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Legume Science

John Wiley and Sons Inc · United States · Est. 2019

ISSN2639-6181eISSN2639-6181

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

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

147

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 134d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.84

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.471

Total Worksi

375

Total Citationsi

4,753

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.43

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Food Science & Technology; Food Science; Plant Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2019

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications375

Publisher OrgWiley

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~6 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Inc

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2639-6181 / 2639-6181

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

488

2019

1.2k

2020

1.9k

2021

802

2022

364

2023

390

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.

Food ScienceQ1

Plant ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Food Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

Plant ScienceFood Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Agricultural pest management studiesFood composition and propertiesGenetic and Environmental Crop StudiesProteins in Food SystemsLegume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisPhytase and its ApplicationsAgronomic Practices and Intercropping SystemsSoybean genetics and cultivationBotanical Research and ChemistryHuman auditory perception and evaluation

Frequently asked questions about Legume Science

Is Legume Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Legume Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Legume Science?

Legume Science 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 2.43.

Is Legume Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Legume Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Legume Science?