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Soil Organisms presents high-level, novel research results, review papers, and a number of other formats in English covering the complete field of soil biology, including taxonomy and systematics, soil ecology (including interactions), biogeography, morphology, conservation, evolution and ecosystem functions. Unique among soil-biological journals, Soil Organisms especially considers the organismic aspects of soil biology. Soil Organisms is committed to fair open-access publishing, which is why we offer online open access publishing of all papers without any publication fees.

Publication Frequency: Three issues per year (April, August, December)
Next Issue: December 2026

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Current Issue

Vol. 98 No. Special Issue 2 (2026): XV International Symposium on Enchytraeidae 2025 • Brno, Czech Republic | Newsletter on Enchytraeidae No. 16
Front cover Cognettia chlorophila, subadult: pairs of pharyngeal glands and spermatheca; Popice oak forest, Podyjí National Park, Czechia Photo: Jiří Schlaghamerský (Brno, Czech Republic)
Enchytraeidae systematics, Soil microannelid ecology, Integrative taxonomy, Biodiversity monitoring, Edaphic habitat associations
Published: 2026-11-10
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