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WoS ESCI Q4Scopus Q4SCImago #21,218CAS 4区Hybrid

Plant Science Today

Country: Updating•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Scopus SJR: 0.212•SCImago Rank: #21,218•Identifier (ISSN):2348-1900(Print)•Articles / Year: 139•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,514 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q4
0.8
– 0

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
22

22 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ4
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
139articles/year
99.76% Gold OA•85.82% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q4(IF: 0.8)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.8)
🔵 Computed
20251.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.8)
🔵 Computed
20241.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.7)
🔵 Computed
20231.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.9)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Plant Science Today is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with Q4 quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
BiologyPlant SciencesEcologyChemistryMedicineBiochemistryHorticultureGeographyAgronomyGeneticsOrganic ChemistryGeologyPaleontologyFood SciencePhysics
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #21,218Scopus Q4SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2018-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological SciencesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyEnvironmental Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q4
0.212

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q4
Scopus H-Index (2025)
22

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.01

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,514 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,206
3-Year Documents1,118
Citable Documents1,118

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate35.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q4
EcologyQ4
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ4
Plant ScienceQ4

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Biology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区PLANT SCIENCES
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Horizon e-Publishing Group
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
PLANT SCIENCES
JCRESCI
239/285Q4
PLANT SCIENCES
JCIESCI
251/285Q4

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—1,43553
20250.81,906605
20240.7724782
20230.9240696
2022—198700
2021—1661,147
2020—90629
2019—93895
2018—37386
2017—31249
2016—52338
2015—43167
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Plant Science Today

WoS Q4
01122023202420250.80
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0.8

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 0926d007-4d01-4889-b640-68550c8b7237
Database Updated: 2026-09-28