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Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants

Springer · India

ISSN0974-0430

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

0.768

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.896

Total Works

1,817

Total Citations

43,385

2yr Mean Citedness

3.43

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on plant responses to environmental stressors, focusing on physiological and molecular mechanisms. Studies investigate how factors like drought, water scarcity, and heavy metal contamination affect plant growth, metabolism, and gene expression, as well as the role of specific compounds and genetic variations in adaptation.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly, 2006-

StatusActive

Total Publications1,817

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?

0974-0430

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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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 ScienceQ1

PhysiologyQ2

Molecular BiologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Plant Sciences

Scopus Categories

PhysiologyPlant ScienceMolecular Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Stress Responses and TolerancePlant tissue culture and regenerationPlant Molecular Biology ResearchPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsPlant responses to water stress