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Plant Molecular Biology Reporter

Springer · United States

ISSN0735-9640eISSN1572-9818

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.434

H-Index

108

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.512

Total Works

3,094

Total Citations

94,210

2yr Mean Citedness

1.40

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Plant Molecular Biology Reporter is an international journal publishing new developments in plant biology. Covers plant molecular biology, molecular physiology, plant genetics and genomics, and more. Welcomes papers on breakthrough technologies and discoveries advancing the knowledge base and methodologies. Requires full 'omics' datasets to be made available to the scientific community. Invites submission of original full length articles, short research reports, reviews, and methods.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 97 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,094

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

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0735-9640 / 1572-9818

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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.

Plant ScienceQ2

Molecular BiologyQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemical Research MethodsPlant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Plant ScienceMolecular Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Molecular Biology ResearchPlant tissue culture and regenerationPlant Stress Responses and TolerancePhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsPlant Reproductive Biology