Journal of South China Agricultural University is a core journal of Chinese science and technology (the source journal of Chinese scientific papers), a "comprehensive core journal of agricultural science" indexed by the Guide to the Core Journal of China (Peking University version), and a source journal of the core database of Chinese Science Citation Database (CSCD). The journal was rated as RCCSE China's core academic journal by the Research Center for Chinese Science Evaluation. The journal is included in the following domestic and foreign databases:
Foreign Databases:
Scopus
EBSCO
US Chemical Abstracts (CA)
US Cambridge Science Digest: Biotechnology and Bioengineering (CSA-BB)
US Cambridge Science Digest: Environmental Science and Pollution Management
US Ulrich Journal Guide
Russian Digest Magazine
Japan Science and Technology Agency Database (JST)
British Zoological Records (ZR)
UK CAB Abstracts
UK Food Science and Technology Abstracts (FSTA)
Italian Agricultural Index
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Agricultural Index (AGRIS)
Domestic Databases:
Chinese Journal Full-text Database (CJFD)
Chinese Science Citation Database (CSCD) Core Journals
Chinese Science and Technology Paper Citation Database(CSTPCD)
Wanfang database: Chinese Core Periodicals
Source Journal for Chinese Science and Technology Paper (Chinese Science and Technology Core Journal)
Chinese Academic Journal Comprehensive Evaluation Database (CAJCED)
Chinese Science and Technology Periodical Database
Chinese Biological Literature Database
Chinese Biological Abstracts
China Grain Cash Crop Abstracts
Chinese Horticultural Abstracts
Abstracts of China's Agricultural Resources and Environment
Chinese Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Abstracts
China Agricultural Digest: Agricultural Engineering