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Journal of Tropical Crop Science

· Indonesia · Est. 1970

ISSN2356-0169

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Limited verification

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q446

⚠ Withdrawn from DOAJ-15

Total31

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Removed from DOAJ (2025-04-05). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.128

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

331

Total Citationsi

855

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.47

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Journal of Tropical Crop Science publishes articles reporting research findings on in vivo and in vitro crop production and management under tropical conditions. JTCS's primary goal is to publish high-quality research that addresses the unique biological, environmental, and management challenges of tropical crops. We aim to provide a global platform for scientists to share studies and innovations across a broad spectrum of agronomy and horticulture, including crop breeding, nutrient management and soil health, seed technology, stress physiology, crop protection and biopesticides, and post-harvest technology of tropical cereals, vegetables, fruits, ornamentals, medicinal and plantation crops.

General Information

Country / RegionIndonesia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1970

Frequencyfour-monthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications331

Region🌍 Global South

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewblind peer-review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

N/A

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2356-0169

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

✅

Peer review process documented?

blind peer-review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS

❌

Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

127

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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)Q4

HorticultureQ4

Plant ScienceQ4

Soil ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Soil SciencePlant ScienceHorticulture

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Growth and Agriculture TechniquesAgronomic Practices and Intercropping SystemsPlant tissue culture and regenerationAgricultural pest management studiesRice Cultivation and Yield ImprovementShallot Cultivation and AnalysisCrop Yield and Soil FertilityOil Palm Production and SustainabilityPlant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesSoybean genetics and cultivation

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Tropical Crop Science

Is Journal of Tropical Crop Science a predatory journal?

Journal of Tropical Crop Science was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2025-04-05). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Tropical Crop Science?

Journal of Tropical Crop Science is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.128.

Is Journal of Tropical Crop Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Tropical Crop Science is indexed in Scopus.