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Plant Ecology

Springer Science and Business Media B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1950

ISSN1385-0237eISSN1573-5052
SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR
90
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78
✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12
Total90
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?
149
days submission → published
measured · last 20 articles · accept 128d
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei
0.609
H-Indexi
171
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIPi
0.79
Total Worksi
5,513
Total Citationsi
221,650
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.60
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
2
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Plant Ecology publishes original scientific papers that report and interpret the findings of pure and applied research into the ecology of vascular plants in terrestrial and wetland ecosystems. Empirical, experimental, theoretical and review papers reporting on ecophysiology, population, community, ecosystem, landscape, molecular and historical ecology are within the scope of the journal.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1950
FrequencyMonthly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications5,513
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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Submission Info

Peer Review—
Review Time—
Acceptance Rate—
OA License—
OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/12 · 50%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Science and Business Media B.V.
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
1385-0237 / 1573-5052
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
❌
Peer review process documented?
N/A
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
❌
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
✅
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
❌
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
❌
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
✅
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
95
1.2k
2019
104
1.2k
2020
110
1.2k
2021
74
649
2022
100
513
2023
99
320
2024
97
147
2025
74
5
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.

EcologyQ2
Plant ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EcologyForestryPlant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Plant ScienceEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesPlant and animal studiesBotany and Plant Ecology StudiesRangeland and Wildlife ManagementPlant Parasitism and ResistancePlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsFire effects on ecosystemsForest ecology and managementBotany, Ecology, and Taxonomy StudiesSpecies Distribution and Climate Change

Frequently asked questions about Plant Ecology

Is Plant Ecology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Plant Ecology: 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 Plant Ecology?

Plant Ecology 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 1.60.

Is Plant Ecology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Plant Ecology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Plant Ecology?

Plant Ecology publishes original scientific papers that report and interpret the findings of pure and applied research into the ecology of vascular plants in terrestrial and wetland ecosystems. Empirical, experimental, theoretical and review papers reporting on ecophysiology, population, community, ecosystem, landscape, molecular and historical ecology are within the scope of the journal.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref