Journal of Crop Improvement

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Crop Improvement provides an international forum to evaluate and review the latest advancements in basic and applied aspects of crop improvement and production, including seed science and technology.

The journal directly addresses emerging issues, new strategies for new needs, and future challenges of crop improvement, production, and seed science, especially those leading to a secure world food supply and resource conservation using environmentally-friendly technologies.

The Journal of Crop Improvement intends to create a unique niche in the crop improvement, production, and seed science literature by not only publishing research and review articles on varied issues but also by developing a series of thematic issues on cutting-edge topics or research fronts in the field.

The journal is a welcome and respected source of unparalleled, preeminent knowledge.

Articles aim to: reveal novel concepts; achieve a new synthesis based on multifaceted, multilevel, and multidisciplinary approaches; identify key gaps in the knowledge that might be addressed by further research; and offer technical solutions to critical global problems in crop improvement, production, and seed science.

Articles are presented in an understandable format, which can be directly used by students, teachers, researchers, practitioners, and advisors in the fields of genetics and plant breeding, molecular biology and biotechnology, transgenic crop technology, agronomy, soil science, crop physiology and biochemistry, ecology, agroclimatology, plant pathology, integrated pest management, seed science and technology, agrobiodiversity and other cognate sciences that are of prime interest to crop improvement and production.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.5
2024	1.00

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13932

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	277

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.394

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	50

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

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

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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.

• Climate Change Impacts on Plant Pathogens and Plant Diseases

  Citation: 300

  Authors: Yigal, Ilaria

• Carbon Footprint and Sustainability of Agricultural Production Systems in Punjab, India, and Ohio, USA

  Citation: 222

  Authors: Anjali, Rattan

• Integrated Seed Sector Development in Africa: A Conceptual Framework for Creating Coherence Between Practices, Programs, and Policies

  Citation: 184

  Authors: Niels P., Walter Simon

• Tailoring Conservation Agriculture to the Needs of Small Farmers in Developing Countries

  Citation: 140

  Authors: Patrick C.

• Biotechnology and Drought Tolerance

  Citation: 130

  Authors: Satbir S., Shabir H., Manjit S.

• Freezing Tolerance and Injury in Grapevines

  Citation: 125

  Authors: Anne

• Water Management in Northern States and the Food Security of India

  Citation: 124

  Authors: G. S.

• Genomic Selection and Prediction in Plant Breeding

  Citation: 122

  Authors: José, Paulino, Gustavo, George, Susanne, Cosmos

• Adoption of improved crop varieties by involving farmers in the e-wallet program in Nigeria

  Citation: 106

  Authors: Joseph Ikechukwu, Elda Nduka

• Investigating Conservation Agriculture (CA) Systems in Zambia and Zimbabwe to Mitigate Future Effects of Climate Change

  Citation: 105

  Authors: C., P. C.

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