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Plant Ecology and Evolution

Societe Royale de Botanique de Belgique · Belgium

ISSN2032-3913eISSN2032-3921

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total58

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

0.424

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.835

Total Works

669

Total Citations

6,427

2yr Mean Citedness

1.06

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Aims & Scope

Plant Ecology and Evolution is an international journal dedicated to the publication of original research and reviews on all aspects of plant ecology and evolution. The journal covers a wide range of topics, including plant population ecology, community ecology, ecosystem ecology, plant evolutionary biology, phylogenetics, biogeography, and conservation biology. We welcome contributions that integrate ecological and evolutionary perspectives to understand plant life on Earth.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionBelgium

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications669

Publisher OrgMeise Botanic Garden

OA Since2009

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Societe Royale de Botanique de Belgique

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2032-3913 / 2032-3921

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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 ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Plant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Plant Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Diversity and EvolutionPlant and animal studiesEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesPlant and Fungal Species DescriptionsAfrican Botany and Ecology StudiesDiatoms and Algae ResearchFern and Epiphyte BiologyPlant Parasitism and ResistanceBotany, Ecology, and Taxonomy StudiesMediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna