The Eurasian Journal of Soil Science (EJSS) publishes Research Articles only. Manuscripts must report original research that falls within the journal’s Aims and Scope. All manuscripts undergo double-blind peer review. EJSS charges no fees at any stage of the publication process.

Templates

All manuscripts must be prepared using the journal templates:

• [EJSS Cover Letter]
• [EJSS Title Page]
• [EJSS Manuscript Template]

The templates are already formatted. Authors should type over the placeholder text and should not change the layout, fonts or line numbering.

Before Submission

By submitting a manuscript, the authors confirm that:

• the work is original and has not been published, and is not under consideration, elsewhere,
• all authors have approved the manuscript and its submission,
• the work complies with the journal’s Publication Ethics and Research Integrity policy.

Posting a manuscript on a recognised preprint server is not considered prior publication. The preprint must be disclosed in the Cover Letter, giving its DOI or URL.

Submission Files

Manuscripts are submitted through the journal’s online submission system. Manuscripts sent by e-mail are not considered. The following files are required:

1. Cover Letter. Explains the novelty of the work and its relevance to the journal’s scope and confirms that the data are original. It also discloses any related manuscripts or preprints and lists any reviewers to be excluded.
2. Title Page. Gives the title, all author names, affiliations and ORCID iDs and the corresponding author’s details. It also contains all declarations: author contributions, funding, data availability, competing interests, ethics approval, acknowledgements and use of artificial intelligence.
3. Anonymised Manuscript. Prepared using the EJSS Manuscript Template, with no information that could identify the authors.
4. Figures. Each figure as a separate high-resolution file.
5. Supplementary material, if any.

For a revised manuscript, also upload:

• a point-by-point response to the reviewers and editors, giving page and line numbers,
• a version of the manuscript with all changes highlighted or tracked,
• a clean version of the revised manuscript.

Anonymisation

The main manuscript must not contain author names, affiliations, e-mail addresses, acknowledgements, funding details, project numbers or any other information that could identify the authors. Self-citations should be written in the third person. Identifying information must also be removed from the file properties. All such information belongs in the Title Page.

Language and Format

• Clear academic English, with British or American spelling used consistently.
• A4 page, single column, 2.5 cm margins.
• Cambria 12 pt, 1.5 line spacing, continuous line numbering and page numbers. These settings are already applied in the template.
• Research Articles should normally not exceed 7,000 words, excluding references, tables and figure captions. Longer manuscripts require justification in the Cover Letter.

Manuscript Structure

Title. Concise and informative, in sentence case, preferably no more than 20 words.

Abstract. A single paragraph of no more than 300 words. It should state the context and objective, the essential methods, the principal quantitative results and the main conclusion. It must contain no references, tables, figures or undefined abbreviations.

Keywords. Three to six keywords, in alphabetical order.

Introduction. Presents the scientific context, relevant recent literature, the knowledge gap and the significance of the study. It ends with a clear objective, research question or hypothesis and does not include results.

Materials and Methods. Gives enough detail for evaluation and replication. Depending on the study, this includes:

• the study site and sampling dates,
• soil classification, with the system and edition (e.g., WRB 2022),
• sampling depth and design, treatments, controls and replication,
• analytical methods, instruments and quality assurance,
• permits,
• statistical analysis.

Pseudoreplication is not acceptable.

Statistical analysis. State the tests, software and version, number of replicates, the error term (SD, SE or CI) and the significance level. Report exact P values where practical, and use P < 0.001 for smaller values.

Results and Discussion. These may be presented as two separate sections or combined into a single section, Results and Discussion, whichever presents the work more clearly.

• Results: present the findings in a logical order, with effect sizes and uncertainty where relevant. Do not present the same data in both a table and a figure.
• Discussion: interpret the findings in relation to the objective, the underlying mechanisms and the relevant literature. Distinguish evidence from speculation and do not simply repeat the results.

The main limitations of the study must be stated in the final paragraph of the Discussion, or of the combined Results and Discussion section, without a separate heading. This paragraph should explain how the limitations may affect the interpretation or generalisation of the results and how future research could address them.

Conclusion. Evidence-based conclusions and their implications, within the limits of the study. No new results, references or unsupported recommendations.

References, followed by Tables, Figure captions and Supplementary material, as described below.

Headings are not numbered, and no more than three heading levels are used.

