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WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #9,688CAS 3区Hybrid

Plant Ecology

Abbreviation (ISO):PLANT ECOLOG
Country: Netherlands•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.609•SCImago Rank: #9,688•Identifier (ISSN):1385-0237(Print)/1573-5052(Online)•Articles / Year: 107•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,041 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
1.8
↑ +0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
92

92 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
107articles/year
20.56% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2(IF: 1.8)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.8)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.7)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.9)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.7)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.99)
🔵 Computed
20211.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.854)
🔵 Computed
20201.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.509)
🔵 Computed
20191.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.789)
🔵 Computed
20181.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.759)
🔵 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 Ecology publishes original scientific papers that report and interpret the findings of pure and applied research into the ecology of vascular plants in terrestrial and wetland ecosystems. Empirical, experimental, theoretical and review papers reporting on ecophysiology, population, community, ecosystem, landscape, molecular and historical ecology are within the scope of the journal.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology99.3%Ecology98.7%Botany93.5%Plant ecology66.2%Geography64%Geology56.2%Biodiversity52.5%Agronomy46.7%Paleontology39.9%Environmental science39.3%Medicine38%Applied ecology32.3%Horticulture25.8%History25%Archaeology24.9%Chemistry23.7%Habitat22.5%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #9,688Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1986, 1997-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological SciencesEnvironmental Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.609

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
123

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.77

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,041 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations573
3-Year Documents274
Citable Documents271

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 Rate39.6%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

EcologyQ2
Plant ScienceQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Environmental Science & Ecology
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
1948
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
ECOLOGY
JCRSCIE
135/205Q3
FORESTRY
JCRSCIE
45/92Q2
PLANT SCIENCES
JCRSCIE
152/285Q3
ECOLOGY
JCISCIE
120/205Q3
FORESTRY
JCISCIE
46/92Q2
PLANT SCIENCES
JCISCIE
127/285Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—9214
20251.797175
20241.999356
20231.7100552
20221.9974686
20211.8541101,270
20201.5091041,232
20191.789951,223
20181.7591312,102
2017—1192,235
2016—1292,966
2015—1152,713
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Plant Ecology

WoS Q3
1223201820192020202120222023202420251.70
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.7

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

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01