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Protoplasma

Springer · Austria · Est. 1926

ISSN1615-6102

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.695

H-Indexi

137

SNIPi

0.926

Total Worksi

11,072

Total Citationsi

231,499

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.92

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Cell Biology; Plant Sciences; Plant Science; Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionAustria

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1926

FrequencySix No. Year, <2012->

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications11,072

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

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1615-6102

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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

133

3.6k

2019

117

2.2k

2020

137

2021

106

1.3k

2022

645

2023

102

457

2024

128

277

2025

107

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.

Plant ScienceQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Cell BiologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cell BiologyPlant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Plant ScienceMedicine (miscellaneous)Cell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Reproductive BiologyPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsPlant Molecular Biology ResearchProtist diversity and phylogenyPlant tissue culture and regenerationPlant Stress Responses and TolerancePolysaccharides and Plant Cell WallsAlgal biology and biofuel productionPlant nutrient uptake and metabolismMicrotubule and mitosis dynamics

Frequently asked questions about Protoplasma

Is Protoplasma a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Protoplasma: 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 Protoplasma?

Protoplasma 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 1.92.

Is Protoplasma indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Protoplasma is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Protoplasma?