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Executive editors: Jorge Mataix-Solera, Lily Pereg (deceased), John Quinton, Johan Six & Kristof Van Oost

SOIL is an 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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25 Mar 2019

Microbial community responses determine how soil–atmosphere exchange of carbonyl sulfide, carbon monoxide, and nitric oxide responds to soil moisture

Thomas Behrendt, Elisa C. P. Catão, Rüdiger Bunk, Zhigang Yi, Elena Schweer, Steffen Kolb, Jürgen Kesselmeier, and Susan Trumbore

SOIL, 5, 121-135, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-5-121-2019,https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-5-121-2019, 2019

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22 Mar 2019

Multi-source data integration for soil mapping using deep learning

Alexandre M. J.-C. Wadoux, José Padarian, and Budiman Minasny

SOIL, 5, 107-119, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-5-107-2019,https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-5-107-2019, 2019

19 Mar 2019

On-farm study reveals positive relationship between gas transport capacity and organic carbon content in arable soil

Tino Colombi, Florian Walder, Lucie Büchi, Marlies Sommer, Kexing Liu, Johan Six, Marcel G. A. van der Heijden, Raphaël Charles, and Thomas Keller

SOIL, 5, 91-105, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-5-91-2019,https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-5-91-2019, 2019

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05 Mar 2019

Arable soil formation and erosion: a hillslope-based cosmogenic-nuclide study in the United Kingdom

Daniel L. Evans, John N. Quinton, Andrew M. Tye, Ángel Rodés, Jessica A. C. Davies, and Simon M. Mudd

SOIL Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2019-8,https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2019-8, 2019

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26 Feb 2019

Using deep learning for digital soil mapping

José Padarian, Budiman Minasny, and Alex B. McBratney

SOIL, 5, 79-89, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-5-79-2019,https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-5-79-2019, 2019

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Highlight articles

10 Jan 2019

Refining physical aspects of soil quality and soil health when exploring the effects of soil degradation and climate change on biomass production: an Italian case study

Antonello Bonfante, Fabio Terribile, and Johan Bouma

SOIL, 5, 1-14, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-5-1-2019,https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-5-1-2019, 2019

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07 Nov 2018

Spatial assessments of soil organic carbon for stakeholder decision-making – a case study from Kenya

Tor-Gunnar Vågen, Leigh Ann Winowiecki, Constance Neely, Sabrina Chesterman, and Mieke Bourne

SOIL, 4, 259-266, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-4-259-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-4-259-2018, 2018

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15 Mar 2018

A systemic approach for modeling soil functions

Hans-Jörg Vogel, Stephan Bartke, Katrin Daedlow, Katharina Helming, Ingrid Kögel-Knabner, Birgit Lang, Eva Rabot, David Russell, Bastian Stößel, Ulrich Weller, Martin Wiesmeier, and Ute Wollschläger

SOIL, 4, 83-92, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-4-83-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-4-83-2018, 2018

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01 Mar 2017

Soil conservation in the 21st century: why we need smart agricultural intensification

Gerard Govers, Roel Merckx, Bas van Wesemael, and Kristof Van Oost

SOIL, 3, 45-59, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-3-45-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-3-45-2017, 2017

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25 Oct 2016

Leaf waxes in litter and topsoils along a European transect

Imke K. Schäfer, Verena Lanny, Jörg Franke, Timothy I. Eglinton, Michael Zech, Barbora Vysloužilová, and Roland Zech

SOIL, 2, 551-564, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2-551-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2-551-2016, 2016

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31 Jan 2019 SOIL indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)

Clarivate Analytics has accepted SOIL into the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE); the Journal Citation Reports (JCR); and Current Contents/Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences.

31 Jan 2019 SOIL indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)

Clarivate Analytics has accepted SOIL into the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE); the Journal Citation Reports (JCR); and Current Contents/Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences.

28 Jan 2019 Obituary: Lily Pereg (1964–2019)

Lily Pereg, Executive Editor of the SOIL journal as well as Deputy President and Programme Group Chair of the EGU Soil System Sciences (SSS) Division, died tragically and unexpectedly earlier this month during a trip to Argentina.

28 Jan 2019 Obituary: Lily Pereg (1964–2019)

Lily Pereg, Executive Editor of the SOIL journal as well as Deputy President and Programme Group Chair of the EGU Soil System Sciences (SSS) Division, died tragically and unexpectedly earlier this month during a trip to Argentina.

27 Nov 2018 Full-text html workflow comes along with mobile-optimized journal websites

Copernicus Publications recently launched its full-text HTML workflow and optimized the SOIL website for mobile devices. Thereby, the user experience is significantly enhanced when reading SOIL articles.

27 Nov 2018 Full-text html workflow comes along with mobile-optimized journal websites

Copernicus Publications recently launched its full-text HTML workflow and optimized the SOIL website for mobile devices. Thereby, the user experience is significantly enhanced when reading SOIL articles.

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