Journal profile · Plant Sciences
Annual Review of Plant Biology
ISSN 1543-5008 · eISSN 1545-2123 · Annual Reviews Inc. · UNITED STATES · Annual · Founded 2002
Annual Review of Plant Biology: CAS Zone 1 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 26.35; subscription journal; community-reported acceptance: very hard; 23 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annual Review of Plant Biology is published by Annual Reviews Inc. and is in Zone 1 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Plant Molecular Biology Research, Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms and Plant Reproductive Biology, together about 41.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science and Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
AIMS AND SCOPE OF JOURNAL: The Annual Review of Plant Biology covers the significant developments in the field of plant biology, including biochemistry and biosynthesis, genetics, genomics and molecular biology, cell differentiation, tissue, organ and whole plant events, acclimation and adaptation, and methods and model organisms.  
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Plant Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant Molecular Biology ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences18.8%
- Photosynthetic Processes and MechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.3%
- Plant Reproductive BiologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.3%
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolismAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.5%
- Plant Stress Responses and ToleranceAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.7%
- Light effects on plantsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.5%
- Plant Parasitism and ResistanceAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 26.35LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 26.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 49.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 9.95LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 7.8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 235LetPub ·
- h-index
- 292OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 636OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 27.8OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 25LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 708 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 26 | 67 |
| 2025 | 23 | 22 | 759 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 1,398 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | 3,158 |
| 2022 | 30 | 17 | 3,446 |
| 2021 | 36 | 24 | 6,103 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Very hardLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Annual Reviews Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Annual
- Founded
- 2002
- ISSN
- 1543-5008
- Electronic ISSN
- 1545-2123
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annual Review of Plant Biology
What CAS zone is Annual Review of Plant Biology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annual Review of Plant Biology is in Zone 1 of Biology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Plant Sciences; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Annual Review of Plant Biology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 26.35; CiteScore 49.6, h-index 292.
Which databases index Annual Review of Plant Biology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annual Review of Plant Biology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Annual Review of Plant Biology open access, and what is the APC?
Annual Review of Plant Biology is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .