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Plant Diversity

KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd. · China · Est. 1979

ISSN2468-2659

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

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

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

1.249

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

2.232

Total Works

1,608

Total Citations

14,877

2yr Mean Citedness

3.65

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on plant diversity, focusing on species distribution, coexistence mechanisms, and evolutionary history. Studies investigate patterns of diversity across various environments, including alpine, tropical, subtropical, and dryland ecosystems. Research also explores the genetic basis of plant traits, taxonomic revisions, and the impact of environmental factors and microbial interactions on plant communities.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1979

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,608

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2015

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~19 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2468-2659

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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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.

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

Plant ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Plant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Plant ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant and animal studiesPlant and Fungal Species DescriptionsPlant Diversity and EvolutionEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesLegal and Regulatory AnalysisLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesMilitary Technology and StrategiesPlant Parasitism and ResistancePlant Taxonomy and PhylogeneticsGenetic diversity and population structure