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Legume Research

Agricultural Research Communication Centre · India

ISSN0250-5371eISSN0976-0571

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

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The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.382

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.955

Total Worksi

3,569

Total Citationsi

13,768

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.49

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Legume Research is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research articles, short communications, and review articles on all aspects of legume science. The journal covers a wide range of topics, including legume genetics, breeding, physiology, biochemistry, agronomy, pathology, entomology, and utilization. Legume Research is published by the Agricultural Research Communication Centre (ARCC).

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications3,569

Publisher OrgAgricultural Research Communication Center

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer review

OA LicenseCC BY-NC 4.0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Agricultural Research Communication Centre

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0250-5371 / 0976-0571

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

184

967

2019

239

944

2020

321

1.2k

2021

290

621

2022

175

326

2023

219

264

2024

210

2025

129

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Agronomy and Crop ScienceQ2

Plant ScienceQ2

Soil ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Agronomy

Scopus Categories

Agronomy and Crop ScienceSoil SciencePlant Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Agricultural pest management studiesGenetic and Environmental Crop StudiesAgronomic Practices and Intercropping SystemsAgricultural Science and FertilizationGenetics and Plant Breeding

Frequently asked questions about Legume Research

Is Legume Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Legume Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Legume Research?

Legume Research is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.49.

Is Legume Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Legume Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.