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Seed Science Research

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1991

ISSN1475-2735

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.6

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.943

Total Worksi

1,388

Total Citationsi

46,392

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.77

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Seed Science Research is a journal dedicated to the publication of high-quality research on all aspects of seed science. It covers topics such as seed physiology, seed ecology, seed development, seed dormancy, seed germination, seed dispersal, seed pathology, seed biotechnology, and seed conservation. The journal aims to provide a platform for researchers to share their findings and advance the understanding of seed biology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1991

Annual Volume~ 24 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,388

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

OA Since2023

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1475-2735

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

432

2019

604

2020

366

2021

308

2022

124

2023

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.

Plant ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Plant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Plant Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Seed Germination and PhysiologyPlant tissue culture and regenerationPlant Parasitism and ResistanceEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesAllelopathy and phytotoxic interactionsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesLegal Cases and CommentaryPlant and animal studiesSoybean genetics and cultivationPlant Genetic and Mutation Studies

Frequently asked questions about Seed Science Research

Is Seed Science Research a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Seed Science Research?

Seed Science Research 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 1.77.

Is Seed Science Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Seed Science Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.