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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #5,635CAS 3区Hybrid

Plant Growth Regulation

Abbreviation (ISO):PLANT GROWTH REGUL
Country: Netherlands•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 0.915•SCImago Rank: #5,635•Identifier (ISSN):0167-6903(Print)/1573-5087(Online)•Articles / Year: 96•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,188 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
4
↑ +0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
88

88 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate5.7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
96articles/year
35.6% Gold OA•84.57% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

2.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4)
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20252.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.9)
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20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.5)
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20232.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.2)
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20222.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.242)
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20212.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.412)
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20202.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.388)
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20192.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.473)
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20182.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.081)
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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 Growth Regulation is an international journal publishing original articles on all aspects of plant growth and development. We welcome manuscripts reporting question-based research using hormonal, physiological, environmental, genetical, biophysical, developmental or molecular approaches to the study of plant growth regulation. Emphasis is placed on papers presenting the results of original research. Occasional reviews on important topics will also be welcome. All contributions must be in English.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology99.9%Botany94.5%Chemistry83.4%Biochemistry76.3%Plant physiology70.6%Genetics68.9%Horticulture62.2%Gene52%Agronomy50.9%Organic chemistry49.5%Ecology36.5%Medicine34.1%Physics33.9%Nuclear magnetic resonance23.2%Enzyme22.8%Internal medicine22.7%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #5,635Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1967, 1982, 1984-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological SciencesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.915

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
135

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
5.14

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,188 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,563
3-Year Documents495
Citable Documents492

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate40.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Agronomy and Crop ScienceQ1
Plant ScienceQ1
PhysiologyQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Biology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3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
Springer Netherlands
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
1982
Editorial Address
SPRINGER, VAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS, 3311 GZ
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
PLANT SCIENCES
JCRSCIE
65/285Q1
PLANT SCIENCES
JCISCIE
74/285Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—11882
20253.9130839
20243.51611,274
20234.21592,010
20223.2421663,706
20213.412962,140
20202.3881133,177
20192.473992,712
20182.0811103,343
2017—1294,399
2016—983,012
2015—1235,828
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Plant Growth Regulation

WoS Q1
1245201820192020202120222023202420253.90
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:3.9

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 5.7%

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

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01