Pedobiologia發表了同行評議的文章，描述了土壤生態學領域的原創工作，包括研究土壤生物及其與生物和非生物環境中的因素之間的相互作用。分析土壤中的生物結構、相互作用、功能和過程是理解陸地生態系統動態特性的基礎，是進行適當土壤管理的先決條件。這本雜志的范圍包括土壤生態學的基礎和應用方面;重點包括土壤中生物之間的相互作用，對土壤過程的生物控制，土壤生物多樣性的原因和后果，以及地上和地下的相互作用。我們發布:對當前土壤生態學中感興趣的主題(包括表明非顯著影響的研究)進行明確定義的假設進行測試的原始研究;描述新的方法學方法，或評價當前的方法，以滿足土壤生態學研究的明確需要;創新性地綜合土壤生態學文獻，包括元分析、專題深度綜述和簡短的觀點/視角文章，以及對原始概念框架的描述;和報告具有生態意義的新觀測的短筆記。

Pedobiologia publishes peer reviewed articles describing original work in the field of soil ecology, which includes the study of soil organisms and their interactions with factors in their biotic and abiotic environments.Analysis of biological structures, interactions, functions, and processes in soil is fundamental for understanding the dynamical nature of terrestrial ecosystems, a prerequisite for appropriate soil management. The scope of this journal consists of fundamental and applied aspects of soil ecology; key focal points include interactions among organisms in soil, organismal controls on soil processes, causes and consequences of soil biodiversity, and aboveground-belowground interactions. We publish:original research that tests clearly defined hypotheses addressing topics of current interest in soil ecology (including studies demonstrating nonsignificant effects);descriptions of novel methodological approaches, or evaluations of current approaches, that address a clear need in soil ecology research;innovative syntheses of the soil ecology literature, including metaanalyses, topical in depth reviews and short opinion/perspective pieces, and descriptions of original conceptual frameworks; andshort notes reporting novel observations of ecological significance.