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International Journal of Agriculture and Biology

Friends Science Publishers · Pakistan · Est. 1945

ISSN1560-8530

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

Removed from DOAJ (2014-03-31). DOAJ's stated reason: Problems with website. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.152

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.249

Total Worksi

3,619

Total Citationsi

31,441

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.67

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionPakistan

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1945

Annual Volume~ 268 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications3,619

Publisher OrgFriends Science Publishers

Region🌍 Global South

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Friends Science Publishers

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1560-8530

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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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

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

268

761

2019

357

845

2020

139

287

2021

2022

2023

172

2024

557

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Crop Yield and Soil FertilityPlant tissue culture and regenerationAgricultural Science and FertilizationPlant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesAgronomic Practices and Intercropping SystemsRice Cultivation and Yield ImprovementGenetics and Plant BreedingPlant Stress Responses and TolerancePlant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityPlant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Agriculture and Biology

Is International Journal of Agriculture and Biology a predatory journal?

International Journal of Agriculture and Biology was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Problems with website" (2014-03-31). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Agriculture and Biology?

International Journal of Agriculture and Biology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.152.

Is International Journal of Agriculture and Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Agriculture and Biology is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Agriculture and Biology?