 2019 The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and Copernicus Publications agree on a central billing of article processing charges

The Spanish National Research Council (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, CSIC) will now provide a publication fund for their corresponding authors publishing in Copernicus' open-access journals.

18 Dec 2019 The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and Copernicus Publications agree on a central billing of article processing charges

The Spanish National Research Council (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, CSIC) will now provide a publication fund for their corresponding authors publishing in Copernicus' open-access journals.

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