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Functional Plant Biology

CSIRO Publishing · Australia · Est. 1975

ISSN1445-4408eISSN1445-4416

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

0.655

H-Index

149

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.658

Total Works

2,910

Total Citations

125,228

2yr Mean Citedness

2.88

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on plant responses to various environmental stresses, including drought, salinity, high temperatures, and flooding. Articles explore physiological, biochemical, and molecular mechanisms underlying plant tolerance, as well as strategies for improving crop resilience through genetic modification, priming techniques, and microbial interactions.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionAustralia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1975

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,910

Publisher OrgCSIRO Publishing

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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?

CSIRO Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1445-4408 / 1445-4416

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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.

Agronomy and Crop ScienceQ1

Plant ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Plant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Agronomy and Crop SciencePlant Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Stress Responses and TolerancePlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsPlant nutrient uptake and metabolismPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsPlant responses to elevated CO2Plant responses to water stressPlant Molecular Biology ResearchLegume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisPlant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies