Journal of Soils and Sediments

Journal of Soils and Sediments is a journal from Springer devoted to research on contaminated, intact and disturbed soils and sediments, founded in 2001.《土壤与沉积物杂志》是 Springer 旗下的一份期刊，致力于受污染、原状与扰动土壤和沉积物的研究，创办于 2001 年。

The title explores both what the two compartments have in common and where they differ, and it looks beyond a single site to the catchment and the wider Earth system.该刊既探究这两个环境单元的共同之处，也探究它们的差异，并把目光越过单一地点，投向流域与更广的地球系统。

In the 2025 edition of the journal citation report it holds an impact factor of 3.3 and stands in the second quartile of soil science.在 2025 年版期刊引证报告中，该刊的影响因子为 3.3，在土壤科学类目中列第二区。

Scope

• Soils and sediments are treated together rather than apart, and the journal is built on the comparison of the two compartments.土壤与沉积物被合并处理而非分列，该刊正建立在两个单元的相互比较之上。

• Contaminated material is a standing subject, and the journal carries work on how a pollutant arrives, where it goes and what it does.受污染材料是常设题目，该刊刊载污染物如何到达、去往何处以及有何作为的研究。

• Intact material is studied on the same footing, so that a disturbed site can be judged against an undisturbed one.原状材料以同等地位受到研究，使受扰地点得以对照未受扰地点来评判。

• Disturbance itself is part of the remit, and the journal takes work on what a change in land use or in hydrology does to the material.扰动本身是收稿范围的一部分，该刊收载土地利用或水文变化对该材料有何影响的工作。

• The effects of contamination and of disturbance are named among the areas of coverage.污染与扰动的效应被点名为覆盖领域之一。

• Prediction is written into the statement, and the journal carries research, strategies and technologies that look ahead of a problem.预测被写入宗旨说明，该刊刊载走在问题之前的各种研究、策略与技术。

• Prevention and protection are treated beside remediation, so that the journal is not confined to cleaning up afterwards.预防与保护同修复并列处理，该刊并不局限于事后清理。

• Identification and characterisation form a strand, and work that establishes what a material is made of is admitted.鉴定与表征构成一支，确立某材料由什么构成的工作受到收载。

• Treatment, remediation and reuse appear among the subjects, and the journal carries work on what can be done with a contaminated material.处理、修复与再利用见于选题之中，该刊刊载受污染材料可以如何处理的工作。

• Risk assessment and risk management are both named, and the journal follows the step from a measured hazard to a decision.风险评估与风险管理都被点名，该刊追踪从测得危害到作出决定的那一步。

• Quality standards are part of the scope, and the journal takes work on how a threshold comes to be set.质量标准是收稿范围的一部分，该刊收载某一限值如何被设定的工作。

• International regulation and legislation are admitted, since the rules differ from one country to the next and the material does not.国际法规与立法也在接纳之列，因为规则因国而异，而材料本身并不因国而异。

• Inter-linkages at the catchment scale are named as an important topic, and the journal follows a substance across boundaries.流域尺度的相互关联被点名为重要题目，该刊追踪某一物质跨越边界的过程。

• The exchange between compartments is treated as a subject, and the journal carries work that joins soil, sediment, water and air.单元之间的交换自成一个选题，该刊刊载把土壤、沉积物、水与空气连接起来的工作。

• Interdisciplinary coverage is offered on purpose, since the journal serves researchers and practitioners alike.跨学科的覆盖是刻意为之，该刊对研究者与实务人员同样服务。

• No charge is made for pages or for colour illustrations, which the journal notes among the reasons an author might choose it.该刊不收取版面费与彩色插图费，刊物把这一点列为作者可能选择它的理由之一。

• Sediment quality is treated as a subject, and the journal carries work on how the condition of a bed is judged.沉积物质量自成一个选题，该刊刊载如何评判水体底质状况的工作。

• Soil erosion and the movement of material into a water body are covered, and the journal follows the path from slope to stream.土壤侵蚀以及物质进入水体的过程得到覆盖，该刊追踪自坡面到河道的路径。

• Trace elements and organic pollutants are named among the substances studied, and work on their behaviour in a matrix is admitted.微量元素与有机污染物被点名为受研究的物质，关于它们在基质中行为的工作受到收载。

• Sampling and analysis form a strand, and the journal carries work that compares the methods by which a material is measured.采样与分析构成一支，该刊刊载比较材料测定方法的工作。

