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Molecular Plant Pathology

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1826

ISSN1364-3703

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

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?

133

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 120d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.453

H-Indexi

163

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.481

Total Worksi

2,904

Total Citationsi

153,125

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.37

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Plant Sciences; Agronomy and Crop Science; Plant Science; Soil Science; Molecular Biology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1826

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,904

Publisher OrgWiley

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~14 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1364-3703

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

130

5.7k

2019

151

4.9k

2020

165

4.4k

2021

131

2.8k

2022

134

1.9k

2023

142

1.1k

2024

171

403

2025

116

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.

Agronomy and Crop ScienceQ1

Plant ScienceQ1

Soil ScienceQ1

Molecular BiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Plant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Molecular BiologyAgronomy and Crop ScienceSoil SciencePlant Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityPlant Pathogenic Bacteria StudiesPlant Virus Research StudiesPlant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesLegume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisPlant Disease Resistance and GeneticsPlant Pathogens and ResistanceFungal and yeast genetics researchPlant Parasitism and ResistancePlant and Fungal Interactions Research

Frequently asked questions about Molecular Plant Pathology

Is Molecular Plant Pathology a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Molecular Plant Pathology?

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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 3.37.

Is Molecular Plant Pathology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Molecular Plant Pathology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Molecular Plant Pathology?