Executive editors: Rémi Cardinael, Olivier Evrard, Peter Fiener, Engracia Madejón Rodríguez, Raphael Viscarra Rossel & 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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17 Jun 2026
Microbiome structure, function, and drivers across different soil groups in an agricultural region of Serbia
Ana Kuzmanović, Dragana Tamindžija, Jordana Ninkov, Jovica Vasin, Mihajla Djan, Stanko Milić, and Dragan Radnović
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-2321,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-2321, 2026
Preprint under review for SOIL (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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12 Jun 2026
Modelling and Interpreting Thermal Stability Indices to Understand Soil Carbon Stabilization Using Soil Properties Data
Kingsley John, Travis Pennell, Louis-Pierre Comeau, Derek H. Lynch, Moazame Mesgar, Adam W. Gillespie, and Brandon Heung
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-2849,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-2849, 2026
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11 Jun 2026
Soil-plant-water relationships and crop yield under conservation agricultural practices: A biophysical basis for tailored adoption
Mosisa Tujuba Wakjira, Renske Hijbeek, Joost van Heerwaarden, John Koestel, Sara Bonetti, Johan Six, and Katrien Descheemaeker
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-2816,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-2816, 2026
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11 Jun 2026
Straw and biochar co-application: A strategy to reduce Cd–Zn bioavailability, alleviate microbial nutrient limitations and enhance soil C stability
Xirui Kang, Na Geng, Yaping Li, Hui Wang, Hong Pan, Quangang Yang, Zhongchen Yang, Yanhong Lou, and Yuping Zhuge
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-2586,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-2586, 2026
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18 May 2026
Mineral-bound organic carbon exposed by hillslope thermokarst terrain: case study in Cape Bounty, Canadian High Arctic
Maxime Thomas, Julien Fouché, Hugues Titeux, Charlotte Morelle, Nathan Bemelmans, Melissa J. Lafrenière, Joanne K. Heslop, and Sophie Opfergelt
SOIL, 12, 633–664, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-12-633-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-12-633-2026, 2026
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17 Mar 2026
Mapping the fertosphere's phosphorus availability distribution in a field trial using a novel diffusive gradients in thin-films (fDGT) technique
Casey L. Doolette, Euan Smith, Ehsan Tavakkoli, Lukas van Zwieten, Brigid A. McKenna, Peter M. Kopittke, and Enzo Lombi
SOIL, 12, 253–261, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-12-253-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-12-253-2026, 2026
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12 Jun 2025
Using 3D observations with high spatio-temporal resolution to calibrate and evaluate a process-focused cellular automaton model of soil erosion by water
Anette Eltner, David Favis-Mortlock, Oliver Grothum, Martin Neumann, Tomáš Laburda, and Petr Kavka
SOIL, 11, 413–434, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-11-413-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-11-413-2025, 2025
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05 May 2025
Missing the input: the underrepresentation of plant physiology in global soil carbon research
Sajjad Raza, Hannah V. Cooper, Nicholas T. Girkin, Matthew S. Kent, Malcolm J. Bennett, Sacha J. Mooney, and Tino Colombi
SOIL, 11, 363–369, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-11-363-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-11-363-2025, 2025
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07 May 2026
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Temporary unavailability of article and preprint PDFs due to technical issues
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