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Plant Pathology Journal

Korean Society of Plant Pathology · South Korea · Est. 1968

ISSN1598-2254eISSN2093-9280

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

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?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

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 ↗

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SJR Scorei

0.632

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.869

Total Worksi

1,561

Total Citationsi

25,951

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.03

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The journal scope includes epidemiology, diagnosis and management of disease, modeling with forecasting, biochemistry and physiology of disease, as well as plant-microbe interactions. Note that manuscripts focused on the first report of a new disease are not included in the scope of the journal.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Korea

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1968

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,561

Publisher OrgHanrimwon Publishing Company

OA Since2001

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~18 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Korean Society of Plant Pathology

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1598-2254 / 2093-9280

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

1.4k

2019

1.5k

2020

800

2021

752

2022

503

2023

315

2024

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Plant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Agronomy and Crop Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesPlant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityPlant Virus Research StudiesPlant Pathogenic Bacteria StudiesPlant Disease Resistance and GeneticsPlant and Fungal Interactions ResearchNematode management and characterization studiesPlant Pathogens and ResistanceLegume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisPlant Disease Management Techniques

Frequently asked questions about Plant Pathology Journal

Is Plant Pathology Journal a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Plant Pathology Journal?

Plant Pathology Journal 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 2.03.

Is Plant Pathology Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Plant Pathology Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.