Oilseeds and fats, Crops and Lipids Journal
OCL Journal (Oilseeds and fats, Crops and Lipids) is a scientific journal dedicated to oil- and protein-crops and lipids, from field to plate.
OCL Journal’s strengths:
- Diamond open access journal (free for both authors and readers), non-profit;
- Copyright of articles retained by authors and published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license;
- “PCI Friendly,” as part of the Peer Community In (PCI) initiative, a non-profit organization that organizes peer review;
- Compliant with the Guidelines for Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP);
- A strict editorial policy: fewer than 25% of submitted articles are accepted.
OCL in figures:
- More than 80,000 articles downloaded each month;
- A 2024 Impact Factor of 2.0 (Clarivate/WoS) and a CiteScore (Scopus) of 4.4 (ranked #115/414 in Agronomy and Crop Science).
IRC 2027 Special issue
A printed special issue of OCL Journal dedicated to IRC 2027 will be offered free of charge to all attendees. This issue will feature research articles and reviews focused on rapeseed, covering topics from agronomy to chemistry and nutrition.
Submit your article as soon as possible, ideally before July 2026, to maximize your chances of appearing in the printed issue.
Contact: Valérie Duflot, OCL’s Deputy Editor-in-Chief — contact@ocl-journal.org.
