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Plant Protection Science

Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences · Czech Republic · Est. 1976

ISSN1805-9341

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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⚡ 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 75% 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

0.331

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.544

Total Worksi

1,131

Total Citationsi

11,008

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.09

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

original papers, short communications, critical reviews, personal news, and book reviews covering all areas of diseases and pests of plants, weeds and plant protection.

General Information

Country / RegionCzech Republic

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1976

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,131

Publisher OrgCzech Academy of Agricultural Sciences

OA Since2011

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~12 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

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1805-9341

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-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

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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

298

2019

354

2020

395

2021

255

2022

114

2023

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 ScienceQ3

Soil ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

AgronomyPlant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Agronomy and Crop ScienceSoil Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesPlant Virus Research StudiesInsect-Plant Interactions and ControlPlant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityInsect Pest Control StrategiesPlant Pathogens and ResistancePlant Disease Resistance and GeneticsInsect Resistance and GeneticsWheat and Barley Genetics and PathologyPlant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies

Frequently asked questions about Plant Protection Science

Is Plant Protection Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Plant Protection Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Protection Science?

Plant Protection Science 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 1.09.

Is Plant Protection Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Plant Protection Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Plant Protection Science?