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Plant Breeding

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1965

ISSN1439-0523

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.504

H-Index

106

CiteScore

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SNIP

0.714

Total Works

4,719

Total Citations

110,439

2yr Mean Citedness

1.11

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Plant Breeding focuses on the genetic improvement of crops to enhance traits such as yield, stress tolerance, and disease resistance. Research involves identifying genetic bases for traits, developing new breeding methods, and utilizing advanced technologies like genome editing and marker-assisted selection. Studies cover a range of crops including maize, wheat, apple, citrus, sorghum, and Brassica species.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1965

Annual Volume~ 111 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,719

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

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OA License—

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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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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1439-0523

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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

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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 ScienceQ2

Plant ScienceQ2

GeneticsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

AgronomyBiotechnology & Applied MicrobiologyPlant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Agronomy and Crop ScienceGeneticsPlant Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Wheat and Barley Genetics and PathologyGenetics and Plant BreedingPlant Disease Resistance and GeneticsGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsPlant tissue culture and regenerationPlant Reproductive BiologyPlant Virus Research StudiesPlant Pathogens and ResistanceChromosomal and Genetic VariationsPlant pathogens and resistance mechanisms