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Photosynthetica

Institute of Experimental Botany, ASCR · Czech Republic · Est. 1967

ISSN0300-3604eISSN1573-9058
SJR Q2WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.479
H-Indexi
105
SNIPi
0.567
Total Worksi
2,989
Total Citationsi
78,248
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.86
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Aims & Scope

publishesoriginal scientific papersandbrief communications, reviewson specialized topics, andannouncementsandreportscovering a wide range ofphotosynthesis researchor researchincluding photosynthetic parametersof both experimental and theoretical nature and dealing with physiology, biophysics, biochemistry, molecular biology, and artificial photosynthesis on one side and leaf optics, stress physiology and ecology of photosynthesis on the other side. The language of journal isEnglish(British or American). Papers should not be published or under consideration for publication elsewhere. Photosynthetica is currently covered by the following services: WOS, Scopus, DOAJ, Google Scholar, EBSCO, Mendeley, MEDLINE, PubMed Chlorophyllafluorescence parameters as indicators of a particular abiotic stress in riceFASEELA, P.; SINISHA, A. K.; BRESTIC, M.; PUTHUR, J. T.PHOTOSYNTHETICA 58 (SI): 293-300, 2020| DOI: 10.32615/ps.2019.147Accession number: WOS:000524480200011Number of citations: 97 Revisiting JIP-test: An educative review on concepts, assumptions, approximations, definitions and terminologyTSIMILLI-MICHAEL, M.PHOTOSYNTHETICA 58 (SI): 275-292, 2020| DOI: 10.32615/ps.2019.150Accession number: WOS:000524480200010Number of citations: 69 Comparative analysis of drought stress response of maize genotypes using chlorophyll fluorescence measurements and leaf relative water contentBADR, A.; BRUEGGEMANN, W.PHOTOSYNTHETICA 58 (SI): 638-645, 2020| DOI: 10.32615/ps.2020.014Accession number: WOS:000524480200044Number of citations: 39

General Information

Country / RegionCzech Republic
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1967
FrequencyFour No. A Year, 1998-
StatusActive
Total Publications2,989
Publisher OrgInstitute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access
Peer ReviewSingle-blind
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/11 · 82%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Institute of Experimental Botany, ASCR
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0300-3604 / 1573-9058
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
115
2.4k
2019
111
1.7k
2020
63
887
2021
59
486
2022
43
294
2023
41
177
2024
39
74
2025
21
4
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.

Plant ScienceQ2
PhysiologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Plant Sciences

Scopus Categories

PhysiologyPlant Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Photosynthetic Processes and MechanismsPlant Stress Responses and TolerancePlant responses to elevated CO2Plant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsLight effects on plants

Frequently asked questions about Photosynthetica

Is Photosynthetica a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Photosynthetica?

Photosynthetica 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 1.86.

Is Photosynthetica indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Photosynthetica is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Photosynthetica?

publishesoriginal scientific papersandbrief communications, reviewson specialized topics, andannouncementsandreportscovering a wide range ofphotosynthesis researchor researchincluding photosynthetic parametersof both experimental and theoretical nature and dealing with physiology, biophysics, biochemistry, molecular biology, and artificial photosynthesis on one side and leaf optics, stress physiology and ecology of photosynthesis on the other side. The language of journal isEnglish(British or American). Papers should not be published or under consideration for publication elsewhere. Photosynth

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref