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Plant Sociology

Societa Italiana di Scienza della Vegetazione · Italy · Est. 2012

ISSN2704-6192

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total72

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.502

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.625

Total Worksi

Total Citationsi

602

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.50

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ecology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Forestry; Plant Science.

General Information

Country / RegionItaly

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2012

Annual Volume~ 12 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2024)

Total Publications71

Publisher OrgPensoft Publishers

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

ZenodoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Societa Italiana di Scienza della Vegetazione

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2704-6192

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Zenodo, 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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2013

2016

2017

220

2020

229

2021

2022

2023

2024

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.

EcologyQ2

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ2

ForestryQ2

Plant ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

ForestryPlant ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mediterranean and Iberian flora and faunaBotany and Plant Ecology StudiesEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesPlant Ecology and Taxonomy StudiesSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsPlant and animal studiesPlant Taxonomy and PhylogeneticsLichen and fungal ecologyPlant Parasitism and Resistance

Frequently asked questions about Plant Sociology

Is Plant Sociology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Plant Sociology: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 72/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Plant Sociology?

Plant Sociology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.502.

Is Plant Sociology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Plant Sociology is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Plant Sociology?