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PHYSIOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY

ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD · GB

ISSN0885-5765eISSN0885-5765

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total84

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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.

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SNIPi

0.882

Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology publishes original research papers, short communications, and reviews on molecular biology, biochemistry, physiology, histology, cytology, genetics, and evolution of plant-microbe interactions. It also covers studies applying artificial intelligence, internet of things, and machine learning to host-pathogen interactions, disease detection, control strategies, and physiological and molecular mechanisms of infection and plant defense.

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General Information

Country / RegionGB

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 324 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0885-5765 / 0885-5765

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.7k

2019

113

1.9k

2020

148

2.7k

2021

114

1.6k

2022

209

2.4k

2023

270

1.6k

2024

493

1.1k

2025

239

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.

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Plant Sciences

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityPlant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesPlant Pathogenic Bacteria StudiesLegume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisPlant Virus Research StudiesPlant Disease Resistance and GeneticsPlant Pathogens and ResistancePlant pathogens and resistance mechanismsNematode management and characterization studiesPlant Parasitism and Resistance

Frequently asked questions about PHYSIOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY

Is PHYSIOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for PHYSIOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY: it is indexed in Web of Science, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of PHYSIOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY?

PHYSIOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 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.

Is PHYSIOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

PHYSIOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY is indexed in Web of Science.