International Scientific Journal Guide (SCOPUS Q2 Journal)

International Scientific Journal Guide (SCOPUS Q2 Journal)

Subject: Agricultural and Biological Science – Agronomi and Crop Science

I compile this information for our colleagues (University staffs and Researchers from Research institutions in Indonesia) who intend to publish their research finding and look for a SCOPUS Q2 scientific journal. The following list (Table 1) is for you to consider.

I purposely selected only 20 out of many scientific journals available in the SCOPUS Database. For a complete list of the alternative journal, please go directly to SCOPUS website.

In the Table 1, I provide links to the journal and to the publisher information so you can browse further information about the specific matter you want to further explore. I hope the following information is useful to you who are in need of finding SCOPUS Q2 journal. Good luck in your scientific writing.

Compiled by:

Prof. Dr. Ir. Sudarsono, MSc.

PMB Lab., Departemen Agronomi dan Hortikultura, Fakultas Pertanian, IPB, Bogor, INDONESIA

Website http://pmblab.wordpress.com

Table 1. List of scientific journals (SCOPUS Q2) for various topics related to plant science (agronomy, crop science, horticulture, etc.).

No. Nama Jurnal & Coverage Asal Negara Aspek Scope
1 Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology

(SCOPUS: 1996-ongoing)

UK, Taylor and Franciss The Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology publishes the results of scientific research and other information relevant to the discipline of plant pathology as review papers, research articles, notes and disease reports. Papers may be submitted in English or French and are subject to peer review. Research articles and notes include original research that contributes to the science of plant pathology or to the practice of plant pathology, including the diagnosis, estimation, prevention, and control of plant diseases. Notes are generally shorter in length and include more concise research results. Disease reports are brief, previously unpublished accounts of diseases occurring on a new host or geographic region.
2 New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

(SCOPUS: 1973-on going)

UK, Taylor and Franciss Agricultural and Biological Sciences
– Agronomy & Crop Science
– Animal Science & Zoology- Plant Science

– Soil Science

The New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research publishes original research papers, review papers, short communications, book reviews, letters, and forum articles. We welcome submissions on all aspects of animal and pastoral science relevant to temperate and subtropical regions. The journal’s subject matter includes soil science, fertilisers, insect pests, plant pathology, weeds, forage crops, management systems, agricultural economics, agronomy, and animal science. The journal also accepts crossover papers on subjects such as land –water interactions.
3 Plant Disease

(SCOPUS: 1993-on going)

USA, American Phytopathological Society Plant Disease is the leading international journal for rapid reporting of research on new diseases, epidemics, and methods of disease control. It covers basic and applied research, which focuses on practical aspects of disease diagnosis and treatment. Feature articles summarize current information on specific diseases. The popular Disease Notes section contains brief and timely reports of new diseases, new disease outbreaks, new hosts, and pertinent new observations of plant diseases and pathogens worldwide. The online version of Plant Disease includes interpretive summaries and e-Xtra articles that include supplemental data tables and additional figures and photos as well as color versions of illustrations shown in black and white in the print journals
4 Plant Pathology Journal (SCOPUS: 2002-ongoing) Pakistan, Asian Network for Scientific Information Agricultural and Biological Sciences
– Agronomy & Crop Science
Plant Pathology Journal is a high quality scientific journal covers all aspects of plant pathology and reaches plant pathologists around the world. Top quality original research papers and critical reviews from around the world cover: diseases of temperate and tropical plants caused by fungi, bacteria, viruses, mycoplasma-like organisms and nematodes; physiological, biochemical, molecular, ecological, genetic and economic aspects of plant pathology; disease epidemiology and modelling; disease appraisal and crop loss assessment; and plant disease control and disease-related crop management. Plant Pathology Journal accepting research articles, review articles, short communications and disease notes for publication in the coming issue
5 Plant Biotechnology

(SCOPUS: 2004-ongoing)

Jepang, Japanese Society of Plant Cell and Molecular Biology No information is available about the journal scope of the Plant Biotechnology
6 Journal of Agricultural Science

(SCOPUS: 1987-ongoing)

UK, Cambridge University Press Agricultural and Biological Sciences
– Agronomy & Crop Science
– Animal Science and ZoologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
– Genetics
The Journal of Agricultural Science publishes papers concerned with the advance of agriculture and the use of land resources throughout the world. It publishes original scientific work related to strategic and applied studies in all aspects of agricultural science and exploited species, as well as reviews of scientific topics of current agricultural relevance. Specific topics of interest include (but are not confined to): all aspects of crop and animal physiology, modelling of crop and animal systems, the scientific underpinning of agronomy and husbandry, engineering solutions, decision support systems, land use, environmental impacts of agriculture and forestry
7 Rice Science

