Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agronomy and Crop Science
Journal of Crop Protection
ISSN 2251-9041 · eISSN 2251-905X · Tarbiat Modares University · Iran, Islamic Republic of
Journal of Crop Protection: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Crop Protection is published by Tarbiat Modares University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Insect Pest Control Strategies and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, together about 33.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Crop Protection (JCP) is an international peer-reviewed research journal published quarterly to scientific studies. It covers fundamental and applied aspects of plant pathology, entomology, and weed control in agriculture and natural resources. The journal will consider submissions from all over the world, reporting the results of original research not being published or submitted for publication as a full paper, review article, and research note elsewhere. The Papers are published in English with an extra abstract in the Persian language.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agronomy and Crop Science
Editor-in-chief Saeid MoharramipourPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Iran 16, Japan 1, India 1, Greece 1 (19 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.9%
- Insect Pest Control StrategiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.5%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.2%
- Fungal Plant Pathogen ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.8%
- Insect behavior and control techniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Plant Disease Management TechniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Hemiptera Insect StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
- Nematode management and characterization studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agronomy and Crop Science | Q4 | 353/422 | 16th |
| Plant Science | Q4 | 463/541 | 14th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Biological Abstracts, BIOSIS Previews, Zoological RecordPublisher 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
- 0.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2024
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2024
- 0.17Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2024
- 0.27Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 86 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Colour charges
- No colour charges
- Page charges
- No page charges
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Harvard
- Templates
- Word
- Not considered
- title page; author details on separate page; introduction; materials and methods; results
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (CC BY-NC) Model summary
This Journal agree Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (CC BY-NC).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access under CC BY-NC 4.0. Model summary
This is an open access journal, and its articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blinded peer review; at least two referees per manuscript. Model summary
The peer review process in TMU journals is mostly double-blinded in which the reviewer’s name is unknown to the author and, vice versa. Each manuscript is reviewed by at least two referees.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening via duplication-checking software. Model summary
Articles submitted are checked using duplication-checking software.
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
- Tarbiat Modares University
- Country or region
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2251-9041
- Electronic ISSN
- 2251-905X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 14, Issue 4 (2025)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Crop Protection
How long does peer review take at Journal of Crop Protection?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 weeks. 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 are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Crop Protection?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Harvard; Templates: Word. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Crop Protection based?
Of the 19 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Iran (16), Japan (1) and India (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Crop Protection?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Crop Protection is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Crop Protection open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Crop Protection is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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: .