Journal profile · Agronomy
Seed Science and Technology
ISSN 0251-0952 · International Seed Testing Association · NETHERLANDS · Tri-annual
Seed Science and Technology: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.52; fully open access; review over 36 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 38 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Seed Science and Technology is published by International Seed Testing Association and is in Zone 3 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, Plant tissue culture and regeneration and Soybean genetics and cultivation, together about 48.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Seed Science and Technology (SST) is an international journal featuring original papers and articles on seed quality and physiology related to seed production, harvest, processing, sampling, storage, genetic conservation, habitat regeneration, distribution and testing. A journal that meets the needs of researchers, advisers and all those involved in the improvement and technical control of seed quality. Published every April, August and December.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Agronomy
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Seed Germination and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences32.5%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.3%
- Soybean genetics and cultivationAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.8%
- Plant Genetic and Mutation StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.1%
- Growth and nutrition in plantsAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
- Agricultural pest management studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.7%
- Magnetic and Electromagnetic EffectsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.5%
- Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactionsAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Agronomy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Horticulture | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | 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 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Horticulture | Zone 3 |
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 | Horticulture | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Agronomy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 1.52LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 66OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 816OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.03%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 37LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,058 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 32 | 5 |
| 2025 | 38 | 38 | 49 |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | 66 |
| 2023 | 59 | 59 | 631 |
| 2022 | 46 | 46 | 444 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | 172 |
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)
- over 36 weeksLetPub ·
- 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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- International Seed Testing Association
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Tri-annual
- ISSN
- 0251-0952
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Seed Science and Technology
What CAS zone is Seed Science and Technology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Seed Science and Technology is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Agronomy / Horticulture / Plant Sciences. 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 Seed Science and Technology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.52; CiteScore 4.8, h-index 66.
How long does peer review take at Seed Science and Technology?
Authors report an average review time of over 36 weeks; 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 Seed Science and Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Seed Science and Technology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Seed Science and Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Seed Science and Technology is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .