Journal profile
Soil Biology and Biochemistry
Soil Biology and Biochemistry is published by Elsevier BV under ISSN 0038-0717. It holds an h-index of 363 across 13,170 indexed works, with a two-year mean citedness of 13.76, and is not fully open access. Its main subject areas are Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology.
Below: the full publication record, and one real article from the journal formatted in IEEE, APA, and BibTeX so you can match field order against a source you can check.
Publication record and impact metrics
| Publisher | Elsevier BV |
|---|---|
| ISSN-L | 0038-0717 |
| All ISSNs | 0038-0717, 1879-3428 |
| Indexed works | 13,170 |
| Total citations | 1,092,254 |
| h-index | 363 |
| 2-year mean citedness | 13.76 |
| Open access | Not fully open access |
| Main topics | Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics · Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics · Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology · Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology · Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis |
Publication figures come from this journal's OpenAlex record, released under CC0, and are a dated snapshot rather than a live count. Check the publisher for current scope and submission requirements.
A worked example from this journal
The source
An extraction method for measuring soil microbial biomass C
- Authors
- Eric D. Vance, Philip C. Brookes, D. S. Jenkinson
- Year
- 1987
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 703-707
IEEE
E. D. Vance, P. C. Brookes, D. S. Jenkinson "An extraction method for measuring soil microbial biomass C," Soil Biology and Biochemistry, vol. 19, no. 6, pp. 703-707, 1987, doi: 10.1016/0038-0717(87)90052-6.
IEEE prints author initials before the surname and abbreviates the periodical title. Check the abbreviation for Soil Biology and Biochemistry against your target publication's reference list before submitting.
APA
Vance, E. D., Brookes, P. C., & Jenkinson, D. S. (1987). An extraction method for measuring soil microbial biomass C. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 19(6), 703-707. https://doi.org/10.1016/0038-0717(87)90052-6
APA puts the year directly after the authors, keeps the full journal title in italics, and renders the DOI as a URL.
BibTeX
@article{vance1987,
author = {Eric D. Vance and Philip C. Brookes and D. S. Jenkinson},
title = {An extraction method for measuring soil microbial biomass C},
journal = {Soil Biology and Biochemistry},
volume = {19},
number = {6},
pages = {703--707},
year = {1987},
issn = {0038-0717},
doi = {10.1016/0038-0717(87)90052-6}
}The citation key is the first author's surname and the year. Keep it stable once it appears in a draft, because renaming it breaks every cite that used it.
What to verify before you submit
- The volume and page range. Soil Biology and Biochemistry records 13,170 works, and articles published online first can carry a different volume from the final issue. Cite the version you read.
- The abbreviated title. IEEE style uses standard periodical abbreviations, and registry metadata almost always returns the full name instead.
- Author name order. Registry records store full given names; IEEE and APA both want initials, formatted differently from each other.
- Whether the article is open access. This journal is not fully open access, which affects whether a reader can reach the version you cited.
- That the source supports your claim. A correctly formatted reference says nothing about whether the passage backs the sentence citing it.
How this journal sits in the record
Soil Biology and Biochemistry carries an h-index of 363, which is above 55% of the journals covered here, and its articles have accumulated 1,092,254 citations across 13,170 indexed works. Its two-year mean citedness is 13.76.
209 of the journals covered here are published by Elsevier BV. Reference style is set per title rather than per publisher, so do not carry a format across from a sibling journal without checking.
These are indexing figures describing how often work in this venue is cited. They say nothing about whether a particular article is sound, and they are not a substitute for reading it.
Questions about Soil Biology and Biochemistry
What is the ISSN of Soil Biology and Biochemistry?
The linking ISSN is 0038-0717. The journal also carries 1879-3428, which usually separate the print and electronic editions. Use the linking ISSN in a BibTeX issn field.
Who publishes Soil Biology and Biochemistry?
Elsevier BV publishes it. 209 journals covered here come from the same publisher, and they do not all share one reference style, so check the requirements for this title rather than the publisher.
Is Soil Biology and Biochemistry open access?
OpenAlex does not record it as fully open access. Some articles may still be open individually, so check the specific article rather than assuming from the journal.
How do I cite an article from Soil Biology and Biochemistry in LaTeX?
Use the BibTeX entry above as the pattern. The entry type is article, the journal field holds the full title, and the citation key vance1987 follows the first author's surname and the year. Brace any acronym in the title so your bibliography style does not lowercase it.
Does Soil Biology and Biochemistry use page numbers or article numbers?
The example article runs from page 703 to 707, so this journal used page ranges at least for that volume. Newer issues in many journals switched to article numbers, so check the version you are citing.
How influential is Soil Biology and Biochemistry?
Its h-index is 363, above 55% of the journals covered here, and its articles have been cited 1,092,254 times in total. Its two-year mean citedness is 13.76. These are indexing figures, not a judgement of whether a specific article is sound.
Does Soil Biology and Biochemistry have a Journal Impact Factor?
Not one shown here. The Journal Impact Factor is Clarivate's metric, published in Journal Citation Reports and readable only with a JCR subscription, so this page does not restate it. The figures above come from OpenAlex: an h-index of 363 and a two-year mean citedness of 13.76 across 13,170 indexed works, captured on 2026-09-18. Mean citedness averages citations per work over a two-year window, which makes it closer in construction to CiteScore than to the Impact Factor. The three are not interchangeable, so quote whichever one your target venue actually asks for.