Journal profile · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Biotechnology
GM Crops & Food-Biotechnology in Agriculture and the Food Chain
ISSN 2164-5698 · eISSN 2164-5701 · Landes Bioscience · UNITED STATES
GM Crops & Food-Biotechnology in Agriculture and the Food Chain: CAS Zone 2 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.33; JCR Q1 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 3,300; median 96 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 53% (journal website); 50 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
GM Crops & Food-Biotechnology in Agriculture and the Food Chain is published by Landes Bioscience and is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Genetically Modified Organisms Research, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering and Insect Resistance and Genetics, together about 56.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science and Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
GM Crops & Food - Biotechnology in Agriculture and the Food Chain aims to publish high quality research papers, reviews, and commentaries on a wide range of topics involving genetically modified (GM) crops in agriculture and genetically modified food. The journal provides a platform for research papers addressing fundamental questions in the development, testing, and application of transgenic crops. The journal further covers topics relating to socio-economic issues, commercialization, trade and societal issues. GM Crops & Food aims to provide an international forum on all issues related to GM crops, especially toward meaningful communication between scientists and policy-makers. GM Crops & Food will publish relevant and high-impact original research with a special focus on novelty-driven studies with the potential for application. The journal also publishes authoritative review articles on current research and policy initiatives, and commentary on broad perspectives regarding genetically modified crops. The journal serves a wide readership including scientists, breeders, and policy-makers, as well as a wider community of readers (educators, policy makers, scholars, science writers and students) interested in agriculture, medicine, biotechnology, investment, and technology transfer. Topics covered include, but are not limited to: • Production and analysis of transgenic crops • Gene insertion studies • Gene silencing • Factors affecting gene expression • Post-translational analysis • Molecular farming • Field trial analysis • Commercialization of modified crops • Safety and regulatory affairs BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY • Biofuels • Climate changes and environmental stresses • Data from field trials • Development of transformation technology • Elimination of pollutants (Bioremediation) • Gene silencing mechanisms • Genome Editing • Herbicide resistance • Metagenomics and gene function • Molecular farming • New breeding techniques • Pest resistance • Plant reproduction (e.g., male sterility, hybrid breeding, apomixis) • Plants with altered composition • Tolerance to abiotic stress • Transgenesis in agriculture • Biofortification and nutrients improvement • Genomic, proteomic and bioinformatics methods used for developing GM cops ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES • Commercialization • Consumer attitudes • International bodies • National and local government policies • Public perception, intellectual property, education, (bio)ethical issues • Regulat
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Biotechnology
Editor-in-chief Naglaa A. AbdallahPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Genetically Modified Organisms ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences28.4%
- CRISPR and Genetic EngineeringBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology19%
- Insect Resistance and GeneticsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.2%
- Transgenic Plants and ApplicationsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.9%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.3%
- Bioeconomy and Sustainability DevelopmentAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.4%
- Animal Genetics and ReproductionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.3%
- Intellectual Property and PatentsBusiness, Management and Accounting2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPMCPublisher website
Other: CABI
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 4.33LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 9.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.87LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.87Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 53OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 223OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.15OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 49LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 303,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 303,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 442 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 38 | 43 |
| 2025 | 50 | 50 | 214 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 366 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 460 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | 932 |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | 622 |
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 Crossref · to
96 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 78 days – 136 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 12 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 110 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (103 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 9 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 53%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 53%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 35 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 35 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 53 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 53 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 9 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | AUD 4,595 / EUR 3,170 / GBP 2,640 / USD 3,300 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,650 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review, Preprints
- Open access Open access
Fully open access journal; only publishes open access articles. Model summary
GM Crops & Food is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership of your article Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with ea…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Expedited review of manuscripts with high-quality and rigorous peer review. Model summary
GM Crops & Food offers an expedited review of manuscripts while ensuring a high-quality and rigorous peer review.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint submission via BioRxiv is allowed. Model summary
Authors are now able to directly submit their preprints to GM Crops & Food from BioRxiv.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Landes Bioscience
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2164-5698
- Electronic ISSN
- 2164-5701
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 17, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about GM Crops & Food-Biotechnology in Agriculture and the Food Chain
What CAS zone is GM Crops & Food-Biotechnology in Agriculture and the Food Chain in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, GM Crops & Food-Biotechnology in Agriculture and the Food Chain is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology / Plant Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of GM Crops & Food-Biotechnology in Agriculture and the Food Chain?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.33; CiteScore 9.1, h-index 53.
How long does peer review take at GM Crops & Food-Biotechnology in Agriculture and the Food Chain?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 96 days (interquartile range 78–136 days); authors report an average review time of about 9 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 53% (2025). 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.
What JCR quartile is GM Crops & Food-Biotechnology in Agriculture and the Food Chain in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences.
Which databases index GM Crops & Food-Biotechnology in Agriculture and the Food Chain?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, GM Crops & Food-Biotechnology in Agriculture and the Food Chain is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE and PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is GM Crops & Food-Biotechnology in Agriculture and the Food Chain open access, and what is the APC?
GM Crops & Food-Biotechnology in Agriculture and the Food Chain is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,300.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .