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Soil Systems publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic and all Special Issue submissions follow MDPI's standard editorial process. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated Editorial Board Member will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies and Guest Editor responsibilities can be found here. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Integrated Soil Management: Food Supply, Environmental Impacts, and Socioeconomic Functions: 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1831 | Submission Open
Keywords: agrofood chains; soil modelling; sustainability; agricultural planning; rural development; economic growth; broader approaches; carbon sink; efficiency; productivity; greenhouse gas emissions; climate-smart agriculture
Research on Soil Management and Conservation: 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 20988 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil tillage; erosion and sediments; soil structure; soil conservation; no-tillage; soil compaction; soil structure– machine relationship; water and air fluxes in the soil; water retention; soil– plant relationship
Adsorption Processes in Soils and Sediments
edited by Sudipta Rakshit
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2841 | Submission Open
Keywords: adsorption processes; soils; sediments
Soil Fertility Management, Mitigating GHG Emissions and Sustainable Agriculture: 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5702 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil fertility; fertilizer management; balanced fertilization; nitrogen-use efficiency; mitigating GHG emissions; improving crop productivity; environmental pollution
Research on Trace and Hazardous Elements and Emerging Pollutants in Soils and Sediments
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open
Keywords: trace and hazardous elements; emerging pollutants; soils; sediments
Soil Organic Matter: Recent Advancements in Exploring Its Dynamics, Stabilization and Prediction
edited by Érika Flávia Machado Pinheiro and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4029 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil organic matter; soil carbon predictions; soil carbon monitoring protocols; soil C and N dynamics; productivity pasture; integration crop livestock; integration crop livestock forest; no-till; soil C persistence in soils; soil carbon stock in forest and agroecosystems
Use of Modern Statistical Methods in Soil Science
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submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1341 | Submission Open
Keywords: soils; statistical methods; soil measurements; soil properties; soil data integration; soil complexity; soil variability
Migration and Transformation Processes and Environmental Effects of Microplastics in Soil
edited by Zahra Sobhani
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 267 | Submission Open
Keywords: contaminant bioavailability; contaminant toxicity; soil chemistry; microplastics; nanoplastics
Land Use and Management on Soil Properties and Processes: 2nd Edition submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil management; water and soil engineering; water and soil conservation; soil degradation; soil erosion; sustainable agriculture (cover crops; rotation crops; and tillage); integrated production systems; land use and land cover (LULC)
Advances in the Prediction and Remediation of Soil Salinization: 2nd Edition
edited by and Mansour Edraki
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6531 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change and land salinity; land salinity across scales; prediction of salinization using numerical models; new technologies to assess land salinity; salinity and mining; remediation of salt affected land
Biogeochemical Processes of Nutrients in Soil and Sediments: C, N, and P Cycling
edited by Angélica Vázquez-Ortega
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 984 | Submission Open
Keywords: nutrient cycling; carbon; phosphorus; nitrogen; soil microbiome; gene expression; mineral association; agricultural soil systems; natural soil systems
Effects of Earthworms on Soil Systems
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open
Keywords: endemic earthworms; exotic earthworms; soil properties; soil ecology; carbon sequestration; ecosystem services; habitability
Soils of Peatlands Around the World: Properties, Values and Recent Advances
edited by Samantha Grover and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 15 | Submission Open
Keywords: physical; chemical and biological peat soil properties; production and non-production values; knowledge gaps; technological advances
Microbial Community Structure and Function in Soils
edited by and Sara Del Duca
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4041 | Submission Open
Keywords: edaphic communities; soil microorganisms; bacteria; fungi; archaea; protists; ecosystem services; ecosystem functions; nutrient cycling; soil health
Soil Fertility Evaluation and Precision Fertilization
edited by , Flávio Henrique Silveira Rabêlo and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 599 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable agriculture; nutrient use efficiency; circular economy; plant nutrition; fertilizer technologies; smart fertilization; nutrient management
Soil Microbial Ecology and Ecosystem Sustainability in a Changing Environment
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbial biogeography; nutrient cycling; micro-food web; soil fertility; rhizosphere microbiome; bioremediation; soil viral ecology; climate change and soil health
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