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New Phytologist

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1902

ISSN1469-8137

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?

140

days submission → published

measured · last 17 articles · accept 118d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

3.185

H-Indexi

410

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.421

Total Worksi

23,307

Total Citationsi

1,502,174

2yr Mean Citednessi

6.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

New Phytologist is an international journal publishing original research in plant science and its applications. Its research covers five sections: Physiology & Development, Environment, Interaction, Evolution, and Transformative Plant Biotechnology. The journal accepts papers on the interactions between fungi and living plants, including mycorrhizal fungi, plant pathogens, endophytes, rhizosphere/phyllosphere organisms, and lichens, as well as the biology, molecular biology, genetics, and evolution of these fungi as relevant to their plant interactions.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1902

FrequencyMonthly, <2005->

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications23,307

Publisher OrgWiley

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1469-8137

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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

Citations received

743

57k

2019

786

51k

2020

797

38k

2021

781

28k

2022

821

18k

2023

876

12k

2024

4.7k

2025

534

237

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.

PhysiologyQ1

Plant ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Plant Sciences

Scopus Categories

PhysiologyPlant Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsPlant and animal studiesPlant Molecular Biology ResearchPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesPlant nutrient uptake and metabolismPlant Stress Responses and TolerancePlant Parasitism and ResistanceBotany and Plant Ecology StudiesPhotosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms

Frequently asked questions about New Phytologist

Is New Phytologist a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for New Phytologist: 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 New Phytologist?

New Phytologist 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 6.00.

Is New Phytologist indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

New Phytologist is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.