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Breeding Science

Japanese Society of Breeding · Japan · Est. 1960

ISSN1344-7610eISSN1347-3735

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.608

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.722

Total Worksi

1,757

Total Citationsi

41,862

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.32

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Breeding Science is an international journal published by the Japanese Society of Breeding. It covers all aspects of breeding research and technology, including genetics, molecular biology, plant breeding, animal breeding, and biotechnology. The journal aims to promote research and technological progress related to breeding, exchange and cooperation of researchers, and dissemination of knowledge.

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1960

FrequencyFive Times A Year, 2009-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,757

Publisher OrgJapanese Society of Breeding

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Japanese Society of Breeding

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1344-7610 / 1347-3735

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.7k

2019

2020

914

2021

473

2022

290

2023

163

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.

Agronomy and Crop ScienceQ2

Plant ScienceQ2

GeneticsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

AgronomyPlant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Agronomy and Crop ScienceGeneticsPlant Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsPlant Disease Resistance and GeneticsRice Cultivation and Yield ImprovementWheat and Barley Genetics and PathologyGABA and Rice ResearchPlant Reproductive BiologySoybean genetics and cultivationPlant tissue culture and regenerationPlant Virus Research StudiesChromosomal and Genetic Variations

Frequently asked questions about Breeding Science

Is Breeding Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Breeding Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Breeding Science?

Breeding Science 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 1.32.

Is Breeding Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Breeding Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.