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Plant Molecular Biology Reporter

Springer · United States

ISSN0735-9640eISSN1572-9818
SJR Q2WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 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
0.484
H-Indexi
108
SNIPi
0.512
Total Worksi
3,094
Total Citationsi
94,210
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.40
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
1
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.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive
Total Publications3,094
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid
Peer Review
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

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0735-9640 / 1572-9818
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
50
661
2019
79
1.2k
2020
62
668
2021
44
361
2022
62
332
2023
93
359
2024
135
226
2025
95
24
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
Molecular BiologyQ3

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

Frequently asked questions about Plant Molecular Biology Reporter

Is Plant Molecular Biology Reporter a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Plant Molecular Biology Reporter: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Plant Molecular Biology Reporter?

Plant Molecular Biology Reporter 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 1.40.

Is Plant Molecular Biology Reporter indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Plant Molecular Biology Reporter is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Plant Molecular Biology Reporter?

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.

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