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Plant Production Science

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · Japan · Est. 1998

ISSN1349-1008

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

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total58

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.501

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.807

Total Works

1,463

Total Citations

32,550

2yr Mean Citedness

2.18

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on crop production science, investigating factors that influence crop yield, quality, and resilience. Research covers plant physiology, genetics, and agronomic practices, including nutrient management, water use efficiency, and cultivation techniques. The scope also extends to the impact of environmental factors like climate variability and soil conditions on crop performance, as well as the development of new crop varieties and sustainable farming systems.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1998

Annual Volume~ 32 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,463

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

OA Since2002

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~31 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1349-1008

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

LOCKSS, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

Times cited

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Agronomy and Crop ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Agronomy

Scopus Categories

Agronomy and Crop Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Rice Cultivation and Yield ImprovementPlant responses to water stressPlant nutrient uptake and metabolismGABA and Rice ResearchSoybean genetics and cultivationCrop Yield and Soil FertilityPlant Stress Responses and ToleranceLegume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisAgronomic Practices and Intercropping SystemsAgriculture, Soil, Plant Science