Journal profile · Entomology
Arthropod-Plant Interactions
ISSN 1872-8855 · eISSN 1872-8847 · Springer Netherlands · NETHERLANDS · Quarterly · Founded 2007
Arthropod-Plant Interactions: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.66; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,090; median 163 days to acceptance (95 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 20%; 93 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Arthropod-Plant Interactions is published by Springer Netherlands and is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Plant and animal studies, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control and Plant Parasitism and Resistance, together about 53.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Arthropod-Plant Interactions is a quarterly journal committed to the publication of high quality original papers and reviews, with a broad fundamental or applied focus on the ecological, biological, and evolutionary aspects of the interactions between insects and other arthropods with plants. Papers focusing on all aspects of such interactions including chemical, biochemical, genetic, and molecular analysis, as well as papers reporting on multitrophic studies, ecophysiology, and mutualism, are welcomed. Studies that present field-based long-term data are strongly supported. Arthropod-Plant Interactions encourages the submission of forum papers that challenge prevailing hypotheses. Review papers on invited topics along with high quality unsolicited articles are encouraged, in order to ensure a greater diversity of opinions. Papers focusing on the relevance of theoretical developments in the area to applied outcomes are also highly encouraged.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Entomology
Editor-in-chief Heikki M. T.Publisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 7%); most named United States 11, Canada 5, Mainland China 3, Japan 3, France 3 (42 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences20.8%
- Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences19%
- Plant Parasitism and ResistanceAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.4%
- Insect and Pesticide ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.9%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science5.7%
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.1%
- Insect Pest Control StrategiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5%
- Forest Insect Ecology and ManagementEnvironmental Science3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Entomology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Entomology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Entomology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.66LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 648OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.84OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 19.85%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 93LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 223,300Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,287 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 75 | 38 | 8 |
| 2025 | 93 | 25 | 122 |
| 2024 | 94 | 28 | 353 |
| 2023 | 83 | 27 | 384 |
| 2022 | 67 | 15 | 395 |
| 2021 | 80 | 24 | 673 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
163 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 99 days – 235 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (96 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 182 days
- Sample
- 95 articles with submission and acceptance dates (186 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 20%LetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,090 / EUR 2,490 / GBP 2,190 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Open calls for papers4, by deadline
- Arthropod-Plant Interactions 20th Volume Jubilee Special CollectionDeadline
- New Associations in Arthropod-Plant InteractionsDeadline
- Collection on Tritrophic interactions in forest ecosystems: integrating natural enemies, microbes, and plant defencesDeadline
- Tritrophic interactions in forest ecosystems: integrating natural enemies, microbes, and plant defencesDeadline
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Generative AI Images
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
Competing interests disclosure required Model summary
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
Data availability statement required for all original research Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Arthropod-Plant Interactions, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
English language required Model summary
The journal Arthropod-Plant Interactions is published in English only.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2007
- ISSN
- 1872-8855
- Electronic ISSN
- 1872-8847
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Arthropod-Plant Interactions
What CAS zone is Arthropod-Plant Interactions in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Arthropod-Plant Interactions is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Entomology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Arthropod-Plant Interactions?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.66; CiteScore 2.5, h-index 61.
How long does peer review take at Arthropod-Plant Interactions?
Based on the dates recorded on 95 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 163 days (interquartile range 99–235 days); authors report an average review time of about 6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 20%”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Arthropod-Plant Interactions?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Arthropod-Plant Interactions based?
Of the 42 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 7%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (11), Canada (5) and Mainland China (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Arthropod-Plant Interactions?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Arthropod-Plant Interactions is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Arthropod-Plant Interactions open access, and what is the APC?
Arthropod-Plant Interactions is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,090.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .