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Plant Growth Regulation

Springer Science and Business Media B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1982

ISSN1573-5087

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 (2 more)+12

Total90

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?

130

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 97d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.915

H-Indexi

155

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.892

Total Worksi

4,227

Total Citationsi

147,551

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.01

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Plant Sciences; Agronomy and Crop Science; Plant Science; Physiology.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1982

Annual Volume~ 150 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,227

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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?

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?

1573-5087

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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

2.6k

2019

113

3.1k

2020

2021

166

3.5k

2022

159

1.9k

2023

161

1.1k

2024

131

603

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

Plant ScienceQ1

PhysiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Plant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Agronomy and Crop SciencePhysiologyPlant Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Stress Responses and TolerancePlant Molecular Biology ResearchPlant tissue culture and regenerationPlant nutrient uptake and metabolismPlant Reproductive BiologyPlant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesSeed Germination and PhysiologyPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsPlant responses to water stressPostharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management

Frequently asked questions about Plant Growth Regulation

Is Plant Growth Regulation a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Plant Growth Regulation: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Plant Growth Regulation?

Plant Growth Regulation 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 4.01.

Is Plant Growth Regulation indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Plant Growth Regulation is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Plant Growth Regulation?