Molecular Breeding

Aims & Scope

Molecular Breeding is an international journal publishing papers on applications of plant molecular biology, i.e., research most likely leading to practical applications.

The practical applications might relate to the Developing as well as the industrialised World and have demonstrable benefits for the seed industry, farmers, processing industry, the environment and the consumer.

All papers published should contribute to the understanding and progress of modern plant breeding, encompassing the scientific disciplines of molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics, physiology, pathology, plant breeding, and ecology among others.

Molecular Breeding welcomes the following categories of papers: full papers, short communications, papers describing novel methods and review papers.

All submission will be subject to peer review ensuring the highest possible scientific quality standards.

Molecular Breeding core areas: Molecular Breeding will consider manuscripts describing contemporary methods of molecular genetics and genomic analysis, structural and functional genomics in crops, proteomics and metabolic profiling, abiotic stress and field evaluation of transgenic crops containing particular traits.

Manuscripts on marker assisted breeding are also of major interest, in particular novel approaches and new results of marker assisted breeding, QTL cloning, integration of conventional and marker assisted breeding, and QTL studies in crop plants.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3
2024	2.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.803

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	121

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	6755

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	780

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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.

• The comparison of RFLP, RAPD, AFLP and SSR (microsatellite) markers for germplasm analysis

  Citation: 1736

  Authors: Wayne, Michele, Chaz, Michael, Julie, Scott, Antoni

• Single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping using Kompetitive Allele Specific PCR (KASP): overview of the technology and its application in crop improvement

  Citation: 793

  Authors: Kassa, Raman, Sarah, Michael

• AFLP markers reveal high polymorphic rates in ryegrasses (Lolium spp.)

  Citation: 552

  Authors: I., J., E., A., M.

• Reproducibility testing of RAPD, AFLP and SSR markers in plants by a network of European laboratories

  Citation: 539

  Authors: C.J., K.J., S., M.O., F., C., G., B., M., A., R., P., M., E., A., N., R., G., J., R., A., A.

• Development and characterisation of 140 new microsatellites in apple (Malus x domestica Borkh.)

  Citation: 429

  Authors: R., L., B., C.D., R., E., C.

• Genome mapping, molecular markers and marker-assisted selection in crop plants

  Citation: 423

  Authors: Madan, Suresh, A., T. G., Masahiro, C.R., Takuji

• QGENE: software for marker-based genomic analysis and breeding

  Citation: 415

  Authors: James C.

• Enhanced rice salinity tolerance via CRISPR/Cas9-targeted mutagenesis of the OsRR22 gene

  Citation: 382

  Authors: Anning, Yi, Feiming, Tianfei, Zhihao, Deyan, Junguo, Fenyun, Xingxing, Jiahong, Jinjuan, Xinqiao, Guolan, Lijun

• Catalases in plants

  Citation: 349

  Authors: H., D., M., W.

• Characterization of a global germplasm collection and its potential utilization for analysis of complex quantitative traits in maize

  Citation: 320

  Authors: Xiaohong, Shibin, Shutu, Zuxin, Boddupalli M., Lin, Jiansheng, Jianbing

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