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Developments in Crop Science
Developments in Crop Science is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Elsevier B.V..
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ISSN 0378-519XVerify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Developments in Crop Science indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2006 (also 1999–2000, 1997, 1990–1992, 1986–1988, 1984, 1982, 1978)).
What is the impact factor of Developments in Crop Science?
Developments in Crop Science has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
Who publishes Developments in Crop Science and what is its ISSN?
Developments in Crop Science is published by Elsevier B.V. Its ISSN is 0378-519X.
Is Developments in Crop Science in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Developments in Crop Science open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Developments in Crop Science for 13 years, between 1978 and 2006, with 16 years in that span missing. Coverage ended in 2006, 20 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 468 works and 5,314 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2004, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2006, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is Developments in Crop Science? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Developments in Crop Science has an h-index of 35 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
Developments in Crop Science published 9 papers in 2004; its busiest recent year was 1987 with 123. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for Developments in Crop Science? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2006. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2006
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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