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Indian Phytopathology

Springer · India · Est. 1948

ISSN2248-9800

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total62

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

228

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 200d

SJR Rank

Top 75% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.288

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

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—

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

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2248-9800

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

656

2019

104

1.2k

2020

153

1.1k

2021

135

461

2022

113

349

2023

114

219

2024

109

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.

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. Its PubScope Trust Score is 62/100. 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.