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Crop Science

John Wiley & Sons Inc. · United States · Est. 1961

ISSN1435-0653

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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?

181

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 142d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.58

H-Indexi

244

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.845

Total Worksi

24,430

Total Citationsi

686,708

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.95

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Agronomy; Agronomy and Crop Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1961

Annual Volume~ 261 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications24,430

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley & Sons Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1435-0653

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

265

5.2k

2019

432

7.4k

2020

258

2.6k

2021

209

1.6k

2022

273

1.8k

2023

271

1.1k

2024

239

303

2025

106

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Agronomy

Scopus Categories

Agronomy and Crop Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Genetics and Plant BreedingWheat and Barley Genetics and PathologySoybean genetics and cultivationCrop Yield and Soil FertilityTurfgrass Adaptation and ManagementAgronomic Practices and Intercropping SystemsLegume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsPlant Disease Resistance and GeneticsPlant pathogens and resistance mechanisms

Frequently asked questions about Crop Science

Is Crop Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Crop Science: 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 Crop Science?

Crop 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 1.95.

Is Crop Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Crop Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Crop Science?