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Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Elsevier Masson s.r.l. · France

ISSN0981-9428eISSN1873-2690

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 (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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.312

H-Indexi

202

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.369

Total Worksi

10,447

Total Citationsi

360,074

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.58

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Plant Sciences; Biochemistry; Genetics; Physiology; Plant Science.

General Information

Country / RegionFrance

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly, <2003->

StatusActive

Total Publications10,447

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Masson s.r.l.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0981-9428 / 1873-2690

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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?

N/A

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

456

21k

2019

558

26k

2020

570

22k

2021

430

11k

2022

747

14k

2023

11k

2024

1.4k

4.3k

2025

508

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.

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Plant Sciences

Scopus Categories

GeneticsPhysiologyPlant Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Stress Responses and TolerancePlant Molecular Biology ResearchPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsPlant nutrient uptake and metabolismPlant Gene Expression Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Is Plant Physiology and Biochemistry a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Plant Physiology and Biochemistry: 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 Physiology and Biochemistry?

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 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 4.58.

Is Plant Physiology and Biochemistry indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry?