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Journal of Cotton Research

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2018

ISSN2096-5044eISSN2523-3254
SJR Q2WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.552
H-Indexi
27
SNIPi
1.066
Total Worksi
257
Total Citationsi
2,893
2yr Mean Citednessi
2.89
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The journal sets out to unite researchers conducting cotton research in agricultural, biological, bioengineering and material fields. Publications shall contribute to promote multidisciplinary development of cotton science and technology. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Germplasm resources & evolution, genetics & breeding Agricultural study: Agronomy, integrated pest management & bio-safety, weed science and agricultural engineering Biotechnology & bioengineering Bioinformatics Cotton molecular and cell biology, physiology and pathology Fiber process & inspection

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2018
Annual Volume~ 35 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications257
Publisher OrgBioMed Central
OA Since2017
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/11 · 91%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
BioMed Central Ltd
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2096-5044 / 2523-3254
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico, CLOCKSS
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
25
429
2019
33
721
2020
32
716
2021
29
361
2022
24
221
2023
38
243
2024
43
148
2025
34
17
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Plant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Cotton Research

Is Journal of Cotton Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Cotton Research: 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 Journal of Cotton Research?

Journal of Cotton 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 2.89.

Is Journal of Cotton Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Cotton Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Cotton Research?

The journal sets out to unite researchers conducting cotton research in agricultural, biological, bioengineering and material fields. Publications shall contribute to promote multidisciplinary development of cotton science and technology. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Germplasm resources & evolution, genetics & breeding Agricultural study: Agronomy, integrated pest management & bio-safety, weed science and agricultural engineering Biotechnology & bioengineering Bioinformatics Cotton molecular and cell biology, physiology and pathology Fiber process & inspection

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