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Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants

Springer · India

ISSN0974-0430

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

180

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 148d

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.833

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.896

Total Worksi

1,817

Total Citationsi

43,385

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.43

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Plant Sciences; Plant Science; Molecular Biology; Physiology.

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, PubMed

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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

104

3.6k

2019

180

5.2k

2020

201

4.4k

2021

148

2.7k

2022

137

1.3k

2023

137

2024

148

374

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 ScienceQ1

Molecular BiologyQ2

PhysiologyQ2

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

Frequently asked questions about Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants

Is Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants?

Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants 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 3.43.

Is Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants?