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www.soil-journal.netExecutive editors▪ JorgeMataix-Solera▪ LilyPereg▪ JohnQuinton▪ JohanSix▪ KristofVanOostsoil-executive-editors@mailinglists.copernicus.org

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Aims and scopeSOIL is an international scientific journal dedicated tothepublicationanddiscussionofhigh-qualityresearchinthefieldofsoilsystemsciences.SOILisattheinterfacebetweentheatmosphere,lithosphere,hydrosphere,andbiosphere.SOILpublishesscientific research thatcon-tributestounderstandingthesoilsystemanditsinter-actionwithhumansandtheentireEarthsystem.Thescopeofthejournalincludesalltopicsthatfallwithinthestudyofsoilscienceasadiscipline,withanemphasisonstudiesthatintegratesoilsciencewithothersciences(hydrology, agronomy, socio-economics, health scien-ces,atmosphericsciences,etc.).The followingmanuscript types can be considered forpublication in SOIL: original research articles, reviewarticles,shortcommunications,forumarticles,andletterstotheeditors.

SOILwelcomes contributions focusingon thephysical,chemical, and/orbiological aspectsof the soil system.Thejournalespeciallyvaluespapersthatgobeyonddis-ciplinary boundaries and/or highlight the interactionsandfeedbacksbetweenthesoilsystemandotherEarthsystemcomponents:▪ soilsandplants; ▪ soilsandglobalchange;▪ soilsandwater; ▪ soilsandhealth;▪ soilsandatmosphere; ▪ soilasaresource;▪ soilsandbiogeochemicalcycling; ▪ soilsystems;▪ soilsandthenaturalenvironment; ▪ soildegradation;▪ soilsandthehumanenvironment; ▪ soilprotectionandremediation;▪ soilsandfoodsecurity; ▪ soilandmethods.▪ soilsandbiodiversity;

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