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Seed Biology

Maximum Academic Press · United States · Est. 1972

ISSN2834-5495eISSN2834-5495

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.97

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

105

Total Citationsi

891

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.29

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Plant Sciences; Agronomy and Crop Science; Plant Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1972

Annual Volume~ 24 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications105

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Maximum Academic Press

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2834-5495 / 2834-5495

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

N/A

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

378

1972

134

2022

318

2023

151

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.

Agronomy and Crop ScienceQ1

Plant ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Plant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Agronomy and Crop SciencePlant Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Molecular Biology ResearchPlant Reproductive BiologySeed Germination and PhysiologyPlant tissue culture and regenerationPlant nutrient uptake and metabolismSoybean genetics and cultivationPlant Stress Responses and ToleranceGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsFood composition and propertiesPlant Genetic and Mutation Studies

Frequently asked questions about Seed Biology

Is Seed Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Seed Biology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Seed Biology?

Seed Biology 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 2.29.

Is Seed Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Seed Biology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Seed Biology?