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Planta

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany · Est. 1925

ISSN1432-2048

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

0.994

H-Index

262

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.976

Total Works

17,062

Total Citations

832,391

2yr Mean Citedness

3.74

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Planta publishes timely, sound, and complete articles on all aspects of plant biology, which advances our knowledge and the state of the art. Welcomes research on any plant species - including non-model species. Coverage includes biochemistry, bioenergy, molecular biology, structural biology, cell biology, systems biology, development, ecological and environmental physiology, biotechnology. Publishes reviews summarizing recent advances in topical areas of plant biology.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1925

FrequencyTwelve No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications17,062

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1432-2048

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

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

GeneticsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Plant Sciences

Scopus Categories

GeneticsPlant Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Photosynthetic Processes and MechanismsPlant Molecular Biology ResearchPlant Stress Responses and TolerancePlant nutrient uptake and metabolismPlant Reproductive BiologyPlant tissue culture and regenerationLight effects on plantsLegume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisPolysaccharides and Plant Cell WallsPlant Gene Expression Analysis