Home›Search›Plant Direct

Plant Direct

John Wiley & Sons Inc. · United States · Est. 1983

ISSN2475-4455eISSN2475-4455

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

0.802

H-Index

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.618

Total Works

879

Total Citations

11,850

2yr Mean Citedness

1.96

Free JIF alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on plant molecular biology, genetics, and genomics, focusing on gene regulation, stress responses, and breeding applications. Articles investigate topics such as cell cycle dynamics in pollen, flowering patterns, hormonal signaling in root architecture, small RNA regulation during pathogen infection, virus-induced gene silencing, drone-based stand height analysis for crop breeding, the genetic architecture of chemical phenotypes, the biology of myco-heterotrophic plants, epigenomic profiling techniques, and the response of transcription factors to cold stress.

AI-summarised from recent articles · verify on publisher page →

⚡ 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 / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1983

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications879

Publisher OrgWiley

OA Since2016

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~14 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC, 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

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley & Sons Inc.

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2475-4455 / 2475-4455

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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.

EcologyQ1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

Plant ScienceQ1

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Plant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Plant ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Molecular Biology ResearchPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsPlant Stress Responses and TolerancePlant nutrient uptake and metabolismPlant Reproductive BiologyPlant Gene Expression AnalysisPlant tissue culture and regenerationPlant responses to water stressPlant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityLight effects on plants