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Plant Biotechnology Reports

Springer · Singapore · Est. 2007

ISSN1863-5474

SJR Q2✓ 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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.446

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.55

Total Worksi

1,038

Total Citationsi

18,693

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.56

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Plant Biotechnology Reports is a peer-reviewed journal emphasizing fundamental and applied research in plant biotechnology. Offers comprehensive coverage extending to molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry, and more. Prioritizes studies on plants indigenous to the Asia-Pacific region. Encourages studies related to commercialization of plant biotechnology. Does not exclude studies on lower plants such as algae and cyanobacteria.

General Information

Country / RegionSingapore

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2007

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,038

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?

1863-5474

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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

1.6k

2019

1.1k

2020

877

2021

661

2022

383

2023

223

2024

147

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.

Plant ScienceQ2

BiotechnologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biotechnology & Applied MicrobiologyPlant Sciences

Scopus Categories

BiotechnologyPlant Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant tissue culture and regenerationPlant Molecular Biology ResearchPlant Stress Responses and TolerancePhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsTransgenic Plants and ApplicationsPlant Gene Expression AnalysisPlant Virus Research StudiesCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringPlant Genetic and Mutation StudiesPlant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity

Frequently asked questions about Plant Biotechnology Reports

Is Plant Biotechnology Reports a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Plant Biotechnology Reports: 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 Plant Biotechnology Reports?

Plant Biotechnology Reports 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 1.56.

Is Plant Biotechnology Reports indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Plant Biotechnology Reports is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.