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Molecular Breeding

Springer Science and Business Media B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1995

ISSN1380-3743eISSN1572-9788

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

0.803

H-Index

144

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.803

Total Works

3,335

Total Citations

140,646

2yr Mean Citedness

2.72

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope

Molecular Breeding is an international journal focusing on the applications of molecular biology in crop plants for practical crop breeding applications. Covers significant technology advances in applied plant molecular biology and modern plant breeding. Served by a dedicated international editorial board to give thorough swift editorial response. Strategic collaboration with the National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement at HZAU.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1995

Frequency6 No. A Year, 1997-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,335

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1380-3743 / 1572-9788

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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?

English

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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 ScienceQ1

Plant ScienceQ1

BiotechnologyQ2

GeneticsQ2

Molecular BiologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

AgronomyGenetics & HeredityHorticulturePlant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Molecular BiologyAgronomy and Crop ScienceGeneticsBiotechnologyPlant Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsWheat and Barley Genetics and PathologyPlant Disease Resistance and GeneticsGenetics and Plant BreedingPlant tissue culture and regenerationPlant Virus Research StudiesPlant Molecular Biology ResearchPlant Reproductive BiologyPlant pathogens and resistance mechanismsTransgenic Plants and Applications