We have a clear scope on basic science research—applied science studies should be sent to more suitable journals.


The subject of soil science includes:

mineral and organic soil components,
organic-mineral associations,
physical, chemical, biological, and ecological soil properties and processes,
soil genesis, morphology, classification, mapping and geo-information,
Scientific contributions to soil use and management which are also being solicited are:

evaluation and improvement of soil fertility and soil quality,
soil protection,
soil and water conservation,
soil remediation.

The subject of plant nutrition includes:

nutrient acquisition and translocation,
functions of nutrients,
mineral metabolism of plants,
(eco)physiology of growth and yield development including abiotic stress situations,
organic and mineral fertilizer application with regard to its impacts on yield, quality, and health of plants,
Manuscripts dealing with ecological and environmental aspects of plant nutrition are also highly appreciated.

Topical Divisions within JPNSS that are receiving increasing attention are:

Interdisciplinarity focuses: sustainability & critical zone science
Soil-Plant Interactions:  rhizosphere science & soil ecology, pollutant cycling & plant-soil protection, land use & climate change

Editor-in-Chief Soil Science
Hermann Jungkunst
Institute for Environmental Sciences
University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany
E-mail: jungkunst_eic@uni-landau.de
Editor-in-Chief Plant Nutrition
Karl H. Mühling
Institute of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science
Kiel University
Kiel, Germany
E-mail: khmuehling@plantnutrition.uni-kiel.de
Technical Editor
Britta Pitann
Institute of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science
Kiel Universtiy
Kiel, Germany
E-mail: pitann.jpnss@gmx.net
Editorial Office
V. Vetter and B. Pitann
Mühbrook, Germany
Phone:+49 4322 8893489
E-mail: jpnss.editorialoffice@gmx.net
Associate Editors
J. Augustin, Müncheberg
R. Barnard, Dijon
M. Becker, Bonn
P. Biernert, Gatersleben
R. Bol, Jülich
L. Cardenas, Okehampton
K. Dittert, Göttingen
T. Eichert, Erfurt
M. Frei, Bonn
C.-M. Geilfus, Berlin
H. Gerke, Müncheberg
A. Hastings, Aberdeen
F. Lang, Freiburg i.Br.
D. Levia, Newark
F. Liebisch, Zürich
K. Lorenz, Columbus
R. Mikutta, Halle
K. Möller, Hohenheim
G. Neumann, Hohenheim
H.-W. Olfs, Osnabrück
S. Peth, Kassel
G. Schaumann, Landau
S. Scheu, Göttingen
T. Scholten, Tübingen
S. Schubert, Gießen
S. Sulieman, Khartoum
F. Tack, Gent
A. Thompson, Athens
D. Vetterlein, Halle/Saale
I. Virto, Pamplona
A. Wakeel, Faisalabad
B.-M Wilke, Berlin
M. Wimmer, Hohenheim
X. Zhang, Shenyang
Z. Zhujin, Zhejiang
Special Editor Game Changer
Ingrid Kögel-Knabner
TUM-IAS
Munich, Germany
E-Mail: koegel@wzw.tum.de