Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agronomy and Crop Science
Journal of Seed Science
ISSN 2317-1537 · eISSN 2317-1545 · Associacao Brasileira de Tecnologia de Sementes · BRAZIL
Journal of Seed Science: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.26; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 33 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Seed Science is published by Associacao Brasileira de Tecnologia de Sementes 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 Seed Germination and Physiology, Growth and nutrition in plants and Plant tissue culture and regeneration, together about 63.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Seed Science is a scientific publication dedicated to dissemination of original research related to seed science and technology. The objective is to share advances in knowledge in this area with the Brazilian and international agricultural community. The journal includes research on seeds and their characteristics, morphology, physiology, production technology, processing, storage, and germination.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agronomy and Crop Science
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Brazil 29, United States 1, United Kingdom 1, India 1 (32 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Seed Germination and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences31.9%
- Growth and nutrition in plantsAgricultural and Biological Sciences20.4%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.2%
- Soybean genetics and cultivationAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.1%
- Soil Management and Crop YieldAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.6%
- Plant Genetic and Mutation StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.5%
- Leaf Properties and Growth MeasurementAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.5%
- Crop Yield and Soil FertilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences2%
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 |
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 | Agronomy | Zone 4 |
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCAB AbstractsSciELOPublisher website
Other: EBSCO
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
- 1.26LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 235OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.4OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 35.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.43%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 34LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 618 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| 2025 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
| 2024 | 38 | 38 | 104 |
| 2023 | 40 | 40 | 190 |
| 2022 | 46 | 46 | 235 |
| 2021 | 42 | 42 | 331 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer review, Open 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 | BRL 600 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | BRL 360 | — | — | |
| LetPub | BRL 360 | No | — | |
| 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 websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Conflicts of interest Policy on Conflict of Interest
Authors must disclose potential personal, commercial, political, academic, or financial conflicts of interest. Reviewers must inform editors regarding any conflicts of interest that may influence analysis of a manuscript and, in such cases, must recuse themselves as disqualified from reviewing it. Similarly, Associate Editors and Editors-in-Chief must not make decisions on manuscripts that may inv…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethics and Misconduct, Correction and Retraction Policy
The Journal of Seed Science is committed to maintaining the academic integrity and quality of the articles published. JSS does not accept publication of articles that have used improper research procedures, including plagiarism, citation manipulation, data falsification/fabrication, and others, and it abides by the following guidelines: Guidelines on Best Pratices for Strengthening Ethics in Scien…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Authors of articles published in the Journal of Seed Science retain copyright to their work, licensing them under the Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license, which allows any person to access them. In addition, the articles can be reused and cited without restriction, provided the original published work is correctly cited. Thus, the study will have maximum visibility and the authors will receive due …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal follows the Open Access model, providing unrestricted virtual access (including financial restrictions) to all scientific texts published by the journal.Open Access is the condition where the copyright holder of a scholarly work grants usage rights to others using an open license (Creative Commons Attribution - CC-BY) allowing for immediate free access to the work and permitting any u…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
JSS has adopted an anonymous peer-review process to ensure impartial judgment and the quality of the articles published. Soon after submission, the editorial committee makes a preliminary evaluation of the manuscript to determine whether it can proceed to the review process, considering the journal’s policies, relevance criteria, compliance with guidelines, and similarity checks (to detect plagiar…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
JSS supports the best practices of Open Science, which provide greater transparency to the entire publishing process. Therefore, JSS encourages submitting complete manuscripts to the SciELO Preprints repository prior to or at the time of their submission to the journal. Preprints are considered the author’s version of the manuscript before the peer-review process, posted on an open-access website.…
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
- Associacao Brasileira de Tecnologia de Sementes
- Country or region
- BRAZIL
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2317-1537
- Electronic ISSN
- 2317-1545
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Seed Science
What CAS zone is Journal of Seed Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Seed Science is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Agronomy. 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.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Seed Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.26; CiteScore 2.5, h-index 31.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Seed Science?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Seed Science based?
Of the 32 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Brazil (29), United States (1) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Seed Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Seed Science is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, CAB Abstracts and SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Seed Science open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Seed Science is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .