Oil Crop Science

Aims & Scope

OIL CROP SCIENCE (OCS) is a quarterly journal sponsored by the Oil Crops Research Institute (OCRI), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) (OCRI-CAAS).

It publishes high-quality, novel research on oil-bearing plants such as rapeseed, soybean, peanut, sesame, sunflower, oil flax, safflower, castor bean, and other woody oil plants such as oil-tea camellia and oil palm.

Fundamental articles may provide new insight into any aspects of oil crops, including biotechnology, genetics and breeding, germplasm resources, physiology and biochemistry, cultivation, tillage, plant protection, plant nutrition, soil and fertilization, oil detection and quality inspection, lipid chemistry and nutrition, functional oil processing, etc.

The journal also publishes short communication and review papers.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

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• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

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.

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 and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 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 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.

• Lipid oxidation in food science and nutritional health: A comprehensive review

  Citation: 180

  Authors: Dan, Huaming, Xin, Hong, Fang

• Genome editing technology and application in soybean improvement

  Citation: 50

  Authors: Aili, Chanjuan, Yi, Haifeng, Xinan, Dong

• Physiological and anatomical changes in two rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) genotypes under drought stress conditions

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Jiacheng, Dongfang, Jianping, Jinhua, Yancheng, Junping, Lei, Dongguo, Shufen

• Genetic variability, heritability and genetic advance in linseed (Linum usitatissimum L) genotypes for seed yield and other agronomic traits

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Gemechu Nedi, Gudeta Nepir

• Review on contaminants in edible oil and analytical technologies

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Qing, Zhaolin, Dasong, Lili, Li, Wei, Liwen, Yanpo, Yi

• Worldwide rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) research: A bibliometric analysis during 2011–2021

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Qian, Kede

• Research status of soybean symbiosis nitrogen fixation

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Haifeng, Zhonglu, Songli, Xin’an

• Comparison of fatty acid composition, phytochemical profile and antioxidant activity in four flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) varieties

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Caisheng, Hong, Yuan, Songhua, Yufu, Arshad Mehmood, Xinbo, Devra I.

• A review on biosynthesis and genetic regulation of aflatoxin production by major Aspergillus fungi

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Junhua, Zemin, Youlin, Yong, Boshou

• A comprehensive review of bioactive compounds and processing technology of sesame seed

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Xuan, Zhi, Chang, Changsheng