Aims and Scope of Plant and Soil
Plant and Soil is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research on the relationships between plants and soil, such as relationships and interactions of plants with minerals, water and microbes, the anatomy and morphology of roots, soil biology and ecology, etc. It is published by Springer Science+Business Media on behalf of the Royal Netherlands Society of Agricultural Science (Koninklijke Landbouwkundige Vereniging). The editor-in-chief is Hans Lambers (The University of Western Australia). According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2015 impact factor of 2.969. Less
Key Metrics
CiteScore 

7.3
Eigenfactor 

0.01 - 0.05
Impact Factor 

< 5
Scite Index 

0.89 5-Year SI

SJR 

Q1Soil Science

SNIP 

1.39
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Plant and Soil Journal Specifications
| Overview | |
| Publisher | SPRINGER |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| General Details | |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publication Start Year | 1948 |
| Publisher URL | Visit website |
| Website URL | Visit website |
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