Journal profile · Agronomy
BREEDING SCIENCE
ISSN 1344-7610 · eISSN 1347-3735 · Japanese Society of Breeding · JAPAN · Quarterly · Founded 1994
BREEDING SCIENCE: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.71; fully open access; median 119 days to acceptance (59 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 54 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
BREEDING SCIENCE is published by Japanese Society of Breeding and is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals, Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement and Plant tissue culture and regeneration, together about 28.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The purpose of this association is to promote research and technological progress related to breeding, exchange and cooperation of researchers, and dissemination of knowledge.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agronomy
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.2%
- Rice Cultivation and Yield ImprovementAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.4%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.6%
- GABA and Rice ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.3%
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and PathologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.4%
- Plant Disease Resistance and GeneticsAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.3%
- Plant Reproductive BiologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.5%
- Plant Genetic and Mutation StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Agronomy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Agronomy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Agronomy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.71LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.94LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 87OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,678OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.76OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.25%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 47LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,232 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43 | 43 | 14 |
| 2025 | 54 | 54 | 56 |
| 2024 | 54 | 54 | 196 |
| 2023 | 50 | 50 | 312 |
| 2022 | 46 | 46 | 506 |
| 2021 | 68 | 68 | 969 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
119 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 88 days – 168 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 99 days (59 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 228 days
- Sample
- 59 articles with submission and acceptance dates (72 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 1.7 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Japanese Society of Breeding
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1994
- ISSN
- 1344-7610
- Electronic ISSN
- 1347-3735
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about BREEDING SCIENCE
What CAS zone is BREEDING SCIENCE in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, BREEDING SCIENCE is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Agronomy / Plant Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of BREEDING SCIENCE?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.71; CiteScore 3.9, h-index 87.
How long does peer review take at BREEDING SCIENCE?
Based on the dates recorded on 59 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 119 days (interquartile range 88–168 days); authors report an average review time of about 1.7 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index BREEDING SCIENCE?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, BREEDING SCIENCE is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is BREEDING SCIENCE open access, and what is the APC?
BREEDING SCIENCE is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .