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Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany · Est. 1990

ISSN1861-3829eISSN1861-3837

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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?

164

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 127d

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 ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.559

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.963

Total Worksi

1,721

Total Citationsi

19,484

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.66

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection is an international scientific journal dedicated to applied scientific aspects of plant pathology, plant health, and plant protection. It covers a wide range of interests for the global plant protection community with relevance to European plant health and protection. This journal bridges the gap between lab research, field application, and legislative framework. It is the official scientific journal of the Deutsche Phytomedizinische Gesellschaft (DPG) the German Society for Plant Protection and Plant Health. Offers “Topic collections” on coherent themes often arising from international conferences. It encourages the submission of manuscripts on virtually all aspects of plant diseases, pathogenesis, biology, and molecular biology of various pests and diseases.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1990

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,721

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1861-3829 / 1861-3837

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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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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?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

1.3k

2019

110

2.2k

2020

148

2021

144

1.6k

2022

145

979

2023

202

1.1k

2024

159

196

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.

HorticultureQ1

Agronomy and Crop ScienceQ2

Plant ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Agriculture, MultidisciplinaryPlant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Agronomy and Crop SciencePlant ScienceHorticulture

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesInsect Pest Control StrategiesPlant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityInsect-Plant Interactions and ControlPlant Virus Research StudiesNematode management and characterization studiesPlant Disease Resistance and GeneticsPlant Pathogenic Bacteria StudiesPlant Pathogens and ResistanceEntomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection

Is Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection a predatory journal?

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

Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection 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 2.66.

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

Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.