(SCOPUS: 2007-ongoing)

China, China National Rice Research Institute Rice Science is an international research journal sponsored by China National Rice Research Institute. It publishes original research papers, review articles, as well as short communications on all aspects of rice sciences in English language. Some of the topics that may be included in each issue are: breeding and genetics, biotechnology, germplasm resources, crop management, pest management, physiology, soil and fertilizer management, ecology, cereal chemistry and post-harvest processing
8 Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology

(SCOPUS:

Brazil, Board of Editors of the Hispanic American Review The CBAB – CROP BREEDING AND APPLIED BIOTECHNOLOGY (ISSN 1984-7033) – is the official quarterly journal of the Brazilian Society of Plant Breeding (www.sbmp.org.br), abbreviated CROP BREED APPL BIOTECHNOL. It publishes original scientific articles, which contribute to the scientific and technological development of plant breeding and agriculture. Articles should be to do with basic and applied research on improvement of perennial and annual plants, within the fields of genetics, conservation of germplasm, biotechnology, genomics, cytogenetics, experimental statistics, seeds, food quality, biotic and abiotic stress, and correlated areas. The article must be unpublished. Simultaneous submitting to another periodical is ruled out. Authors are held solely responsible for the opinions and ideas expressed, which do not necessarily reflect the view of the Editorial Board. All articles are published free of charge. This is an open access journal
9 Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology (SCOPUS: 1992-on going) INDIA, Society for Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology The Journal publishes review articles, research papers, short communications and commentaries in the areas of plant biochemistry, plant molecular biology, microbial and molecular genetics, DNA finger printing, micropropagation, and plant biotechnology including plant genetic engineering, new molecular tools and techniques, genomics &   bioinformatics.
10 Journal of Plant Protection Research (SCOPUS: 2009-on going) Germany, De Gruyter Open JPPR accepts original research papers, short communications and invited reviews dealing with entomology and applied zoology, phytopathology, weed science, plant protection technique, and ecological implications of biological, chemical and integrated plant protection methods.
11 Agronomy, (SCOPUS: 2015-on going) Switzerland, MDPI AG Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395) is an international and cross-disciplinary scholarly journal on agronomy and agroecology. It publishes reviews, regular research papers, communications and short notes, and there is no restriction on the length of the papers. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical research in as much detail as possible. Full experimental and/or methodical details must be provided for research articles. There are, in addition, unique features of this journal: Manuscripts regarding research proposals and research ideas will be particularly welcomed. Computed data or files regarding the full details of the experimental procedure, if unable to be published in a normal way, can be deposited as supplementary material. We also accept manuscripts communicating to a broader audience with regard to research projects financed with public funds

Subject Areas

  • Crop breeding and genetics
  • Chemistry, biology, and genetics applied to agronomy
  • Biotechnology for farming and the use of plants, plant breeding
  • Farming and cropping systems
  • Precision agriculture
  • Crop-livestock interactions
  • Crop and soil interactions
  • Organic farming
  • Weed science and weed management systems
  • Industrial and bioenergy crops
  • Horticultural and floricultural crops
  • Agroecosystems and the environment
  • Sustainable development of agronomy;
  • Sustainability, biodiversity and ecosystem services of bioenergy cropping systems;
  • Crop physiology;
  • Water management/Irrigation in agronomy;
  • Agricultural meteorology (climate change);
  • Grassland and pasture improvement and agronomy
  • Food systems
12 Journal of Seed Science (SCOPUS: 2013-on going) Brazil, Associacao Brasileira de Tecnologia de Sementes Publish original scientific studies in Seed Science and Technology, promote Brazilian and international agriculture and the advances in these areas.
13 Plant OMICS (SCOPUS: 2010-on going) Australia, Southern Cross Publishing

– Plant Science

Plant OMICS is an international, peer-reviewed publication that gathers and disseminates fundamental and applied knowledge in almost all area of molecular plant and animal biology, particularly OMICS-es including:

Coverage extends to the most corners of plant and animal biology, including molecular biology, genetics, functional and non-functional molecular breeding and physiology, developmental biology, and new technologies such as vaccines. This journal also covers the combination of many areas of molecular plant and animal biology. Plant Omics is also exteremely interested in molecular aspects of stress biology in plants and animals, including molecular physiology.

