World leading publications on soil topics

It is known that more than 5,000 soil science publications appear annually in a large number of scientific journals and in separate thematic publications covering all aspects of soil science. They are published in various languages, but most are in English (~70%).

Soil science journals

An important, though far from complete, list of soil journals is available on the website International Union of Soil Science — IUSS 

You can find a very effective and practical search and information system for soil journals on the site CountryOfPapers. .

An interested user can find the most suitable journals in this category based on their own requirements, including indicators such as impact factor, publication type, availability of an open access policy and cost per page CountryOfPapers.

Soil science publications

On the website of the FAO a large number of very important and useful publications on key soil problems are now available.

Most of them have been prepared on the initiative of the Global Soil Partnership by author teams with the participation of recognized world experts.

Soil scientists of the NSC ISSAR took an active part in the preparation of some publications, for example:

• Global status of black soils, 2022;
• Global assessment of soil pollution: Report, 2021;
• State of knowledge of soil biodiversity – Status, challenges and potentialities, Report, 2020;
• Protocol for the assessment of Sustainable Soil Management, 2020;
• Voluntary Guidelines for Sustainable Soil Management, 2019;
• Handbook for saline soil management, 2018;
• Status of the World’s Soil Resources: Main Report, 2015.

The same site contains the materials of the thematic Global Soil Symposiums in which scientists of the NSC ISSAR participated:

• Soils, where food begins: proceedings of the Global Symposium on soils for nutrition, 26–29 July 2022;
• Halt soil salinization, boost soil productivity. Proceedings of the Global Symposium on Salt-affected Soils, 20–22 October 2021;
• Keep soil alive, protect soil biodiversity. Global Symposium on Soil Biodiversity 19–22 April 2021. Proceedings;
• Proceedings of the Global Symposium on Soil Erosion, 2019;
• Proceedings of the Global Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon,  2017.