Journal profile · AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
Journal of Cotton Science
ISSN 1523-6919 · eISSN 1524-3303 · National Cotton Council of America
Journal of Cotton Science: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 27 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Cotton Science is published by National Cotton Council of America 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 Research in Cotton Cultivation, Textile materials and evaluations and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, together about 50.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The multidisciplinary, refereed Journal of Cotton Science contains articles that improve our understanding of cotton science. Publications may be compilations of original research, syntheses, reviews, or notes on original research or new techniques or equipment.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Research in Cotton CultivationAgricultural and Biological Sciences35.2%
- Textile materials and evaluationsMaterials Science10.4%
- Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Weed Control and Herbicide ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.1%
- Crop Yield and Soil FertilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
- Insect Resistance and GeneticsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.7%
- Soil Management and Crop YieldAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.4%
- Irrigation Practices and Water ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.1%
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 | Agricultural Engineering | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Agricultural Engineering | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
AGRICOLAPublisher website
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 188OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.73OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 31LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 624 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 27 | 26 | 16 |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 | 11 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 39 |
| 2022 | 10 | 9 | 357 |
| 2021 | 20 | 18 | 60 |
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
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted5
- articleContributions to the Journal of Cotton Science may be compilations of original research, reviews, short communications, or perspectives of contemporary issues, …Length not stated
- letter to the editorLetters to the Editor may also be submitted.Length not stated
- perspectiveContributions to the Journal of Cotton Science may be compilations of original research, reviews, short communications, or perspectives of contemporary issues, …Length not stated
- reviewContributions to the Journal of Cotton Science may be compilations of original research, reviews, short communications, or perspectives of contemporary issues, …Length not stated
- short communicationContributions to the Journal of Cotton Science may be compilations of original research, reviews, short communications, or perspectives of contemporary issues, …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship
Cover letter and cover page required at submission. Model summary
Authors should submit along with their manuscript a cover letter and a cover page.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
60 days allowed for revision of accepted manuscripts. Model summary
Authors are permitted 60 days to revise manuscripts deemed acceptable for publication with revision.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Originality required; no simultaneous submission. Model summary
Contributions may not be previously published or simultaneously submitted to another refereed journal.
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
- National Cotton Council of America
- ISSN
- 1523-6919
- Print ISSN
- 1524-3303
- Electronic ISSN
- 1524-3303
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Cotton Science
What CAS zone is Journal of Cotton Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Cotton Science is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Agricultural Engineering. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of Cotton Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Cotton Science is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Cotton Science open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Cotton Science is a subscription 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .