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.
Article-processing charges: The publication costs for Journal of Cotton Research are covered by the Institute of Cotton Research (ICR, CAAS) so authors do not need to pay an article-processing charge.
Call for Editors
Journal of Cotton Research is now recruiting Editorial Board Members and Senior Editors to compose its 2nd Editorial Board, with the service term between 2026 and 2029. Researchers from the field of agronomy, soil science, plant protection, agricultural engineering, biochemistry, bioengineering, and computer application are welcomed to submit the application by June 30th, 2025.
Click Here to learn more about the editor's responsibilities, the eligibility for the applicants, and the application details.
Annual journal awards
Journal of Cotton Research has launched annual journal awards to celebrate people who make valuable contributions to the journal. Find out who the winners are for:
- Handling Editor of the Year 2024
- Best Editorial Board Member Award 2024
- Excellent Reviewer 2024
Journal of Cotton Research is ranked in the Q1 quartile in SCImago Journal Ranking
According to the latest SCImago Journal Ranking (2023), Journal of Cotton Research is ranked in the Q1 quartile in the Agricultural and Biological Sciences subject, and in the Q2 quartile in the Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology subject. SJR is based on the Google PageRank algorithm, powdered by the Scopus database. The metric evaluates both the number of citations and the prestige of the citations.
Call for papers
Celebrate the 120th Anniversary of China Agricultural University
Journal of Cotton Research is calling for submissions to our Collection on 'Celebrate the 120th Anniversary of China Agricultural University'. To celebrate the foundation of CAU for 120 years, Journal of Cotton Research is launching a special collection for the faculties of CAU to report the latest progress in cotton research.
Status: Open for submissions until 20 July 2025
Biotechnology-based breeding
The objectives of this thematic series are to seek manuscripts in research and reviews on biotechnology-based cotton breeding. This is an ongoing thematic series without a submission deadline.
Status: Open for submissions
Abiotic Stress Tolerance
This ongoing thematic series focuses on abiotic stresses, the major environmental factors that affect the growth and survival of cotton, and the improvement of cotton abiotic stress tolerance.
Status: Open for submissions
Published collections
Journal of Cotton Research is affiliated with Institute of Cotton Research, CAAS
Journal of Cotton Research is co-sponsored by China Association of Agricultural Science Societies (CAASS)
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 2024
Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 28
Submission to acceptance (median days): 133
Usage 2024
Downloads: 152,132
Altmetric mentions: 27
eISSN: 2523-3254
pISSN: 2096-5044
CN: 41-1451/S