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Plant Molecular Biology Reporter

Springer · United States

ISSN0735-9640eISSN1572-9818

SJR Q2✓ 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?

220

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 200d

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.484

H-Indexi

108

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.512

Total Worksi

3,094

Total Citationsi

94,210

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.40

Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

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—

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

Citations received

652

2019

1.2k

2020

654

2021

349

2022

318

2023

321

2024

135

187

2025

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. 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 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.