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Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics

Elsevier GmbH · Germany · Est. 1998

ISSN1618-0437

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 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

0.918

H-Indexi

102

SNIPi

1.467

Total Worksi

828

Total Citationsi

47,832

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Plant Science.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1998

Annual Volume~ 40 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications828

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Visit Journal Website

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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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1618-0437

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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

1.2k

2019

859

2020

635

2021

491

2022

202

2023

190

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.

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

Plant ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Plant ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesPlant and animal studiesPlant Parasitism and ResistancePlant Diversity and EvolutionSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeBotany and Plant Ecology StudiesGenetic diversity and population structurePlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluation

Frequently asked questions about Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics

Is Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics: it is indexed in 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 Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics?

Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.918.

Is Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics?