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Journal of Plant Growth Regulation

Springer · United States

ISSN0721-7595eISSN1435-8107

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

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?

204

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 187d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.949

H-Indexi

134

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.05

Total Worksi

3,951

Total Citationsi

115,156

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.27

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Plant Growth Regulation is an international publication dedicated to all facets of plant growth and development. Covers question-based research using approaches including hormonal, physiological, environmental, genetic, to biophysical, developmental and molecular studies. Features original research articles, reviews, brief communications, and novel methods.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications3,951

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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?

Springer

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

0721-7595 / 1435-8107

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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

✅

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

156

6.1k

2019

210

7.9k

2020

263

6.7k

2021

352

7.5k

2022

300

3.7k

2023

403

3.1k

2024

399

799

2025

292

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 Stress Responses and TolerancePlant Molecular Biology ResearchPlant tissue culture and regenerationPlant nutrient uptake and metabolismPlant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Plant Growth Regulation

Is Journal of Plant Growth Regulation a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Plant Growth Regulation: 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 Journal of Plant Growth Regulation?

Journal of Plant Growth Regulation 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 3.27.

Is Journal of Plant Growth Regulation indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Plant Growth Regulation is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.