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	Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition
	Editor-in-Chief: María de la Luz Mora ISSN 0718-9516 electronic version ISSN 0718-9508 printed version
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Since 2010 Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition (ISSN 0718-9508 ) edits four issues per year on behalf the Chilean Society of Soil Science.

The Journal is indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded (SciSearch®) and Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition of Thomson Reuter (ex ISI) and SciELO database, and it has open access: http://www.scielo.cl/and http://www.jsspn.cl

Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition is a peer reviewed journal that publishes original research findings in all areas related to soil science, plant nutrition, agriculture and environmental science. For publication it accepts original research articles, technical notes, short communication and reviews (both voluntary and by invitation), on all aspects indicated by the Journal title. Contributions to soil science cover physics, chemistry, biology, microbiology, mineralogy, ecology, pedology, classification and amelioration. Contributions related to plant nutrition and agriculture include plant production, physiology and metabolism of plants, plant ecology, diversity and sustainability of agricultural systems, organic and inorganic fertilization in relation to their impact on yields, quality of plants and ecological systems and agroecosystems studies. Contributions related to soil degradation, environmental pollution and nature conservation and environmental protection are also included in the scope of the Journal.

The abbreviated title of Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition is J. Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. This abbreviation should be used in bibliographies, footnotes, references and bibliographic strips.

COPYRIGHT
The Chilean Society of Soil Science, as joint publishers of the Journal, reserve all rights for the complete or partial reproduction of the materials published in Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition.

The right to reproduce material that is subject to copyright must be obtained from the authors, who should notify to the editorial office of Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

SPONSORS
The publication of Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition is sponsored by:
- Sociedad Chilena de la Ciencia del Suelo (Chilean Society of Soil Science)
- Universidad de La Frontera
- Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (National Council of Science and Technology - CONICYT).