Journal profile · PLANT SCIENCES
Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources
ISSN 0976-0504 · eISSN 0976-0512 · NISCAIR · India
Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 52 weeks (community reports); 52 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources is published by NISCAIR and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity, Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies and Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies, together about 36.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PLANT SCIENCES
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named India 25, United States 1, United Kingdom 1, Italy 1, Australia 1 (31 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences14.5%
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.3%
- Natural Antidiabetic Agents StudiesMedicine9.4%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine8.3%
- Phytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.4%
- Phytochemicals and Medicinal PlantsMedicine7%
- Food Science and Nutritional StudiesNursing3.9%
- Insect Pest Control StrategiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 121OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.37OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 52LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 720 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | 41 | 1 |
| 2025 | 52 | 52 | 13 |
| 2024 | 47 | 47 | 38 |
| 2023 | 67 | 67 | 88 |
| 2022 | 78 | 78 | 611 |
| 2021 | 53 | 53 | 147 |
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 52 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 40 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | 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
- NISCAIR
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0976-0504
- Electronic ISSN
- 0976-0512
- 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 Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources
What CAS zone is Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Plant Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources?
Authors report an average review time of about 52 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources based?
Of the 31 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (25), United States (1) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources open access, and what is the APC?
Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .