Soil Biology and Biochemistry is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal established in 1969 and published by Elsevier.

The founding editor-in-chief was John Saville Waid, and the current editors-in-chief are Karl Ritz from the University of Nottingham and Josh Schimel from the University of California Santa Barbara, who have been in position since 2020.

The journal covers a broad range of topics within soil biology, including microbial and faunal activities, biogeochemical cycles, and ecosystem processes.

Soil Biology and Biochemistry is indexed in several major databases, including Scopus, Web of Science, and PubMed.

It has a significant impact factor, which has consistently increased over the years, indicating its relevance and influence in the field of soil science.