Seeds

Seeds is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal on seed science and technology published quarterly online by MDPI.
  • Open Access— free for readers, with article processing charges (APC) paid by authors or their institutions.
  • High Visibility: indexed within ESCI (Web of Science)ScopusEBSCO, and other databases.
  • Journal Rank: CiteScore - Q2 (Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous))
  • Rapid Publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision is provided to authors approximately 30.9 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 3.6 days (median values for papers published in this journal in the first half of 2025).
  • Recognition of Reviewers: APC discount vouchers, optional signed peer review, and reviewer names published annually in the journal.
  • Seeds is a companion journal of Agronomy.
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Topic in Agriculture, Agronomy, Horticulturae, Plants, Foods, Water, Sustainability, Seeds
Innovative Strategies for Enhancing Plant Tolerance to Abiotic and Biotic Stresses and Ensuring Food Safety in Changing Climates Topic Editors: José Ramón Acosta-Motos, Sara Álvarez, María del Rosario Álvarez Morales, María José Clemente-Moreno, María del Rosario Conesa-Saura, Juan de Dios Franco-Navarro, María José Gómez-Bellot, Isabel M. Martínez Alcalá, Victor Meseguer Sánchez
Deadline: 30 March 2026
Special Issue in Seeds
Progress in Multi-omics and Bioinformatics Approaches: Seed Microbiome and Metagenome Guest Editors: Aria Dolatabadian, Mohammad Sayari
Deadline: 22 September 2025
Special Issue in Seeds
Agrotechnics in Seed Quality: Current Progress and Challenges Guest Editors: Edvaldo Aparecido Amaral Da Silva, Clíssia Barboza Mastrangelo
Deadline: 25 September 2025
Special Issue in Seeds
Community Seed Banks Guest Editor: Alba Cuena Lombraña
Deadline: 30 September 2025
Special Issue in Seeds
Parameters of Seed Germination in Wild Plant Species Guest Editor: Božena Šerá
Deadline: 31 October 2025
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