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Crop Design

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2022

ISSN2772-8994eISSN2772-8994

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

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.93

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

Total Citationsi

624

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.87

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Agronomy; Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous); Agronomy and Crop Science.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2022

Annual Volume~ 22 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications83

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2021

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~10 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

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

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2772-8994 / 2772-8994

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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

125

2022

255

2023

205

2024

117

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)Q1

Agronomy and Crop ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Agronomy

Scopus Categories

Agronomy and Crop ScienceAgricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Molecular Biology ResearchPlant Stress Responses and ToleranceGenetics and Plant BreedingPlant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunitySmart Agriculture and AIPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsPlant nutrient uptake and metabolismGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsRice Cultivation and Yield ImprovementPlant Disease Resistance and Genetics

Frequently asked questions about Crop Design

Is Crop Design a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Crop Design: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Crop Design?

Crop Design 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 4.87.

Is Crop Design indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

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

What is the aims and scope of Crop Design?