• Dredging and the management of excavated material are treated, since a sediment often has to go somewhere when a channel is cleared.疏浚与开挖材料的管理得到处理，因为航道清淤时沉积物往往总得有个去处。

• The authorship is drawn from soil science, environmental chemistry, ecology and engineering, which is what interdisciplinarity means in practice here.该刊作者来自土壤科学、环境化学、生态学与工程学，这就是跨学科性在此处的实际含义。

History

• The journal was founded in 2001, and the first volume was gathered under that year.该刊创办于 2001 年，第 1 卷以该年为卷年成册。

• It was issued at first from Landsberg in Germany and from Fort Worth in Texas by Ecomed, a house that specialised in environmental titles.该刊最初由 Ecomed 在德国兰茨贝格与得克萨斯州沃思堡出版，该社专营环境类出版物。

• The title later moved to Springer, and the current imprint names Berlin.该刊后来转入 Springer，现行出版信息写的是柏林。

• Twelve issues are gathered into each volume, and the journal has kept a monthly rhythm.每卷汇集十二期，该刊保持着月刊的节奏。

• The print number is 1439-0108 and the electronic number is 1614-7480.印刷版编号为 1439-0108，电子版编号为 1614-7480。

• Selected citations only are carried in PubMed, while the journal is fully covered by the science citation and chemistry services.PubMed 只收录该刊的部分引文，而科学引文服务与化学检索服务对它的覆盖是完整的。

• The impact indicator has moved from 3.308 and 3.536 to 2.8 and 3, and it stood at 3.3 in the 2025 edition.影响因子从 3.308 与 3.536 变为 2.8 与 3，在 2025 年版为 3.3。

• Around one paper in six is free to read on publication, and the journal runs a hybrid open access model.约每六篇论文中有一篇在出版时即可免费阅读，该刊实行混合开放获取模式。

• The median time from submission to a first decision is given as fifteen days.从投稿到首次决定的中位时长记为十五天。

• The journal reports that almost all of its authors, some ninety-eight per cent, would be likely to publish with it again.该刊报告称，几乎所有作者，约百分之九十八，都有可能再次向它投稿。

• The journal gathers regular special issues on defined questions, and one recent call took in the cycling of carbon and nutrients in forest soils under a changing climate.该刊围绕明确问题定期组织专刊，近期一次征稿涵盖气候变化下森林土壤的碳与养分循环。

• The editorial structure divides the work between soils and sediments, and each half has its own editor-in-chief.该刊的编辑结构把工作分为土壤与沉积物两半，每一半都有自己的主编。

• The journal is read by soil scientists, sedimentologists, chemists and engineers, and its papers are expected to cross those boundaries.该刊的读者包括土壤学家、沉积学家、化学家与工程师，其论文被期待跨越这些界线。

Editors

• The journal has two editors-in-chief, one for each of its halves.该刊设有两位主编，分别对应它的两半。

• Philip N. Owens looks after the sediments, and his background lies in the study of sediment sources and of the transport of material through a catchment.（Philip N. Owens）照管沉积物，其背景在沉积物来源以及物质在流域内输移的研究。

• Zhihong Xu looks after the soils, and his work lies in soil biogeochemistry and in the cycling of carbon and nutrients.（Zhihong Xu）照管土壤，其工作在于土壤生物地球化学以及碳与养分的循环。

• An editorial board covers the branches the journal takes, from soil chemistry to sediment management.一支编委会覆盖该刊所收的各个分支，从土壤化学一直到沉积物管理。

• Associate editors handle the flow of manuscripts, and they are drawn from universities and research institutes in several countries.若干副编辑处理稿件流，他们来自数个国家的大学与研究所。

• Manuscripts are submitted through the publisher's online system and are sent to independent referees for peer review.稿件通过出版方的在线系统投递，并送交独立审稿人进行同行评审。

• A pre-submission checklist is offered, and the journal asks authors to look over recent issues before deciding that a paper fits.刊物提供投稿前检查清单，并要求作者先翻阅近期各期，再判断论文是否契合。

• Authors are expected to declare competing interests and to follow the published ethics policy of the house.作者须声明利益冲突，并遵循出版方公布的伦理政策。

• Open access publication carries a charge on accepted papers, and the journal sets out the amount and the waiver rules on its pages.开放获取出版对录用的论文收取费用，该刊在页面上说明金额与减免规则。

• The editorial office answers queries by email and guides authors through submission and revision.编辑部以电子邮件答复查询，并引导作者完成投稿与修回。