Soil Biology & Biochemistry (soil-biology-and-biochemistry)

Journal positioning

Soil Biology & Biochemistry (SBB), published by Elsevier, is the leading journal for the mechanisms of soil biological and biochemical processes: soil organic matter dynamics, microbial ecology and function, nutrient cycling, soil carbon, extracellular enzymes, and the biogeochemical processes that soil biota drive. Its defining expectation is mechanistic process understanding — evidence about how soil organisms and reactions govern a process, not a descriptive inventory of what is present. A soil survey, a descriptive community census with no process link, or a management trial whose contribution is an agronomic outcome rather than a soil mechanism is a poor fit. This skill is a fit / venue-selection / re-framing tool. It does not replace the journal's current author guidelines. Before submitting, re-check the live SBB author guidance.

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