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Nature Plants

Nature Research · United Kingdom · Est. 1981

ISSN2055-0278

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

4.815

H-Index

202

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

3.056

Total Works

2,881

Total Citations

153,765

2yr Mean Citedness

8.25

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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

⚡ 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 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

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Is the ISSN verified?

2055-0278

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer review

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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

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 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