Geoderma Regional

Global issues require studies and solutions at national and regional levels. Geoderma Regional aims to publish research that contributes to advancing our knowledge on soils in all regions of the world. Soils formed in different pedo-climatic zones present unique aspects and complexities. Large regional variations in soil characteristics, usage, and challenges to soil health underpin the importance of addressing local soil concerns and implementing region-specific strategies for sustainable soil management.

The journal embraces regional perspectives in soil science, promotes interdisciplinary work, and encourages the adoption of appropriate soil classifications. This reflects our commitment to fostering a comprehensive understanding of soils worldwide and enabling the development of sustainable solutions tailored to regional needs. In order for the journal to ensure the applicability and generalizability of published regional research, Geoderma Regional requires all submissions to include descriptions of the investigated soils following either the latest editions of either IUSS World Reference Base for Soil Resources or USDA Soil Taxonomy. Additionally, but not exclusively, authors can include an equivalent or equate to a local classification where available in order to also cater for the regional readers.

Geoderma Regional encourages (but is not limited to) studies that provide scientific progress on:

Land use and/or climate change and its impacts on soil and ecosystem properties, processes, and functions,

Anthropogenic alterations of soil biogeochemical cycles,

otic and abiotic interactions in the soil system (plant-soil-pedo-fauna/microbial community-atmosphere),

Delineation of soil properties, processes and patterns in all regions and their implications for our general understanding of soil systems and their sustainable use,

Implementation of experimentally assessed knowledge of soil processes into modelling frameworks.

The following topics are discouraged unless they provide new and relevant information complementing our core subject areas:

Inventories, survey analyses, and case studies with no implications for improving our knowledge of soils in general or regionally, or devoid of scientific novelty,

Impact assessment and environmental/compliance monitoring investigations,

Studies that are exclusively greenhouse- or laboratory-based,

Studies on methods development or pure model/method comparisons,

Studies focusing mainly on agronomy, plant production, socio-economy, or politics without clarifying the relevance and links to soil properties or soil process understanding.