Home›Search›Plant Science Today

Plant Science Today

Horizon e-Publishing Group · India · Est. 2014

ISSN2348-1900eISSN2348-1900

SJR Q4✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total62

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.212

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.473

Total Worksi

4,078

Total Citationsi

6,385

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.26

Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2014

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,078

Region🌍 Global South

Visit Journal Website

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%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

Horizon e-Publishing Group

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2348-1900 / 2348-1900

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

✅

Peer review process documented?

Peer-reviewed

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

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?

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

861

2019

618

2020

166

1.1k

2021

198

674

2022

240

653

2023

724

679

2024

1.9k

397

2025

956

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q4

EcologyQ4

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ4

Plant ScienceQ4

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

Frequently asked questions about Plant Science Today

Is Plant Science Today a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Plant Science Today: 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 Plant Science Today?

Plant Science Today 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 0.26.

Is Plant Science Today indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Plant Science Today is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Plant Science Today?

What is the acceptance rate of Plant Science Today?

Plant Science Today lists a self-reported acceptance rate of approximately 67%. Journal-reported figures can be optimistic — treat it as a rough guide, not a guarantee.