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Inactive/Discontinued
Coverage
2003 (also 1999–2000, 1991, 1983)
Source type
Book Series
Open access
No
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Developments in Plant Genetics and Breeding
Developments in Plant Genetics and Breeding is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Elsevier B.V..
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ISSN 0168-7972Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
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Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Developments in Plant Genetics and Breeding indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2003 (also 1999–2000, 1991, 1983)).
What is the impact factor of Developments in Plant Genetics and Breeding?
Developments in Plant Genetics and Breeding 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 Plant Genetics and Breeding and what is its ISSN?
Developments in Plant Genetics and Breeding is published by Elsevier B.V. Its ISSN is 0168-7972.
Is Developments in Plant Genetics and Breeding in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Developments in Plant Genetics and Breeding open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Developments in Plant Genetics and Breeding for 5 years, between 1983 and 2003, with 16 years in that span missing. Coverage ended in 2003, 23 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 293 works and 6,525 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2003, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2003, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is Developments in Plant Genetics and Breeding? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Developments in Plant Genetics and Breeding has an h-index of 35 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
35
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
109
i10-index
293
works indexed
6,525
total citations
Developments in Plant Genetics and Breeding published 22 papers in 2003; its busiest recent year was 1991 with 103. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
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 Plant Genetics and Breeding? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2003. 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 2003
- 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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