Crops

Crops is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal on the science and technology of crops published bimonthly 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)Scopus, and other databases.
  • Journal Rank: JCR - Q2 (Agronomy) / CiteScore - Q2 (Agronomy and Crop Science)
  • Rapid Publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision is provided to authors approximately 23.5 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 6.8 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.
  • Crops is a companion journal of Agriculture and Agronomy.
Impact Factor: 1.9 (2024); 5-Year Impact Factor: 1.9 (2024)
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Topic in Agriculture, Agronomy, Crops, Horticulturae, Plants
Sustainable Crop Production from Problematic Soils to Ensure Food Security Topic Editors: Zhongbing Chen, Safdar Bashir, Saqib Bashir
Deadline: 12 July 2025
Topic in Agriculture, Agronomy, Crops, Land, Plants, Sustainability
Irrigation and Fertilization Management for Sustainable Agricultural Production Topic Editors: Shihong Yang, Zewei Jiang, Ivan Francisco Garcia Tejero
Deadline: 15 October 2025
Topic in Agriculture, Agronomy, Crops, Microorganisms, Plants, IJPB, Soil Systems
Microbe-Induced Abiotic Stress Alleviation in Plants Topic Editors: Ying Ma, Christopher Rensing
Deadline: 31 October 2025
Topic in Agriculture, Molecules, Plants, IJMS, Crops
Salicylic Acid as Plant Biostimulant Topic Editors: Michael Moustakas, Julietta Moustaka
Deadline: 30 November 2025
Special Issue in Crops
Molecular Mechanisms and Integrated Control of Pathogen Crops Guest Editors: Violetta Katarzyna Macioszek, Andrzej K. Kononowicz
Deadline: 10 December 2025
Special Issue in Crops
Soil Fertility Management in Crop Production Guest Editors: Rafael Felippe Ratke, Juliano Magalhães Barbosa, Leandro Pereira Pacheco, Laércio Santos Silva
Deadline: 10 February 2026
Special Issue in Crops
Molecular Marker Technology for Crop Breeding Improvement Guest Editors: Ioana Virginia Berindean, Katalin Szabo
Deadline: 30 March 2026
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