About the Journal

Aims and Scope

Crop Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (CBGG, ISSN: 2632-7309) is a journal jointly launched by the State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice and Hapres.

Topics include but are not limited to:

• Cereals (rice, wheat, maize, barley, sorghum, millets, oat, …)

• Field crops (cotton, rapeseed, forages, soybean, ...)

• Pulses (bean, chickpea, cowpea, groundnut or peanut, pea, pigeon pea)

• Fruit and berry crops (apple, banana/plantain, blueberry, cranberry, citrus, peach, pear, strawberry, …)

• Vegetable crops

• Ornamentals

• Root and tuber crops (cassava, sweet potato)

• Gene editing

• Gene cloning and mapping

• Breeding methods

• Plant genetics related to breeding

• Qualitative and quantitative traits

• Bioinformatics

• Functional genomics

• Breeding and biotechnology

• Marker-aided breeding (MAS, GEBV)

• Molecular evolution

The journal accepts: Reviews, Original Articles, Technical Notes, Editorials, News and Views, Letters to the Editors, as well as Conference Announcements and Book Reviews. Controversies and debates are also welcomed. A Special Section of the journal (Virtual Special Issues**) is devoted for publishing accelerated papers considered as a breakthrough in the field.

**note that Virtual Special Issue (VSI) is a collection of papers centered around a specific topic, led by an expert (Guest Editor) in the field. Virtual Special Issues are an important component of the journal and cover current hot topics within the scope of the journal.

All papers belonging to a Virtual Special Issue will be gathered together on a single webpage. They are published in the regular issues of the journal as soon as publishable, and labeled as belonging to the Virtual Special Issue. A link from each paper will take you to the Virtual Special Issue webpage.

About the State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice

The State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice was jointly established by Hu’nan Hybrid Rice Research Center and Wuhan University, approved by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China in 2011. The objective of the laboratory is to undertake research on: (1) the mechanism of rice heterosis; (2) the mechanism of rice reproductive development and fertility; (3) hybrid rice germplasm innovation and gene discovery; (4) super hybrid rice breeding; (5) hybrid rice seed production; and (6) hybrid rice physiology and ecology of super high-yielding cultivation. The laboratory has so far published more than 600 papers in prestigious journals and received numerous awards, such as National Scientific and Technological Progress Special Award, Second Prize of the Chinese National Natural Science Award, and Second Prize of the National Technological Invention Award.

Journal Contact Information

Crop Breeding, Genetics and Genomics Editorial Office

41 Devonshire Street Ground Floor Office 1, London, United Kingdom, W1G 7AJ

Tel. +44 1932 379 585

E-mail: cbgg@hapres.com