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Plant Molecular Biology

Springer Science and Business Media B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1909

ISSN1573-5028

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.113

H-Indexi

253

SNIPi

1.034

Total Worksi

8,467

Total Citationsi

538,946

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.45

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Plant Molecular Biology is an international journal committed to the swift publication of original research in all plant biology areas. Focuses on important biological problems of broad interest. Welcomes research in comparative genomics, functional genomics, proteomics, bioinformatics, computational biology, biochemical and regulatory networks, and biotechnology. Established in 1981, consistently ranks among the top plant sciences journals worldwide. Overseen by Editor-in-Chief Motoaki Seki from the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Japan.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1909

FrequencyEighteen No. A Year, 1992-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications8,467

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1573-5028

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

139

5.3k

2019

148

5.2k

2020

128

3.6k

2021

102

1.8k

2022

768

2023

144

2024

128

489

2025

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.

Agronomy and Crop ScienceQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Plant ScienceQ1

GeneticsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyPlant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Agronomy and Crop ScienceGeneticsPlant ScienceMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Molecular Biology ResearchPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsPlant tissue culture and regenerationPlant Reproductive BiologyPlant Stress Responses and TolerancePlant nutrient uptake and metabolismPlant Gene Expression AnalysisLegume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisPlant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityTransgenic Plants and Applications

Frequently asked questions about Plant Molecular Biology

Is Plant Molecular Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Plant Molecular Biology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Plant Molecular Biology?

Plant Molecular Biology 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 3.45.

Is Plant Molecular Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Plant Molecular Biology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.