Rice

Aims & Scope

Rice aims to fill a glaring void in basic and applied plant science journal publishing.

This journal is the world's only high-quality serial publication for reporting current advances in rice genetics, structural and functional genomics, comparative genomics, molecular biology and physiology, molecular breeding and comparative biology.

Rice welcomes review articles and original papers in all of the aforementioned areas and serves as the primary source of newly published information for researchers and students in rice and related research.

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 2,490.00 EUR. 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.

• Improvement of the Oryza sativa Nipponbare reference genome using next generation sequence and optical map data

  Citation: 1781

  Authors: Yoshihiro, Melissa, John P, Hiroyuki, W Richard, Shu, David C, Tsuyoshi, Jianzhong, Shiguo, Kevin L, Rebecca M, Haining, Lina, Brieanne, Hiroaki, Sung Shin, Jungsok, Hisataka, Takeshi, C Robin, Takashi

• Characterizing the Saltol Quantitative Trait Locus for Salinity Tolerance in Rice

  Citation: 402

  Authors: Michael J., Marjorie, James, M. Akhlasur, Andres Godwin, Dante L., Ellen, Eduardo, Zeba I., Rakesh K., Glenn B., Abdelbagi M.

• Cadmium transport and tolerance in rice: perspectives for reducing grain cadmium accumulation

  Citation: 348

  Authors: Shimpei, Toru

• Gene Nomenclature System for Rice

  Citation: 330

  Authors: Susan R.

• Multi-parent advanced generation inter-cross (MAGIC) populations in rice: progress and potential for genetics research and breeding

  Citation: 320

  Authors: Nonoy, Chitra, Pauline Andrea, Ma Anna Lynn, Irish T, Christine Jade, Chih-Wei, Susan, Michael, Ramil, Rakesh Kumar, Glenn, Edilberto, Hei

• Submergence Tolerant Rice: SUB1’s Journey from Landrace to Modern Cultivar

  Citation: 303

  Authors: Julia, Takeshi, Pamela, Abdelbagi, Sigrid, David

• Salinity tolerance mechanisms in glycophytes: An overview with the central focus on rice plants

  Citation: 298

  Authors: Tomoaki, Ichirou, Maki

• Mechanisms for coping with submergence and waterlogging in rice

  Citation: 252

  Authors: Shunsaku, Takaki, Hirokazu, Lukasz, Mikio

• Resistance Genes and their Interactions with Bacterial Blight/Leaf Streak Pathogens (Xanthomonas oryzae) in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)—an Updated Review

  Citation: 246

  Authors: Nan, Jun, Yi, Yanlong, Zhizhou, Yuntian, Qin, Xionglun, Junhua

• Pathways to Asian Civilizations: Tracing the Origins and Spread of Rice and Rice Cultures

  Citation: 233

  Authors: Dorian Q.