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Australian Journal of Crop Science

Southern Cross Publishing · Australia · Est. 2003

ISSN1835-2707

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q354

Total54

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

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 ↗

SJR Scorei

0.21

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.301

Total Worksi

3,200

Total Citationsi

38,670

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.47

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

AJCS is an international fully open access peer-reviewed publication that gathers and disseminates fundamental and applied knowledge in almost all area of plant and particularly crop sciences.

General Information

Country / RegionAustralia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2003

Annual Volume~ 139 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications3,200

Publisher OrgSouthern Cross Publishing

OA Since2017

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Southern Cross Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1835-2707

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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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?

Yes

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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

282

2019

283

1.4k

2020

219

784

2021

159

368

2022

131

222

2023

133

131

2024

152

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.

Agronomy and Crop ScienceQ3

Plant ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Agronomy and Crop SciencePlant Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Growth and nutrition in plantsSoil Management and Crop YieldGenetics and Plant BreedingCrop Yield and Soil FertilityPlant Stress Responses and TolerancePlant tissue culture and regenerationSeed Germination and PhysiologyRice Cultivation and Yield ImprovementPlant Micronutrient Interactions and EffectsSoybean genetics and cultivation

Frequently asked questions about Australian Journal of Crop Science

Is Australian Journal of Crop Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Australian Journal of Crop Science: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 54/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Australian Journal of Crop Science?

Australian Journal of Crop Science is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.21.

Is Australian Journal of Crop Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Australian Journal of Crop Science is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Australian Journal of Crop Science?