How to produce an effective manuscript: further perspectives from the Editors-in-Chief of Soil Biology and Biochemistry

IF 9.8 1区农林科学 Q1 SOIL SCIENCE

Soil Biology & Biochemistry Pub Date : 2024-11-05 DOI:10.1016/j.soilbio.2024.109645

Karl Ritz, Joshua Schimel, Joann Whalen

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Preface

Soil Biology and Biochemistry is a specialist primary research journal. As such, it can be assumed that the majority of the readership will have an intermediate to expert level of knowledge of the discipline in broad terms, and almost certainly have deep knowledge and expertise in specific areas. The storyline of papers should allow for this.We repeat the aims and scope of the journal here verbatim because they are so fundamental to the development of an effective paper:

Soil Biology and

Follow the Guide for Authors to the letter

These instructions¹ must be followed, for a reason. Manuscripts which are structured and formatted consistently ease the assessment and publishing process. Prescribed styles that are coherent within journals make it easier for editors and reviewers to locate, assimilate and interpret the different aspects of a submission. Anomalies and obfuscations are then easier to detect. The assessors can then be

Conclusions

Many of the manuscripts we see – and hence reject on preliminary assessment – are more akin to basic reports than insightful scientific research papers. That is, they involve a general and rather superficial introduction; set bland pseudo-hypotheses; laboriously present the results of the study; but then fail to use those results to answer a deeper or more fundamental question. They are typically limited to the specific context of the particular time, place or experimental treatment. Soil

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Soil Biology & Biochemistry 农林科学-土壤科学

CiteScore

16.90

自引率

9.30%

发文量

312

审稿时长

49 days

期刊介绍： Soil Biology & Biochemistry publishes original research articles of international significance focusing on biological processes in soil and their applications to soil and environmental quality. Major topics include the ecology and biochemical processes of soil organisms, their effects on the environment, and interactions with plants. The journal also welcomes state-of-the-art reviews and discussions on contemporary research in soil biology and biochemistry.