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Current Plant Biology

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2004

ISSN2214-6628eISSN2214-6628

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.887

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.503

Total Worksi

592

Total Citationsi

9,877

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.95

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Plant Sciences; Plant Science; Biochemistry; Developmental Biology; Genetics; Cell Biology.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

Annual Volume~ 99 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications592

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~20 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2214-6628 / 2214-6628

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

Portico, 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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.1k

2019

2.1k

2020

1.4k

2021

758

2022

546

2023

112

1.1k

2024

142

573

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 ScienceQ1

BiochemistryQ2

Developmental BiologyQ2

GeneticsQ2

Cell BiologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Plant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Cell BiologyDevelopmental BiologyGeneticsBiochemistryPlant Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Stress Responses and TolerancePlant Molecular Biology ResearchPlant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityPlant tissue culture and regenerationPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsPlant nutrient uptake and metabolismGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsPlant Gene Expression AnalysisWheat and Barley Genetics and PathologyPlant responses to water stress

Frequently asked questions about Current Plant Biology

Is Current Plant Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Current Plant Biology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Current Plant Biology?

Current Plant Biology 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 4.95.

Is Current Plant Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Current Plant Biology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Current Plant Biology?