Abstract: Sulfate radicals based-advanced oxidation processes (SR-AOPs) have attracted more and more attention in the field of soil remediation contaminated by organic compounds due to their high efficiency, low cost and environmental friendliness. The principle of SR-AOPs is to generate reactive oxygen radicals dominated by sulfate radicals (SO₄·^-) by activating persulfate (S₂O₈^2-, PS) to oxidize organic pollutants into CO₂, H₂O and harmless or less harmful chemicals. This paper outlines the factors affecting the remediation performance of SR-AOPs. The application of SR-AOPs in the remediation of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPHs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and pesticide-contaminated soils is summarized. The effects of pollutant characteristics, dosage of persulfate and activator, soil and water ratio on the removal efficiency of pollutants are analyzed. It finally discusses the influence of SR-AOPs treatment on soil ecology. The results show that the activation mode, pH, soil water content and soil organic matter significantly affect the remediation performance of SR-AOPs. Thermal activation, microwave activation, ultrasonic activation, alkali activation, and iron-based catalyst activation have good applications, and heterogeneous iron-based catalysts such as zero-valent iron, iron oxide, and supported iron-based catalysts are widely used. In addition, many studies have combined SR-AOPs with other remediation techniques, such as electrodynamic remediation + PS oxidation, soil leaching + PS oxidation, microbial remediation + PS oxidation, etc., all of which have enhanced the pollutants removal to varying degrees. Chemicals such as persulfate and activator used in remediation will change the soil organic matter content, mineral composition, pH, etc., thereby affecting the activity and growth of microorganisms. The authors present the application outlook for SR-AOPs that with the deepening of relevant research, the evaluation of SR-AOPs effectiveness should not only include simple indicators, such as degradation rate and mineralization degree. It is recommended to continuously explore the degradation mechanism of pollutants, improve the conditions of SR-AOPs application, develop new and efficient activation methods, and strengthen the monitoring of soil ecological restoration.