Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Soil Science

Research on Crops

ISSN 0972-3226 · eISSN 2348-7542 · Gaurav Society of Agricultural Research Information Centre · Tri-annual

Research on Crops: subscription journal; review about 1 month (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 95 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.

Impact factor—No published value
CAS zone—Not in the CAS Journal Ranking
CiteScore quartileQ3Agronomy and Crop Science · rank 243/422 · 42nd percentile
Review timeabout 1 monthCommunity average
APC—No source gives fee information
AcceptanceEasyCommunity average
Articles per year952025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

Research on Crops is published by Gaurav Society of Agricultural Research Information Centre. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Agricultural Science and Fertilization, Genetics and Plant Breeding and Plant Growth and Agriculture Techniques, together about 31.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science and Soil Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

The Research on Crops is a peer-reviewed journal publishing original research papers, review articles and short communications in English on all basic and applied aspects of crop sciences, agricultural water management, agro-climatology, agroforestry, agronomy, crop production, crop protection, cropping systems, food science & technology, genetics & plant breeding, horticulture, plant & soil science, plant biotechnology, plant nutrition, post-harvest management of crops, seed science, soil management & tillage, vegetables, weed science, agricultural engineering, agri-business, agricultural economics and extension, etc. The aim of the journal is to provide a forum for the scientific community to publish their latest research findings. The manuscripts submitted for publication should not contain data older than 4 years on the date of submission. The articles submitted for publication in this journal should not be submitted elsewhere simultaneously for publication in another journal. These should not carry any copyright material without prior permission of copyright holder. The articles should present a complete picture of the investigation made and should not be split into parts. There is no prescribed limit regarding the number of pages in case of full-length articles. However, the authors are advised to keep the length of their articles from 4 to 10 full printed pages of the journal. The articles should be divided into the sub-sections: ABSTRACT, INTRODUCTION, MATERIALS AND METHODS, RESULTS AND DISCUSSION, CONCLUSIONS, and REFERENCES. Tables and figures should be appended separately at the end.

Source: LetPub

Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Soil Science

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

  1. Agricultural Science and FertilizationAgricultural and Biological Sciences14.6%
  2. Genetics and Plant BreedingAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.1%
  3. Plant Growth and Agriculture TechniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.4%
  4. Crop Yield and Soil FertilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.7%
  5. Rice Cultivation and Yield ImprovementAgricultural and Biological Sciences5%
  6. Plant Growth Enhancement TechniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.1%
  7. Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.1%
  8. Irrigation Practices and Water ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.8%

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)

SubjectQuartileRankPercentile
Agronomy and Crop ScienceQ3243/42242nd
Soil ScienceQ3102/16738th

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

ScopusLetPub

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

CiteScore 2026-06
2LetPub ·
SJR 2026-06
0.22LetPub ·
SNIP 2026-06
0.45LetPub ·
h-index
6LetPub ·
h-index
20OpenAlex ·
i10-index
90OpenAlex ·
2-year mean citedness
0.42OpenAlex ·
Share of gold OA articles
0%LetPub ·

Volume

Articles per year
206LetPub ·

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,130 in total · the current year is incomplete

YearArticlesOpen accessCitations
2026792283
2025952499
20241133751
20231202765
202215339520
202116075468

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 1 monthLetPub ·
Average acceptance (community reports)
EasyLetPub ·

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.

Profile

Publication details and official links

Publisher
Gaurav Society of Agricultural Research Information Centre
Frequency
Tri-annual
ISSN
0972-3226
Electronic ISSN
2348-7542
Official links

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Research on Crops

How long does peer review take at Research on Crops?

Authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.

Which databases index Research on Crops?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Research on Crops is indexed in Scopus.

Is Research on Crops open access, and what is the APC?

Research on Crops 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; 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: .