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Plant Disease

American Phytopathological Society · United States

ISSN0191-2917eISSN1943-7692

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.691

H-Indexi

175

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.097

Total Worksi

26,952

Total Citationsi

480,169

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.96

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Plant Sciences; Agronomy and Crop Science; Plant Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications26,952

Publisher OrgAmerican Phytopathological Society

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Phytopathological Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0191-2917 / 1943-7692

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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

Citations received

1.1k

14k

2019

1.1k

13k

2020

1.1k

10k

2021

1.1k

2022

978

4.1k

2023

906

2.1k

2024

955

667

2025

594

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

Plant ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Plant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Agronomy and Crop SciencePlant Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesPlant Disease Resistance and GeneticsPlant Pathogens and ResistancePlant Virus Research StudiesPlant Pathogenic Bacteria StudiesYeasts and Rust Fungi StudiesPlant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityPlant Disease Management TechniquesPlant and Fungal Interactions ResearchFungal Plant Pathogen Control

Frequently asked questions about Plant Disease

Is Plant Disease a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Plant Disease: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Plant Disease?

Plant Disease is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.96.

Is Plant Disease indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Plant Disease is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Plant Disease?

Subject areas: Plant Sciences; Agronomy and Crop Science; Plant Science.

Plant Disease

Aims & Scope

General Information

Submission Info

Ethics & Quality

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

Publication & Citation Trend

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Subject Classification

Frequently asked questions about Plant Disease

Is Plant Disease a predatory journal?

What is the impact factor of Plant Disease?

Is Plant Disease indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

What is the aims and scope of Plant Disease?

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