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Nature Plants

Nature Research · United Kingdom · Est. 1981

ISSN2055-0278

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 (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

319

days submission → published

measured · last 9 articles · accept 269d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

5.106

H-Indexi

202

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

3.056

Total Worksi

2,881

Total Citationsi

153,765

2yr Mean Citednessi

8.25

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Topics covered in the journal include: Agriculture Genetics Agronomy Genomics Biochemistry Metabolism Biofuels Metabolomics Biophysics Molecular biology Cell Biology Photosynthesis Defence Physiology Development Plant-microbe interactions Disease resistance Proteomics Ecology Secondary metabolism Economics Sociology Evolution Symbiosis Food security Systems biology Forestry Water use

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1981

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,881

Publisher OrgNature Portfolio

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer 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

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Nature Research

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2055-0278

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

✅

Peer review process documented?

peer review

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

❌

Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

✅

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

228

18k

2019

253

19k

2020

251

18k

2021

238

8.7k

2022

271

6.7k

2023

289

4.7k

2024

301

2.1k

2025

147

174

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 ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Plant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Plant Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Molecular Biology ResearchPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsPlant Reproductive BiologyPlant nutrient uptake and metabolismChromosomal and Genetic VariationsPlant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringPlant Virus Research StudiesPlant and animal studiesPlant Stress Responses and Tolerance

Frequently asked questions about Nature Plants

Is Nature Plants a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Nature Plants: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Nature Plants?

Nature Plants 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 8.25.

Is Nature Plants indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Nature Plants is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.