Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Plant Science
Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology
ISSN 1005-264X · Editorial Office of Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology
Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology: fully open access; 176 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology is published by Editorial Office of Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Forest, Soil, and Plant Ecology in China and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, together about 39.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Plant Science
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science14.3%
- Forest, Soil, and Plant Ecology in ChinaSocial Sciences13.8%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.8%
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsEnvironmental Science10.4%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.3%
- Forest ecology and managementEnvironmental Science5.8%
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
- Plant Stress Responses and ToleranceAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | Q2 | 362/736 | 50th |
| Ecology | Q3 | 251/491 | 48th |
| Plant Science | Q3 | 277/541 | 48th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 466OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.79OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,488 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 114 | 114 | 1,269 |
| 2025 | 176 | 176 | 1,801 |
| 2024 | 133 | 133 | 1,824 |
| 2023 | 137 | 137 | 1,963 |
| 2022 | 134 | 134 | 1,834 |
| 2021 | 121 | 121 | 1,206 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- Editorial Office of Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology
- ISSN
- 1005-264X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology
Which databases index Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology is indexed in Scopus.
Is Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology open access, and what is the APC?
Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .