Journal profile
Communications in Plant Sciences
ISSN 2237-4027 · Communications in Plant Sciences · Brazil
Communications in Plant Sciences: fully open access; APC about USD 50; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Communications in Plant Sciences is published by Communications in Plant Sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Weed Control and Herbicide Applications, Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies and Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions, together about 34% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Weed Control and Herbicide ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences15.8%
- Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental StudiesEnvironmental Science9.6%
- Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactionsAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.6%
- Genetics and Plant BreedingAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.2%
- Plant Stress Responses and ToleranceAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
- Seed Germination and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.8%
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.8%
- Plant Growth and Agriculture TechniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 100 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 57 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 62 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | 45 |
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 review time (community reports)
- about 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 50 | No | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 50 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 50 | No | — |
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
- Communications in Plant Sciences
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2237-4027
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Communications in Plant Sciences
How long does peer review take at Communications in Plant Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 weeks. 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.
Which databases index Communications in Plant Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Communications in Plant Sciences is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Communications in Plant Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Communications in Plant Sciences is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 50.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .