Soil Research is an international journal that aims to rapidly publish high-quality, novel research about fundamental and applied aspects of soil science. As well as welcoming submissions in traditional aspects of soil biology, soil physics and soil chemistry across terrestrial ecosystems, the journal welcomes manuscripts dealing with wider interactions of soils with the environment. Topics include, but are not limited to:

Carbon, nutrient and other elemental cycling
Land Degradation, Reclamation, Remediation and Rehabilitation
Newly emerging fields and methods in soil science
Pedology
Plant–soil–microbe Interactions and Feedbacks
Soil Biodiversity
Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition
Soil Genesis
Soil Geography
Soil Mapping and Evaluation
Soil Mechanics
Soil Mineralogy
Soil Tillage and Management
Soil-borne Pathogens
Soil–plant interactions and feedbacks
Soils and Food Security
Soils and Global Change
Soils and Human Health
Soil–Water Relations
Terrestrial Biogeochemistry
Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology
Threats to and Protection of Soils