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Field Crops Research

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1978

ISSN1872-6852

SJR Q1✓ 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?

Publication speed: not measurable

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

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.852

H-Indexi

245

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.813

Total Worksi

8,442

Total Citationsi

444,909

2yr Mean Citednessi

6.12

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Field Crops Research publishes original experimental and modeling research, and meta-analyses of published data. Articles focus on new scientific insights, original technologies, or novel methods at the crop, field, farm, and landscape levels, with an emphasis on crop ecology in temperate and tropical crops and cropping systems.

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1978

FrequencyMonthly, <Oct. 1993->

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications8,442

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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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?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1872-6852

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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

240

11k

2019

225

8.3k

2020

281

9.9k

2021

290

8.5k

2022

340

7.2k

2023

382

5.2k

2024

477

2.4k

2025

241

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 ScienceQ1

Soil ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Agronomy

Scopus Categories

Agronomy and Crop ScienceSoil Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Crop Yield and Soil FertilityRice Cultivation and Yield ImprovementAgronomic Practices and Intercropping SystemsGenetics and Plant BreedingSoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsWheat and Barley Genetics and PathologyPlant nutrient uptake and metabolismIrrigation Practices and Water ManagementLegume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisClimate change impacts on agriculture

Frequently asked questions about Field Crops Research

Is Field Crops Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Field Crops Research: 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 Field Crops Research?

Field Crops 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 6.12.

Is Field Crops Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Field Crops Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.