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OCL - Oilseeds and Fats, Crops and Lipids

EDP Sciences · France · Est. 2007

ISSN2272-6977eISSN2257-6614
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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 · Scopus CiteScore 4.4. 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
0.393
H-Indexi
44
CiteScorei
4.4
SNIPi
0.837
Total Worksi
693
Total Citationsi
9,160
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.41
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
2
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

OCL-Oilseeds and fats, Crops and Lipids is a peer-reviewed full Open-Access scientific journal devoted to fats, lipids and oil- and protein-crops. OCL covers the entire sector. The research papers and reviews published address a range of topical matters in agronomy, plant biology, biochemistry, analytical chemistry, lipid chemistry, as well as transversal research themes such as nutrition, the health-quality-food safety nexus, innovation and industrial processes, the environment and sustainable development, economics and social development. A particular feature of OCL is the inclusion of special thematic sections focusing on a topical subject among the Journal's core domains. Invited contributors to these thematic sections are chosen with care in order to ensure the expression of a genuine cross-section of interests and expertise.

General Information

Country / RegionFrance
Primary LanguageFrench, English
1st Year Published2007
FrequencyBimonthly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications693
Publisher OrgEDP Sciences
OA Since1999
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/11 · 91%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
EDP Sciences
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2272-6977 / 2257-6614
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
French, 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
48
856
2019
70
1.2k
2020
58
692
2021
40
406
2022
29
120
2023
33
129
2024
39
62
2025
28
6
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 ScienceQ2
Food ScienceQ2
BiochemistryQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Agronomy

Scopus Categories

Agronomy and Crop ScienceBiochemistryFood Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Edible Oils Quality and AnalysisFatty Acid Research and HealthSunflower and Safflower CultivationFood Chemistry and Fat AnalysisNitrogen and Sulfur Effects on BrassicaOil Palm Production and SustainabilityBiodiesel Production and ApplicationsLipid metabolism and biosynthesisPhytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesSoybean genetics and cultivation

Frequently asked questions about OCL - Oilseeds and Fats, Crops and Lipids

Is OCL - Oilseeds and Fats, Crops and Lipids a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for OCL - Oilseeds and Fats, Crops and Lipids: 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 OCL - Oilseeds and Fats, Crops and Lipids?

OCL - Oilseeds and Fats, Crops and Lipids 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 4.4.

Is OCL - Oilseeds and Fats, Crops and Lipids indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

OCL - Oilseeds and Fats, Crops and Lipids is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of OCL - Oilseeds and Fats, Crops and Lipids?

OCL-Oilseeds and fats, Crops and Lipids is a peer-reviewed full Open-Access scientific journal devoted to fats, lipids and oil- and protein-crops. OCL covers the entire sector. The research papers and reviews published address a range of topical matters in agronomy, plant biology, biochemistry, analytical chemistry, lipid chemistry, as well as transversal research themes such as nutrition, the health-quality-food safety nexus, innovation and industrial processes, the environment and sustainable development, economics and social development. A particular feature of OCL is the inclusion of speci

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