Plant Genetic Resources-Characterization and Utilization

Plant Genetic Resources-Characterization and Utilization is published by Cambridge University Press and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Genetics and Plant Breeding, Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies and Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology, together about 26% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Plant Genetic Resources is an international peer-reviewed journal which is devoted to the many diverse topics concerned with the conservation, characterization, evaluation, and utilization of plant genetic resources—including science and practice, as well as policy, legal, and economic aspects. Articles on all types of plant genetic resources are included—although pharmaceutical uses are out of scope. The journal features research on a wide range of species, including major crops such as wheat, and underutilized species such as African yam bean. Many papers reveal novel sources of diversity for crop improvement, as well as showcase improved methods of molecular characterization. Articles on genetic erosion and conservation of farmers’ varieties and crop wild relatives also feature prominently. Plant Genetic Resources serves the interests of all stakeholders concerned with plant genetic resources conservation and sustainable use—including researchers, plant breeders, farmers, conservation practitioners, and policymakers. The journal is global in scope, reflecting the inter-dependency of countries and regions on plant genetic resources for food, nutrition, economic, and livelihood security.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): PLANT SCIENCES

Editor-in-chief Sarah de VosPublisher website

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

SCIEScopusLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

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Impact

Impact factor

0.96LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore 2026-06

1.6LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR 2026-06

0.28LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

0.54LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

28LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

52OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

503OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

1.57OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

10%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

16.52%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

56LetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

Average review time (community reports)

over 12 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13

Average acceptance (community reports)

EasyLetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.

The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.

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.

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Country or region

ENGLAND

Language

English

ISSN

1479-2621

Electronic ISSN

1479-263X

Society / sponsor

National Institute of Agricultural Botany

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Submission system ↗Publisher website
• Special issues ↗Publisher website