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Aims and scope

Aims and scope

The journal sets out to unite researchers conducting cotton research in agricultural, biological, bioengineering and material fields.  Publications shall contribute to promote multidisciplinary development of cotton science and technology. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • Germplasm resources & evolution, genetics & breeding
  • Agricultural study: Agronomy, integrated pest management & bio-safety, weed science and agricultural engineering
  • Biotechnology & bioengineering
  • Bioinformatics
  • Cotton molecular and cell biology, physiology and pathology
  • Fiber process & inspection

Annual Journal Metrics

  • Citation Impact 2023
    Journal Impact Factor: 3.1
    5-year Journal Impact Factor: 3.0
    Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 1.130
    SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 0.679

    Speed 2023
    Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 12
    Submission to acceptance (median days): 113

    Usage 2023
    Downloads: 197,641
    Altmetric mentions: 20

Journal Information

eISSN: 2523-3254
pISSN: 2096-5044 
CN: 41-1451/S