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Indian Phytopathology

Springer · India · Est. 1948

ISSN2248-9800
SJR Q3WOS ESCIScopus / SJR
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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.288
H-Indexi
35
SNIPi
0.615
Total Worksi
4,784
Total Citationsi
19,228
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.89
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

“Indian Phytopathology” is one of the scientific journals of India and it aims to promote research and development in the field of plant pathology. Besides, quality research papers, review article, presidential address, award lectures, short communications, first reports, book reviews and phytopathological news etc. are published in the journal. The journal has national as well as global reach. Indian Phytopathology is currently published by Springer India, New Delhi. Honorary Fellows

General Information

Country / RegionIndia
Primary Language
1st Year Published1948
Annual Volume~ 112 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications4,784
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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Submission Info

Peer Review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

5/11 · 45%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2248-9800
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
N/A

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
82
671
2019
104
1.3k
2020
153
1.1k
2021
135
487
2022
113
366
2023
114
242
2024
109
62
2025
111
6
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.

Agronomy and Crop ScienceQ3
Plant ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Plant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Agronomy and Crop SciencePlant Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesPlant Disease Resistance and GeneticsPlant Pathogens and ResistancePlant Virus Research StudiesAgriculture, Plant Science, Crop ManagementPlant Pathogenic Bacteria StudiesPlant Disease Management TechniquesPlant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityWheat and Barley Genetics and PathologyBanana Cultivation and Research

Frequently asked questions about Indian Phytopathology

Is Indian Phytopathology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Indian Phytopathology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Indian Phytopathology?

Indian Phytopathology 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 0.89.

Is Indian Phytopathology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Indian Phytopathology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Indian Phytopathology?

“Indian Phytopathology” is one of the scientific journals of India and it aims to promote research and development in the field of plant pathology. Besides, quality research papers, review article, presidential address, award lectures, short communications, first reports, book reviews and phytopathological news etc. are published in the journal. The journal has national as well as global reach. Indian Phytopathology is currently published by Springer India, New Delhi. Honorary Fellows

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref