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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #2,569CAS 1区Top JournalGold OA

Molecular Plant Pathology

Abbreviation (ISO):MOL. PLANT PATHOL
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.453•SCImago Rank: #2,569•Identifier (ISSN):1464-6722(Print)/1364-3703(Online)•Articles / Year: 139•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,589 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
5
↑ +0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
90

90 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate4.2%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
139articles/year
100% Gold OA•91.43% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5)
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20252.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.9)
🔵 Computed
20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.8)
🔵 Computed
20232.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.9)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.52)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.663)
🔵 Computed
20202.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.326)
🔵 Computed
20192.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.379)
🔵 Computed
20182.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.188)
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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

Molecular Plant Pathology is now an open access journal. Authors pay an article processing charge to publish in the journal and all articles will be freely available to anyone. BSPP members will be granted a 20% discount on article charges. The Editorial focus and policy of the journal has not be changed and the editorial team will continue to apply the same rigorous standards of peer review and acceptance criteria.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology99.7%Genetics85.1%Chemistry83.6%Biochemistry83.2%Gene80.8%Medicine64.3%Immunology54.4%Botany51.3%Microbiology47.8%Horticulture43%Geology42.6%Paleontology42.2%Mutant34.4%Cell biology32.3%Agronomy28.9%Pathogen28.2%Ecology25.2%Virulence22.6%Bacteria22.3%Virology21.4%Physics20.1%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #2,569Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2000-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological SciencesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.453

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
145

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
5.03

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,589 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,010
3-Year Documents369
Citable Documents366

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 Rate40.9%

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
Soil ScienceQ1
Molecular BiologyQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Agricultural Sciences
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1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
Gold OA
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
2000
Editorial Address
WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC, COMMERCE PLACE, 350 MAIN ST, MALDEN, USA, MA, 02148
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
PLANT SCIENCES
JCRSCIE
43/285Q1
PLANT SCIENCES
JCISCIE
32/285Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—15272
20254.9171549
20244.81421,253
20234.91352,067
20225.521312,890
20215.6631654,534
20204.3261515,016
20194.3791305,805
20184.1881405,702
2017—1278,326
2016—17810,296
2015—1366,866
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Molecular Plant Pathology

WoS Q1
2457201820192020202120222023202420254.90
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:4.9

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 4.2%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01