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Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1968

ISSN1879-0356

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

3.193

H-Index

282

CiteScore

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SNIP

1.79

Total Works

3,728

Total Citations

374,132

2yr Mean Citedness

5.15

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on plant biology, particularly on developmental processes such as morphogenesis, cell growth heterogeneity, floral transition, male germline development, embryogenesis, root ground tissue patterning, and cell shape acquisition. It also covers regulatory mechanisms including gene networks, epigenetic regulation, hormonal signaling, and the role of non-coding RNAs. The impact of environmental factors like heat stress and the genetic and computational approaches used to study these phenomena are also key areas of interest.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1968

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,728

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1879-0356

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Plant ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Plant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Plant Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Molecular Biology ResearchPlant Reproductive BiologyPlant nutrient uptake and metabolismPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsPlant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityPlant Parasitism and ResistanceLegume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisPlant Stress Responses and ToleranceChromosomal and Genetic VariationsLight effects on plants