Academic Journal
Q1Molecular Breeding
About Molecular Breeding
Molecular Breeding is a scholarly journal published by Springer Science and Business Media B.V.. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 0.863 and H-index of 124.
Coverage: 1995-2026. Research categories: Agronomy and Crop Science (Q1); Plant Science (Q1); Biotechnology (Q2); Genetics (Q2); Molecular Biology (Q2).
Verified field sources
- Journal Impact Factor: 3.0 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
- Impact Factor year: 2024 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
- Editor(s): Qifa Zhang PhD (Editor-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
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Topics in published research
Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals; Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology; Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics; Genetics and Plant Breeding; Plant tissue culture and regeneration; Plant Molecular Biology Research.
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3,990.00 USD; 2,990.00 EUR; 2,590.00 GBP
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