Crop Journal

Crop Journal is an open access journal sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the Crop Science Society of China, founded in 2013 and published by KeAi, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 6.7《作物学报》（Crop Journal）由中国农业科学院与中国作物学会共同主办，2013 年创办，由（KeAi）出版，是开放获取期刊，2025 年影响因子为 6.7

Scope

• The journal covers crop genetics, breeding and genomics该刊覆盖作物遗传、育种与基因组学
• Crop physiology, agronomy and production systems are central subjects作物生理、农艺与生产系统是核心主题
• Molecular biology and biotechnology of crops are covered作物的分子生物学与生物技术在其范围
• Biotic and abiotic stress responses are within scope生物与非生物胁迫响应同样收录
• Germplasm resources and crop quality improvement are published种质资源与作物品质改良均在发表之列
• Reviews of broad relevance to global food security are welcomed面向全球粮食安全的综述受到欢迎

History

• The journal was launched in 2013 by the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the Crop Science Society of China该刊 2013 年由中国农业科学院与中国作物学会共同创办
• It is published on an open access basis with the support of KeAi期刊在（KeAi）支持下以开放获取形式出版
• It has grown into an internationally cited outlet for crop science期刊已成长为国际范围内被广泛引用的作物科学刊物
• The journal is published by KeAi and appears bimonthly, under print ISSN 2095-5421, electronic ISSN 2214-5141该刊由（KeAi）出版，按双月刊出版，印刷 ISSN 为 2095-5421，电子 ISSN 为 2214-5141。-
• Its Journal Impact Factor was 4.407 in 2021 and reached 6.7 in 2025, with the reported series 6.7, 5.6, 4.647, 4.407其影响因子由 2025 年的 6.7、2024 年的 5.6、2022 年的 4.647、2021 年的 4.407 等年度数据构成，最新为 2025 年的 6.7。

Editors

• An editor-in-chief is supported by associate editors covering the major crop species主编由覆盖主要农作物的副编辑协助
• The journal publishes original research, reviews and short communications期刊发表原创研究、综述与短通讯
• Manuscripts are peer reviewed, with single anonymous peer review reported by the Directory of Open Access Journals稿件经同行评审，（Directory of Open Access Journals）登记为单匿名评审。
• Publication is funded by an article processing charge of 990 USD with waivers available出版由 990 USD 的文章处理费支持，并设有减免政策。
• It is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, Scopus and the Directory of Open Access Journals该刊被（Science Citation Index Expanded）、（Scopus）与（Directory of Open Access Journals）收录。