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Plant Science

Elsevier Ireland Ltd · Ireland

ISSN0168-9452eISSN1873-2259

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.186

H-Index

224

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.12

Total Works

11,223

Total Citations

447,019

2yr Mean Citedness

3.04

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Plant Science publishes significant advances in plant biology, including botany, biochemistry, horticulture, gene and shoot. It also explores topics such as genetically modified crops and transformation (genetics). The journal covers structural and functional aspects of plant science.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionIreland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly, <2002- >

StatusActive

Total Publications11,223

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ireland Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0168-9452 / 1873-2259

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Agronomy and Crop ScienceQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Plant ScienceQ1

GeneticsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyPlant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Agronomy and Crop ScienceGeneticsPlant ScienceMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Stress Responses and TolerancePlant tissue culture and regenerationPlant Molecular Biology ResearchPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsPlant nutrient uptake and metabolism