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Plant Science Today

Horizon e-Publishing Group · India · Est. 2014

ISSN2348-1900eISSN2348-1900

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total22

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

0.228

H-Index

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.473

Total Works

4,078

Total Citations

6,385

2yr Mean Citedness

0.26

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

PST, published by Horizon e-Publishing Group and powered by Empirion Publishers Private Limited, is covered by Scopus, Web of Science, BIOSIS Previews, Clarivate Analytics, NAAS, and many other indexing/abstracting services.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2014

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,078

Region🌍 Global South

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer-reviewed

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate67%

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?

Horizon e-Publishing Group

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2348-1900 / 2348-1900

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Peer-reviewed

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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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q3

EcologyQ3

Plant ScienceQ3

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Plant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsPlant ScienceEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Rice Cultivation and Yield ImprovementAgricultural Science and FertilizationAgricultural Economics and PracticesCrop Yield and Soil FertilityPlant Growth Enhancement TechniquesGenetics and Plant BreedingEthnobotanical and Medicinal Plants StudiesAgricultural pest management studiesAgronomic Practices and Intercropping SystemsPlant tissue culture and regeneration