Aims and scope
*Please note that Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science converted to a full Open Access journal from Volume 70 (2024). Previous volumes will continue to provide access through a Pay to Read model.

Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science is a well-established journal that has been in publication for over fifty years. The Journal publishes papers over the entire range of agronomy and soil science. Manuscripts involved in developing and testing hypotheses to understand casual relationships in the following areas:

plant nutrition
fertilizers
manure
soil tillageAims and scope
Area Development and Policy (ADP) aims to be a world class journal publishing original academic research examining the economic, political, cultural and geographical contexts which play a fundamental role in shaping and developing regions, cities, rural areas and the relationships between them.
ADP concentrates on issues relating to the Greater BRICS and welcomes submissions emerging from these countries as well from the developed world. ADP places an emphasis on research which examines the role of diverse institutional configurations and values at both national and regional levels within the Greater BRICS, and believes that theories should derive from the experiences of these countries and regions and not necessarily from the (possibly exceptional) experiences of Northwest Europe and North America.

ADP is dedicated to expanding common ground while accepting differences, improving mutual communication and increasing cooperation and shared learning.

To be accepted, a paper must adhere to a high standard of scholarship and make an important and original contribution to this emerging field.

Along with standard Research Articles (8,000 words) and Review Articles (6,000 words), Area Development and Policy also welcomes Research Notes (short articles presenting the results of original research and which briefly situates the research in relation to the existing empirical and theoretical literature) of up to 4,000 words, and Commentaries (short articles commenting in a significant way on, or supplementing arguments and evidence in, a Research Article or a Review Article) of up to 2,000 words.

Peer Review Statement
All submitted research is subject to rigorous peer review, involving initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two referees. In the light of the referee reports, contributions will be evaluated and decisions made by a distinguished board of Editors and accepted for publication only if they meet high scholarly standards of originality, significance and rigour in advancing understanding of area development and policy.
soil biotechnology and ecophysiology
amelioration
irrigation and drainage
plant production on arable and grass land
agroclimatology
landscape formation and environmental management in rural regions
management of natural and created wetland ecosystems
bio-geochemical processes
soil-plant-microbe interactions and rhizosphere processes
soil morphology, classification, monitoring, heterogeneity and scales
reuse of waste waters and biosolids of agri-industrial origin in soil are especially encouraged.
As well as original contributions, the Journal also publishes current reviews.
Peer Review Statement: Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science is an international, peer-reviewed journal which publishes high quality, original research contributions to scientific knowledge. All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via Scholar One Manuscripts.

Please note, from 2024 the Print ISSN is not in active use as this journal is no longer published in print.