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Molecular Plant

Cell Press · United States · Est. 1822

ISSN1674-2052eISSN1752-9867

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

7.692

H-Indexi

225

SNIPi

3.649

Total Worksi

3,076

Total Citationsi

266,203

2yr Mean Citednessi

8.62

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Molecular Plant is dedicated to serving the plant science community by publishing novel and exciting findings with high significance in plant biology. The journal focuses broadly on cellular biology, physiology, biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics, development, plant-microbe interaction, genomics, bioinformatics, and molecular evolution.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1822

FrequencyMonthly, 2014-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,076

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Region🌍 Global South

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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?

Cell Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1674-2052 / 1752-9867

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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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

161

17k

2019

196

34k

2020

227

14k

2021

197

10k

2022

176

11k

2023

170

3.9k

2024

227

1.8k

2025

138

129

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.

Molecular BiologyQ1

Plant ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyPlant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Plant ScienceMolecular Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Molecular Biology ResearchPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsPlant nutrient uptake and metabolismPlant Reproductive BiologyPlant Stress Responses and TolerancePlant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityPlant Gene Expression AnalysisLight effects on plantsGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsPlant Virus Research Studies

Frequently asked questions about Molecular Plant

Is Molecular Plant a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Molecular Plant: 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 Molecular Plant?

Molecular Plant 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 8.62.

Is Molecular Plant indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Molecular Plant is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.