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International Journal of Plant Biology

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 2010

ISSN2037-0164

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 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

0.525

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.711

Total Worksi

522

Total Citationsi

3,849

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.46

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Plant Science.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2010

Annual Volume~ 108 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications522

Publisher OrgPAGEPress (Italy)

OA Since2009

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Swiss National LibraryCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2037-0164

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Swiss National Library, CLOCKSS

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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

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

2019

2020

2021

2022

494

2023

615

2024

145

346

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

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Plant Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant tissue culture and regenerationPlant Stress Responses and TolerancePlant Molecular Biology ResearchPlant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityPlant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesSeed Germination and PhysiologyPlant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesPlant and animal studiesGrowth and nutrition in plantsPlant nutrient uptake and metabolism

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Plant Biology

Is International Journal of Plant Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Plant Biology: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, 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 International Journal of Plant Biology?

International Journal of Plant Biology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.525.

Is International Journal of Plant Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Plant Biology is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Plant Biology?