Description :
Introduction: The CROP RESEARCH (CR) is a scholarly journal owned by the "Agricultural Research Information Centre (ARIC)", Hisar, India. On behalf of ARIC, this journal is published by the Gaurav Publications (Regd.), Hisar, India. It publishes peer reviewed original research and review articles related to Agronomy, Crop Science and Soil Science. It also focuses on crop disease and protection. Articles demonstrating new methods and technologies are welcomed. It provides a valuable platform for researchers, scientists, students and experts to share innovative research. CR is led by eminent Editors and Reviewers who thoroughly review all submissions.
Publication of Regular Issues: The CR is subscription based and regularly published online and print versions. The articles are published in partial open-access format, which means that the abstracts of all published articles are feely available for unlimited access. The PDFs of completely published articles are archived on the website for online purchase. It is published bimonthly and its’ regular three issues are published in the months of March (No. 1 & 2), July (No. 3 & 4) and November (No. 5 & 6).
Publication of Special Issues:
The CR welcomed the proposals for special issues on the topics that fall under the scope of the journal. Special Issues should be organized by experts in the field of interest and attract high quality articles. The interested researchers should submit a proposal to the journal’s editorial office. The proposal should include Title, aims and scope, list of guest editors, including their names, affiliations and brief biography of each guest editor, submission deadline, first round of review and publication date.
All proposals for special issues should be forwarded to the journal’s editorial office (info@gauravpublications.com) for approval by the Editorial Board members. Once proposal is accepted, a call-for-papers will be posted on the journal’s website. To ensure the success of a Special Issue, a minimum of 15 manuscripts are required for publication.
Guest Editors are required to manage the peer-review process of the submitted manuscripts. Guest Editors will need to read and review manuscripts thoroughly for the selection and recommendation of suitable articles for publication in the Special Issue.
Indexed in:
1. NAAS (National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi) Score 2025: 4.09
2.WoS/Clarivate additional data base: BIOSIS Previews & Biological Abstracts
3.UGC Approved (included in UGC CARE list)
4.Scopus Q3, SJR 2024: 0.2
Article Processing Charges (APCs)
Authors are required to pay APCs for accepted papers @ Rs. 1200/- (Indian authors) and US $ 100/- (Other countries) per single side printed page of an article. Discount up to 20% in APCs is allowed to needy Indian students. Authors from SAARC Countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri-Lanka) and Low-Income Countries (Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Dem. Rep., Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Korea North, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Togo, Uganda and Yemen, Rep.) are eligible for maximum 50% discount in APCs.
Archiving: In case the journal is no longer published, the electronic backup of articles will be accessed via Pub Med Central.
Subjects Covered:
(1) AGRONOMY: including Soil health, Sustainable agriculture, Pest and disease management, Innovative cropping systems, Farming sustainability, Precision and digital agriculture, Nutrient management, Tillage, Water management, Water conservation, Weed management; (2) CROP SCIENCE: covering Crop physiology, Crop protection, Crop nutrition, Crop sustainability, Crop biotechnology: Crop biodiversity, Postharvest management; (3) FORESTRY: including Forest ecology, Forest management, Forest conservation; (4) HORTICULTURE: covering Floriculture, Pomology: Olericulture: Viticulture: Arboriculture, Landscape horticulture, Controlled environment horticulture, Postharvest physiology, management and technology, Weed management in horticultural crops; (5) PLANT SCIENCE: covering Plant ecology, Plant genetics, Ethnobotany, Plant breeding, Plant pathology.
Indexing Services:
Scopus Q3, SJR 2024: 0.2, Web of Science/Clarivate additional data base: BIOSIS Preview & Biological Abstracts, EBSCO, Indian Citation Index, DRJI, Research Gate, Google Scholar, Scientific Indexing Services (SIS), Journal Guide, etc. All published articles are assigned with Digital Object Identification (DOI) number.