Seeds Receives Its First CiteScore of 2.8

We are pleased to share that Seeds (ISSN: 2674-1024) has been assigned its first CiteScore of 2.8 in June 2025, following its inclusion in Scopus (Elsevier) in 2024. The CiteScore ranks the journal 86 out of 231 titles (Q2) in the “Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)” category, 15 out of 38 titles (Q2) in the “Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)” category, 62 out of 125 titles (Q2) in the “Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)” category, an impressive achievement for a journal running in Volume 4.

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The current CiteScores measure the average number of citations within a journal over a four-year window (2021–2024). The Scopus database provides a comprehensive suite of metrics that support informed publishing strategies, research evaluation and enable benchmarking of journal performance.

This achievement reflects the collective efforts of our authors, reviewers, and editors. Together we will continue to track the progress of Seeds and its growing impact in seed technology and biology.