Declarations

All declarations are given in the Title Page during peer review and appear after the Conclusion in the published article:

• Author contributions. Using CRediT roles and author initials.
• Funding. The funder’s name and grant number, and the funder’s role, or a statement that no external funding was received.
• Data availability statement. The repository and persistent link, or the reason for any restriction.
• Declaration of competing interest.
• Ethics approval. The approving body and approval or permit number, or a statement that approval was not required.
• Acknowledgements. Non-author contributors, with their permission.
• Use of artificial intelligence. See below.

Use of Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence tools may be used only for language editing and for translating text written by the authors. Such use must be declared in the Title Page and is reported in the “Use of artificial intelligence” statement of the published article.

Artificial intelligence must not be used to generate, alter or enhance research data, results, figures or images. If artificial intelligence or machine-learning methods are part of the research itself, they must be fully described in the Materials and Methods section, with the tool or model, version, input data and validation.

Artificial intelligence tools cannot be listed as authors. The authors are fully responsible for the entire content of the manuscript.

References

In-text citations. Use the author–date style:

• one author: (Shein, 2010),
• two authors: (Kizilkaya and Bayrakli, 2005),
• three or more authors: (Smith et al., 2015).

Separate multiple citations with semicolons, in chronological order: (Kizilkaya and Bayrakli, 2005; Shein, 2010). Use 2015a, 2015b for works by the same authors in the same year.

Reference list. References are listed alphabetically by the first author’s surname, unnumbered. Each entry gives all authors, the full journal title, volume(issue), page range or article number and the DOI as a full https://doi.org/ link, without a final full stop. Every cited source must be listed, and every listed source must be cited.

Examples:

Kizilkaya, R., Bayrakli, B., 2005. Effects of N-enriched sewage sludge on soil enzyme activities. Applied Soil Ecology 30: 192–202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2005.02.009

Shein, E.V., 2010. Soil hydrology: Stages of development, current state, and nearest prospects. Eurasian Soil Science 43(2): 158–167. https://doi.org/10.1134/S1064229310020055

GOST 12536-2014, 2014. Soils: Methods of laboratory granulometric (grain-size) and microaggregate distribution. Interstate Council for Standardization, Metrology and Certification, Moscow. Available at: https://www.russiangost.com/p-138335-gost-12536-2014.aspx [accessed 12 April 2026].

Tables

• Place each table on a new page after the References, in citation order.

• Create tables with Word’s table function. Use horizontal rules only, with no vertical lines, shading or embedded images.
• Place the caption above the table and the notes below it.
• Give units in the column headings.
• Define abbreviations, sample size, error terms and the statistical test in the table notes.

Figures

• Cite figures in numerical order. Mark the position of each figure in the text, as shown in the template.
• List all figure captions after the tables. Do not insert the images in the manuscript file. Upload each figure as a separate TIFF, PNG or high-quality PDF file.
• Minimum resolution at final size: 300 dpi for photographs, 600 dpi for combination artwork and 1200 dpi for line art.
• Label panels (a), (b), (c), use legible font sizes and choose colours that remain readable in greyscale.
• Captions are written in sentence case and are self-contained. They define panels, symbols, error bars, sample size and the statistical test.

Units and Nomenclature

• Use SI units with a space between the value and the unit (e.g., 25 °C, 25 mg kg⁻¹, 1.35 g cm⁻³). The exception is %, which is written without a space (45%).

• Use mg kg⁻¹ rather than ppm.
• Give EC numbers for enzymes at first mention.
• Write scientific names of organisms in italics.
• Define every abbreviation at first use, both in the Abstract and again in the main text.

Supplementary Material

Supplementary files are cited in the text as Table S1, Figure S1, Dataset S1 or Appendix S1, each with a concise caption, and are uploaded as separate files.

After Acceptance

The corresponding author signs the Licence to Publish Agreement on behalf of all authors. Authors retain copyright, and articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

Proofs are sent to the corresponding author. Proof corrections are limited to typographical and production errors. New data, new analyses, substantial rewriting and changes in authorship are not accepted at this stage.

Submission Checklist

• Cover Letter, Title Page and Manuscript prepared using the EJSS templates
• Manuscript fully anonymised, including the file properties
• ORCID iDs given for all authors
• All declarations completed in the Title Page, including the use of artificial intelligence
• Abstract of no more than 300 words; 3–6 keywords in alphabetical order
• Limitations stated in the final paragraph of the Discussion (or of the combined Results and Discussion)
• Every citation listed in the References, with DOIs as full links
• Tables after the References; figures uploaded as separate files at the required resolution