Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agronomy and Crop Science
Oil Crop Science
ISSN 2096-2428 · eISSN 2666-626X · KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. · China
Oil Crop Science: impact factor 4.4 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 800; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 38 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Oil Crop Science is published by KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Peanut Plant Research Studies, Nitrogen and Sulfur Effects on Brassica and Soybean genetics and cultivation, together about 27.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
OIL CROP SCIENCE (OCS) is a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal sponsored by the Oil Crops Research Institute (OCRI), Chinese Academy of Agricultural...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agronomy and Crop Science
Editor-in-chief Tingdong FuPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 84 in mainland China (about 74%); most named Mainland China 84, United States 6, India 5, Australia 3, Türkiye 3 (114 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Peanut Plant Research StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences11%
- Nitrogen and Sulfur Effects on BrassicaBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.6%
- Soybean genetics and cultivationAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.7%
- Lipid metabolism and biosynthesisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.8%
- Plant Stress Responses and ToleranceAgricultural and Biological Sciences5%
- Plant Disease Resistance and GeneticsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
- Edible Oils Quality and AnalysisChemistry4.1%
- Sesame and Sesamin ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.1%
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.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.05LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.88OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 36LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 268 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34 | 34 | 6 |
| 2025 | 38 | 38 | 94 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 202 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | 646 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | 334 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 366 |
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
- 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 | USD 800 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 800 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 800 | — | — |
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
- Vancouver
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted3
- original research paperContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, reviews and short communications. RADMP_Types_…Length not stated
- reviewContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, reviews and short communications. RADMP_Types_…Length not stated
- short communicationContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, reviews and short communications. RADMP_Types_…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Preprints
- Authorship Author contributions
For transparency, we encourage corresponding authors to provide co-author contributions to the manuscript using the relevant CRediT roles. The CRediT taxonomy includes 14 different roles describing each contributor’s specific contribution to the scholarly output. The roles are: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administratio…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interest
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential conflicts of interest include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors should complete the declaration of compe…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'License Agreement' (see more information on this). Permitted third party reuse of open access articles is determined by the author's choice of user license https://www.elsevier.com/openaccesslicenses
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Every peer-reviewed research article appearing in this journal will be published open access. This means that the article is universally and freely accessible via the internet in perpetuity, in an easily readable format immediately after publication. To provide open access, this journal has an open access fee (also known as an article publishing charge APC) which needs to be paid by the authors or…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint references
Where a preprint has subsequently become available as a peer-reviewed publication, the formal publication should be used as the reference. If there are preprints that are central to your work or that cover crucial developments in the topic, but are not yet formally published, these may be referenced. Preprints should be clearly marked as such, for example by including the word preprint, or the nam…
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
- KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2096-2428
- Electronic ISSN
- 2666-626X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Oil Crop Science
What is the impact factor of Oil Crop Science?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 4.4; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 6, h-index 20.
How long does peer review take at Oil Crop 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Oil Crop Science?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Vancouver; Templates: LaTeX and Word; Cover letter: Required. 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 Oil Crop Science based?
Of the 114 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 84 (about 74%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (84), United States (6) and India (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Oil Crop Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Oil Crop Science is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Oil Crop Science open access, and what is the APC?
Oil Crop Science is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 800.
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: .