Genomics (study of plant genes, regulatory and non-coding sequences)

Bioinformatics (study of computational algorithms and methods in plant and animal sciences)

Transcriptomics (study of RNA complement of an plant and animal organism, tissue type, or cell with association to gene expression)

Proteomics (study of plant and animal proteins and their expressions)

Metabolomics (study of primary, secondary etc. Metabolites in plants and animals)

Phenomics characterization of plant and animal phenotypes (normal and mutant) via the interaction of the genome with the environment

Lipidomics (study of non-water-soluble metabolites particularly lipids in plant and animal organisms and cells)

Glycomics (study of plant and animal glycomes including genetic, physiologic, pathologic and other aspects)

Cytomics (study of cytomes and cell systems at a single cell level in plant and animals)

Cytogenomics (study of chromosomes and their association with plant and animal characters)

Pharmacogenomics (study of genetic effects to produce plant medicinal drugs)

Physiomics (physiological dynamics and functions of whole plant and animal)

Interactomics (bioinformatical and biological study of interactions among plant molecules such as proteins, lipids etc. within a plant or animal cell or organs.

Plant Omics encourages researchers to submit their valuable manuscripts for publication and also invites editors and reviewers to join editorial team all around the world. It can be easily done by a click on “Login” and then “Register as Reviewer”. The journal presents full-length research articles that describe original and fundamental findings of significance that contribute to understanding of plants, as well as shorter communications reporting significant new findings, technical notes on new methodology. Review articles are also warmly welcomed.

14 Journal of Phytopathology (SCOPUS: 1996-on going) United Kingdom, Blackwell Publishing Inc.

– Plant Science

This international journal publishes original scientific articles and short communications on all aspects of phytopathology on the population, organism, physiological, biochemical and molecular genetic level. The journal is eminently suitable for university teachers, researchers in universities, research institutes, and industry as well as for postgraduate and advanced students. The publication language is English. Fields of interest: Phytopathology, plant protection.
15 Australian Journal of Crop Science (SCOPUS: 2009-on going) Australia, Southern Cross Publishing

– Plant Science

Australian Journal of Crop Science is an international peer-reviewed publication that gathers and disseminates fundamental and applied knowledge in almost all area of plant and particularly crop sciences. AJCS encourages researchers to submit their valuable manuscripts for rapid publication and also invites editors and reviewers to join editorial team all around the world. It can be easily done by a click on “Register” and “Online Submission” icons on the left hand side. Coverage extends to every corner of the plant field, including such topics as molecular biology, taxonomy, genetics, plant breeding, morphology, physiology, developmental biology, cell biology, plant biochemistry, biophysics, bioinformatics, and new technologies like biofuels and plant vaccines.
16 Canadian Journal of Plant Science (SCOPUS: 1992-on going) Canada, Agricultural Institute of Canada

– Plant Science

Canadian Journal of Plant Science is an international peer-reviewed journal edited by the Canadian Society of Agronomy, the Canadian Society for Horticultural Science and the Canadian Weed Science Society. This bimonthly publication reports peer-reviewed research in all aspects of plant science, including agronomy (grains, forages, industrial and alternative crops), horticulture (fruits, vegetables, ornamentals), and pest management (entomology, plant pathology, weed science)
17 Journal of Agricultural Science (SCOPUS: 1987-on going) United Kingdom, Cambridge University Press The Journal of Agricultural Science publishes papers concerned with the advance of agriculture and the use of land resources throughout the world. It publishes original scientific work related to strategic and applied studies in all aspects of agricultural science and exploited species, as well as reviews of scientific topics of current agricultural relevance. Specific topics of interest include (but are not confined to): all aspects of crop and animal physiology, modelling of crop and animal systems, the scientific underpinning of agronomy and husbandry, engineering solutions, decision support systems, land use, environmental impacts of agriculture and forestry.
18 American Journal of Potato Research (SCOPUS: 1998-on going) United States, Potato Association of America The AJPR publishes reports of basic and applied research on potato (Solanum spp.). There are three general categories of publication: (1) full-length articles describing original scientific research in the form of a regular publication; (2) short communications concisely describing poignant and timely research results in four or fewer journal pages; (3) review papers, book reviews and symposium proceedings
19 Potato Research (SCOPUS: 1970-on going) Netherland, H. Veeman en Zonen Journal includes authoritative coverage of new scientific developments, publishing original research and review papers on such topics as: • Molecular sciences • Breeding • Physiology • Pathology • Nematology • Virology • Agronomy • Engineering and Utilization
20 Journal of General Plant Pathology (SCOPUS: 2004-on going) Germany, Springer Verlag The Journal of General Plant Pathology welcomes all manuscripts dealing with plant diseases or their control, including pathogen characterization, identification of pathogens, disease physiology and biochemistry, molecular biology, morphology and ultrastructure, genetics, disease transmission, ecology and epidemiology, chemical and biological control, disease assessment, and other topics relevant to plant pathological disorders.