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Plant Pathology

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0032-0862

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total84

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

170

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 136d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

SJR Scorei

0.748

H-Indexi

136

SNIPi

1.14

Total Worksi

8,712

Total Citationsi

197,629

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.18

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Agronomy and Crop Science; Horticulture; Plant Science; Genetics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

FrequencyFour No. A Year

StatusActive

Total Publications8,712

Publisher OrgWiley

Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

4/12 · 33%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

0032-0862

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

N/A

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

163

3.3k

2019

206

2020

204

2.8k

2021

174

1.8k

2022

167

1.1k

2023

256

1.1k

2024

218

304

2025

109

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Agronomy and Crop ScienceQ1

HorticultureQ1

Plant ScienceQ1

GeneticsQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Agronomy and Crop ScienceGeneticsPlant ScienceHorticulture

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesPlant Pathogens and ResistancePlant Disease Resistance and GeneticsPlant Pathogenic Bacteria StudiesPlant Virus Research Studies

Frequently asked questions about Plant Pathology

Is Plant Pathology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Plant Pathology: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Plant Pathology?

Plant Pathology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.748.

Is Plant Pathology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Plant Pathology is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Plant Pathology?