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Crop Journal

KeAi Communications Co. · China · Est. 2013

ISSN2095-5421eISSN2214-5141

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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 ↗

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📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.688

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.666

Total Worksi

1,553

Total Citationsi

43,905

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.06

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Crop Science Society of China (CSSC) was established in December 1961 and is currently affiliated with the Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (ICS-CAAS). As an academic society established under the approval of the Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA), CSSC is a legally registered, academic, nationwide non-profit or... The Crop Science Society of China (CSSC) was established in December 1961 and is currently affiliated with the Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (ICS-CAAS). As an academic society established under the approval of the Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA), CSSC is a legally registered, academic, nationwide non-profit organization that is voluntarily formed by scientists and institutions in the field of crop sciences. It is also a national society under the leadership of the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST). Focusing on crop germplasm resources, gene mining, variety breeding, and crop cultivation, CSSC is dedicated to both fundamental and applied research at the forefront of global crop science and technology. The society is committed to serving national food security and promoting high-quality agricultural development. Chang Ye | Yanan Xu | Yi Tao | Junlin Zhu | Wenli Liao | Yijun Zhu | Guang Chu | Kai Yu | Chunmei Xu | Danying Wang Liangqi Ren | Zhaoyang Li | Zhen Chen | Yanbo Ji | Peng Wu | Enke Liu | Guangzhou Chen | Moskvicheva Elena | Ansabayeva Assiya | Zhikuan Jia | Kadambot H.M. Siddique | Yuhao Wang | Peng Zhang Xiaorong Wu | Xudong Zhang | Zhiqiang Yuan | Huina Chai | Baoping Yang | Zhikuan Jia | Qingfang Han | Lijun Li

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2013

Annual Volume~ 178 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,553

Publisher OrgKeAi

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

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

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

KeAi Communications Co.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2095-5421 / 2214-5141

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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

4.1k

2019

138

5.1k

2020

170

6.9k

2021

179

4.2k

2022

131

2.3k

2023

179

2.3k

2024

223

1.1k

2025

153

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

Plant ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

AgronomyPlant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Agronomy and Crop SciencePlant Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsWheat and Barley Genetics and PathologyPlant Molecular Biology ResearchPlant nutrient uptake and metabolismPlant Stress Responses and ToleranceGenetics and Plant BreedingRice Cultivation and Yield ImprovementCrop Yield and Soil FertilityPlant Disease Resistance and GeneticsPlant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity

Frequently asked questions about Crop Journal

Is Crop Journal a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Crop Journal?

Crop Journal 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 5.06.

Is Crop Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Crop Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.