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Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology

Brazilian Society of Plant Breeding · Brazil · Est. 2001

ISSN1984-7033eISSN1518-7853
SJR Q3WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
90
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78
✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12
Total90
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
24
weeks to publish · journal-reported
Slow · vs ~15 wk median
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei
0.331
H-Indexi
44
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIPi
0.663
Total Worksi
1,503
Total Citationsi
17,044
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.49
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

11 de March de 2021 301098 About us CBAB – CROP BREEDING AND APPLIED BIOTECHNOLOGY ( cbab.sbmp.org.br/ , e ISSN 1984-7033) is the official quarterly journal of the Brazilian Society of Plant Breeding ( www.sbmp.org.br ), abbreviated CROP BREED APPL BIOTECHNOL. CBAB is indexed in Clarivate (Web of Science), Scopus, SciELO, DOAJ, Google Scholar, Portal Periodicos UFV, AGRIS, CAB International Abstracts, Biosys, Latindex, Periódica, Chemical Abstracts Service, Agricola, Agrobase, Wilson, Ebsco, ProQuest, Acervo Documental da Embrapa, and Portal da Capes. It publishes original articles contributing to scientific and technological development of plant breeding and agriculture. 2025 JCR Impact Factor of 1.3 (Journal Citation Reports, Clarivate); 2024 SJR of 0.34 Q2 (SCImago Journal Rank, Scopus) Since 2001 Publishing with us CBAB offers authors the following benefits: CBAB is a diamond open access journal All articles are published free of charge Submission and review of manuscripts via ScholarOne platform Quick publication: average time of 144 days, in 2025 PDF articles freely available online Evaluation by renowned national and international reviewers of the Web of Science Application of iThenticate software against plagiarism All articles are published with DOI, e-location and QR code Broad visibility , with publication of articles exclusively in English since 2001 SEND YOUR ARTICLE Sponsors Contact us CBAB – Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology Departamento de Fitotecnia Universidade Federal de Viçosa Campus Universitário S/N 36570-000 Viçosa – MG – Brasil +55 31 3612-4490 [email protected] Since 2001

General Information

Country / RegionBrazil
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2001
Annual Volume~ 52 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications1,503
Publisher OrgBrazilian Society of Plant Breeding
Region🌍 Global South
OA Since2000
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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~24 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/12 · 75%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Brazilian Society of Plant Breeding
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1984-7033 / 1518-7853
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
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
Citations received
73
814
2019
66
649
2020
59
515
2021
50
206
2022
49
124
2023
49
50
2024
57
26
2025
15
1
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
BiotechnologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

AgronomyBiotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Scopus Categories

Agronomy and Crop ScienceBiotechnology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Genetics and Plant BreedingBanana Cultivation and ResearchPlant pathogens and resistance mechanismsGrowth and nutrition in plantsCrop Yield and Soil FertilitySoybean genetics and cultivationGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsWheat and Barley Genetics and PathologyRice Cultivation and Yield ImprovementPlant tissue culture and regeneration

Frequently asked questions about Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology

Is Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology?

Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology 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 0.49.

Is Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology?

11 de March de 2021 301098 About us CBAB – CROP BREEDING AND APPLIED BIOTECHNOLOGY ( cbab.sbmp.org.br/ , e ISSN 1984-7033) is the official quarterly journal of the Brazilian Society of Plant Breeding ( www.sbmp.org.br ), abbreviated CROP BREED APPL BIOTECHNOL. CBAB is indexed in Clarivate (Web of Science), Scopus, SciELO, DOAJ, Google Scholar, Portal Periodicos UFV, AGRIS, CAB International Abstracts, Biosys, Latindex, Periódica, Chemical Abstracts Service, Agricola, Agrobase, Wilson, Ebsco, ProQuest, Acervo Documental da Embrapa, and Portal da Capes. It publishes original articles contributin

How much does it cost to publish in Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology?

Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref