European Journal of Soil Science

Published on behalf of the British Society of Soil Science (and the National Societies of Soil Science in Europe)

Edited by:
S. Jarvis 

ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2007: 2/30(Soil Science)
Impact Factor: 2.730

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Our understanding of soil continues to advance. Better instruments and new techniques allow us to penetrate its structure and monitor its behaviour. Developments in statistical theory backed by sound programming and more powerful computers are leading to more effective survey and spatial prediction. Long-term experiments continue to provide new insight into the soil's response to management. The knowledge and understanding gained are essential for managing land without its deteriorating, and for protecting and restoring it. They should also underlie sound policies in land use regionally and nationally.

The European Journal of Soil Science, as one of the premier journals in the field, fosters that understanding by publishing the latest significant findings of research, the description of new techniques, and up-to-date authoritative and critical reviews over the whole field of soil science and its applications. European Journal of Soil Science welcomes contributions from all countries, and its editorial board has members in four continents.

TopNews and Announcements

Call for papers - Soil Inventory and Monitoring
**DEADLINE EXTENSION**:Papers should be submitted by 31 July 2008 in accordance with EJSS guidelines. 

Online Content Now Available Back to Volume 1
All back issues of this journal are available online.  For further information on how to access these issues please visit our Librarian Site.

Thematic Issue: Rhizosphere 2004
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Online Article Submission
European Journal of Soil Science operates online article submission and peer review through manuscript Central

Articles Published Online Ahead of Print
Articles which have been fully copy-edited and peer-reviewed are published online through our EarlyView feature before the print edition of this journal is published.

Online Open
Authors of articles in this journal can now choose to make their articles open access and available free for all readers through the payment of an author fee. Read more.

Free access in the Developing World
Access to this journal is available free online within institutions in the developing world through the AGORA Initiative with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the OARE Initiative (Online Access to Research in the Environment) with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

TopHighlights

Papers nominated for 2007 IUSS 'Best Paper in Pedometrics'
Two papers from European Journal of Soil Science have been nominated for the 2007 IUSS 'Best Paper in Pedometrics'.  Click on the links below to read the articles free of charge. 

Multivariate calibration of hyperspectral γ-ray energy spectra for proximal soil sensing
R. A. Viscarra Rossel, H. J. Taylor & A. B. McBratney

Inference about soil variability from the structure of the best wavelet packet basis
R. M. Lark

Free to view articles
The following articles demonstrate some of the topics published in the journal over the last few years. Click on the link to view the paper free of charge.

The pore-solid fractal model of soil density scaling
N.R.A. Bird & E.M.A. Perrier

Experimental and numerical study of water flow in soil under irrigation in northern Senegal: evidence of air entrapment
C Hammecker, A.C.D. Antonio, J.L. Maight & P. Boivin

Modelling carbon and nitrogen dynamics in a bare soil with and without straw incorporation
P Garnier, C N¨¦el, C Aita, S Recous, F Lafolie & B Mary

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