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Rice

Springer · United States · Est. 1972

ISSN1939-8425eISSN1939-8433
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
75
/ 100
High Trust
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q1+25
DOAJ Verified+15
Total75
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
1.349
H-Index
104
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
1.375
Total Works
1,163
Total Citations
48,618
2yr Mean Citedness
4.26
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Retractions
1
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Rice aims to fill a glaring void in basic and applied plant science journal publishing. This journal is the world's only high-quality serial publication for reporting current advances in rice genetics, structural and functional genomics, comparative genomics, molecular biology and physiology, molecular breeding and comparative biology. Rice welcomes review articles and original papers in all of the aforementioned areas and serves as the primary source of newly published information for researchers and students in rice and related research.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
13
weeks to review
Average · median is 15 wks
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1972
Annual Volume~ 86 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications1,163
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
OA Since2011
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
Review Time~13 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
CLOCKSSLOCKSSPorticoKoninklijke Bibliotheek; National Science Library, Chinese Academy of SciencesPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1939-8425 / 1939-8433
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
CLOCKSS, LOCKSS, Portico, Koninklijke Bibliotheek; National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PMC
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

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 ScienceQ1
Plant ScienceQ1
Soil ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Agronomy

Scopus Categories

Agronomy and Crop ScienceSoil SciencePlant Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsRice Cultivation and Yield ImprovementGABA and Rice ResearchPlant Molecular Biology ResearchPlant Stress Responses and TolerancePlant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityPlant responses to water stressPlant nutrient uptake and metabolismPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsPlant Gene Expression Analysis
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref