Plant Signaling and Behavior
Landes Bioscience · United States · Est. 1971
ISSN1559-2316eISSN1559-2324
SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access
75
/ 100
High Trust
Score Breakdown
✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
✓ Scopus Q1+25
✓ DOAJ Verified+15
Total75
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
0.907
H-Index
135
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.849
Total Works
4,781
Total Citations
153,059
2yr Mean Citedness
3.66
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Aims & Scope
Subject areas: Botany: Plant ecology; Biology (General). Topics: plant biosystems, molecular biology, plant communications, plant physiology, signal perception
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
9
weeks to review
Fast · median is 15 wks
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field
General Information
Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1971
FrequencyMonthly, 2008-
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications4,781
Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis
OA Since2021
Submission Info
Peer ReviewSingle-blind
Review Time~9 weeks
Acceptance Rate—
OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC
OA Rate—
Ethics & Quality
COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
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Think.Check.Submit Compliance
10/12 · 83%
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Is the ISSN verified?
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Indexed in a trusted database?
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Peer review process documented?
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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
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APC fees clearly disclosed?
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Not on predatory/blacklists?
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Long-term digital preservation?
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Plagiarism detection in place?
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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
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Primary language documented?
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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
Subject Classification
Web of Science Categories
Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyPlant Sciences
Scopus Categories
Plant Science
Research Topics (OpenAlex)
Plant Molecular Biology ResearchPlant Stress Responses and TolerancePhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsPlant nutrient uptake and metabolismPlant Reproductive BiologyPlant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityPlant Parasitism and ResistanceLegume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisLight effects on plantsPlant Gene Expression Analysis
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