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Seed Science and Technology

International Seed Testing Association · Switzerland

ISSN0251-0952eISSN1819-5717

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

0.315

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

2,035

Total Citationsi

31,620

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.90

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Agronomy; Horticulture; Plant Sciences; Agronomy and Crop Science; Plant Science.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 42 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,035

Publisher OrgInternational Seed Testing Association

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

International Seed Testing Association

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0251-0952 / 1819-5717

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

147

2019

534

2020

165

2021

417

2022

576

2023

2024

2025

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.

HorticultureQ2

Agronomy and Crop ScienceQ3

Plant ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

AgronomyHorticulturePlant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Agronomy and Crop SciencePlant ScienceHorticulture

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Seed Germination and PhysiologyPlant tissue culture and regenerationSoybean genetics and cultivationPlant Genetic and Mutation StudiesGrowth and nutrition in plants

Frequently asked questions about Seed Science and Technology

Is Seed Science and Technology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Seed Science and Technology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Seed Science and Technology?

Seed Science and Technology 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 0.90.

Is Seed Science and Technology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Seed Science and Technology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Seed Science and Technology?