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International Journal of Plant Sciences

University of Chicago Press · United States · Est. 1992

ISSN1537-5315

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.418

H-Index

119

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.57

Total Works

3,446

Total Citations

100,742

2yr Mean Citedness

0.88

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The International Journal of Plant Sciences publishes research on plant sciences. It regularly features special issues on topics of particular interest, including new and exciting research originally presented at major botanical conferences.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1992

Annual Volume~ 67 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,446

Publisher OrgUniversity of Chicago Press

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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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?

University of Chicago Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1537-5315

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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

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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.

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ2

Plant ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Plant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Plant ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant and animal studiesPlant Diversity and EvolutionPlant and Fungal Species DescriptionsEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesPlant Parasitism and ResistancePlant Reproductive BiologyFern and Epiphyte BiologyBotany, Ecology, and Taxonomy StudiesPlant Taxonomy and PhylogeneticsPlant Molecular Biology Research