Grassland Research

Aims & Scope

Grassland Research publishes excellent and novel research to foster scholarship in grassland science. "Grassland" encompasses rangeland, including forest rangeland; sown pasture; and amenity and turf grasses.

Grassland Research is to be comprised of three sections: rangeland; forage, turf, and bioenergy crops; ecosystems.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 2,800.00 USD. Learn more.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The economic value of grassland ecosystem services: A global meta‐analysis

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Huifang, Lingling, Nannan, Zhibiao, Jikun

• Revitalizing the grassland on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Shikui

• Seasonal variations in nutritive and botanical composition properties of multispecies grazing swards over an entire dairy grazing season

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Ciarán, Michael, Mary Bridget, Christina, Michael

• Plant genome editing: CRISPR, base editing, prime editing, and beyond

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Yujie, Syed Inzimam Ul, Xingyu, Dianfeng, Naijie, Wenying, Jin‐Sheng, Quan‐Sheng

• Salinity and cultivar effects on alfalfa forage yield and nutritive value in a Mediterranean climate

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Aaron W., Umair, Sharon E., Simarjeet, Robert B., Edward Charles, Daniel H.

• Diverse perennial circular forage systems are needed to foster resilience, ecosystem services, and socioeconomic benefits in agricultural landscapes

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Valentin D., Marisol, Kim, Sarah, Di, Ann, Margaret, David, William, Andrew W., Carol

• Application of CRISPR/Cas9 technology in forages

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Qinyan, Tezera W., Qian, Tian, Zhipeng, Juan, Zeng‐Yu

• Inoculation with native grassland soils improves native plant species germination in highly disturbed soil

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Eric B., Karen R., Gail W. T.

• Functional group richness increases multifunctionality in intensively managed grasslands

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Laura, Caroline, Wolfgang W., Sebastian

• Improving bermudagrass in the Southeastern United States with alfalfa as an alternative nitrogen source in grazing systems

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Justin C., Lisa L., Christopher G., Mary, R. Lawton, Jennifer J.