SAINS TANAH - Journal of Soil Science and Agroclimatology (journal initial: STJSSA; p-ISSN 1412-3606 e-ISSN 2356-1424) is open access, academic, citation indexed, and peer-reviewed journal published by the Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Sebelas Maret. It covers original research articles, review, and short communication on diverse topics related to soil science and agricultural climatology (read more ...). We accepting submission from all over the world. All submitted articles shall never be published elsewhere, original and not under consideration for other publication.

STJSSA has been accredited by National Journal Accreditation (ARJUNA) Managed by Ministry of Research and Technology/ National Agency for Research and Innovation, the Republic of Indonesia with First Grade (Sinta 1) according to the Decree No. 204/E/KPT/2022 (link).

STJSSA has been indexed, abstracted, displayed in SCOPUS, DOAJ, ASEAN Citation Index (ACI), SINTA by Ristek/BRIN of The Republic of Indonesia, GOOGLE Scholar, etc.

Announcements

NOTICE OF WEBSITE MAINTENANCE

2026-08-29

To improve our services, the Sains Tanah “ Journal of Soil Science and Agroclimatology website will be under construction from September 1-30, 2026 for migration from OJS 2 to OJS 3.

During this period, all editorial processes will be temporarily suspended.

Editorial services will resume on October 1, 2026.

We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding and patience.

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The Most Cited Top Five Articles (based on SCOPUS Database)

2025-12-01
  1. Olivares Campos, B., Paredes, F., Rey, J., Lobo, D., & Galvis-Causil, S. (2021). The relationship between the normalized difference vegetation index, rainfall, and potential evapotranspiration in a banana plantation of Venezuela. SAINS TANAH - Journal of Soil Science and Agroclimatology, 18(1), 58-64. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.20961/stjssa.v18i1.50379 (cited 39 times in scopus)
  2. Sukarman, S., Gani, R., & Asmarhansyah, A. (2020). Tin mining process and its effects on soils in Bangka Belitung Islands Province, Indonesia. SAINS TANAH - Journal of Soil Science and Agroclimatology, 17(2), 180-189. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.20961/stjssa.v17i2.37606 (cited 33 times in scopus)
  3. Muktamar, Z., Lifia, L., & Adiprasetyo, T. (2020). Phosphorus availability as affected by the application of organic amendments in Ultisols. Sains Tanah SAINS TANAH - Journal of Soil Science and Agroclimatology, 17(1), 16-22. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.20961/stjssa.v17i1.41284 (cited 28 times in scopus)
  4. Hindersah, R., Kamaluddin, N., Samanta, S., Banerjee, S., & Sarkar, S. (2020). Role and perspective of Azotobacter in crops production. SAINS TANAH - Journal of Soil Science and Agroclimatology, 17(2), 170-179. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.20961/stjssa.v17i2.45130 (cited 24 times in scopus)
  5. Purwanto, S., Gani, R., & Suryani, E. (2020). Characteristics of Ultisols derived from basaltic andesite materials and their association with old volcanic landforms in Indonesia. SAINS TANAH - Journal of Soil Science and Agroclimatology, 17(2), 135-143. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.20961/stjssa.v17i2.38301 (cited 18 times in Scopus)

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Implementation of Generative AI and AI-Assisted Technologies Policy

2025-11-29

The Editorial Office of Jurnal Sains Tanah announces that the journal has officially adopted the Generative AI and AI-Assisted Technologies Policy, as outlined at:
https://jurnal.uns.ac.id/tanah/pages/view/generative-ai-policies

With this implementation, authors are required to transparently disclose any use of generative AI or AI-assisted tools in manuscript preparation. The use of such tools is permitted only within the limits stated in the policy, and authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, and integrity of their work. AI tools cannot be listed as authors.

This policy aims to uphold ethical standards and ensure responsible AI use in scholarly publishing. Authors are encouraged to review the full guidelines on the journal’s website.

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Published: 2026-01-02

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