Soil & Tillage Research

Soil & Tillage Research is a peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier since 1980 under the ISSN 0167-1987 and eISSN 1879-3444, covering soil tillage and related agricultural engineering with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 8.4 and a first quartile rank of 3 of 48 in soil science in the Science Citation Index Expanded《土壤与耕作研究》（Soil & Tillage Research）是（Elsevier）自 1980 年起出版的同行评审期刊，刊号 0167-1987、电子刊号 1879-3444，覆盖土壤耕作及相关农业工程，2025 年影响因子为 8.4，在（SCIE）土壤科学类 48 种期刊中列第 3 位、居第一四分位。

Scope

• The journal publishes original research and reviews on soil tillage, soil management, soil physics, soil conservation, agricultural engineering and crop production, with emphasis on the physical and biological responses of soil to tillage and management practices该刊刊载土壤耕作、土壤管理、土壤物理学、土壤保育、农业工程与作物生产领域的原创研究与综述，着重关注土壤对耕作与管理措施的物理与生物响应。
• It gives particular attention to sustainable and conservation tillage systems, soil structure and compaction, erosion control, and the interaction of tillage with soil water, organic matter and biological activity该刊特别关注可持续与保育耕作系统、土壤结构与压实、侵蚀控制，以及耕作与土壤水分、有机质及生物活性的相互作用。
• Article types include research articles, reviews, short communications and case studies, and the journal publishes issues in volumes with multiple issues per year文章类型包括研究论文、综述、短通讯与案例研究，该刊以卷期出版，每年多期。
• The journal operates a hybrid open access model in which authors may choose to publish under a subscription model or pay an article processing charge for open access under a Creative Commons licence该刊采用混合开放获取模式，作者可选择订阅模式出版，或支付文章处理费以知识共享许可开放获取。
• Peer review is conducted single-blind or double-blind and the journal follows the Elsevier editorial policies on data availability, research integrity and competing interests同行评审采用单盲或双盲方式，该刊遵循（Elsevier）关于数据可获取性、研究诚信与利益冲突的编辑政策。
• The journal is abstracted and indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, Scopus, Chemical Abstracts Service, BIOSIS and Agricultural Engineering Abstracts, and it is included in the Journal Citation Reports该刊被（SCIE）、（Scopus）、（Chemical Abstracts Service）、（BIOSIS）与农业工程文摘收录，并纳入期刊引证报告。

History

• The journal was launched in 1980 by Elsevier, building on earlier tillage research publications, and it has since become the leading dedicated venue for soil tillage and management research该刊于 1980 年由（Elsevier）创办，承袭早期耕作研究出版物，此后成为土壤耕作与管理研究领域的领先专门平台。
• It has historically maintained a close relationship with the International Soil Tillage Research Organization, whose conferences and working groups have contributed to the journal editorial community该刊历来与国际土壤耕作研究组织保持密切关系，后者的会议与工作组为刊物的编辑群体提供了支撑。
• The journal has progressively expanded its scope from a focus on tillage mechanics and agricultural engineering to include soil biology, conservation agriculture, precision farming and climate change impacts on soil该刊学科范围逐步从耕作力学与农业工程扩展至土壤生物学、保育农业、精准农业及气候变化对土壤的影响。
• The Journal Impact Factor moved from 5.374 in 2021 to 7.366 in 2022, then to 6.8 in 2024 and 8.4 in 2025, maintaining first quartile standing in soil science throughout该刊影响因子由 2021 年的 5.374 升至 2022 年的 7.366，再降至 2024 年的 6.8 与 2025 年的 8.4，始终居土壤科学类第一四分位。
• The publisher carries the journal on the ScienceDirect platform and the digital object identifier prefix of its articles is 10.1016, shared with other Elsevier agricultural and earth science journals出版方将该刊载于（ScienceDirect）平台，其文章的数字对象唯一标识符前缀为（10.1016），与（Elsevier）其他农业与地球科学期刊一致。

Editors

• The journal is led by an editor-in-chief supported by an international editorial board whose members are drawn from agricultural research institutes, soil science departments and agricultural engineering faculties across the world该刊由一位主编带领，配以由世界各地农业研究所、土壤科学系与农业工程学院学者组成的国际编委会。
• The editorial board includes section editors responsible for subject areas such as soil physics, conservation tillage, soil biology and precision agriculture, reflecting the scope of the journal编委会设有学科编辑，分别负责土壤物理学、保育耕作、土壤生物学与精准农业等方向，对应刊物的定位。
• Editorial handling follows the Elsevier editorial management system, with submissions assigned to handling editors based on subject expertise and competing interest declarations稿件处理依托（Elsevier）的编辑管理系统，依据学科专长与利益冲突声明分配责任编辑。
• Peer review is conducted single-blind or double-blind and the journal maintains the Elsevier standards on reviewer recruitment, conflict of interest management, data sharing and editorial independence同行评审采用单盲或双盲方式，该刊遵循（Elsevier）在审稿人遴选、利益冲突管理、数据共享与编辑独立性方面的标准。
• The masthead and board roster are published on the journal page at ScienceDirect and updated as new members join or existing members step down编委名单在（ScienceDirect）期刊页公布，并随成员增减而更新。