Journal profile · PLANT SCIENCES
Invasive Plant Science and Management
ISSN 1939-7291 · eISSN 1939-747X · Cambridge University Press · UNITED STATES
Invasive Plant Science and Management: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.47; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 31 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Invasive Plant Science and Management is published by Cambridge University Press 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 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Rangeland and Wildlife Management and Biological Control of Invasive Species, together about 38.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PLANT SCIENCES
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 12, Australia 2, Italy 1, Canada 1 (16 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science17.3%
- Rangeland and Wildlife ManagementEnvironmental Science11.9%
- Biological Control of Invasive SpeciesAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.2%
- Weed Control and Herbicide ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.1%
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.6%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.5%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.7%
- Fire effects on ecosystemsEnvironmental Science3.6%
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)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
- 1.47LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 374OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.06OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 88.04%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 838 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 22 | 4 |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | 12 |
| 2024 | 41 | 35 | 84 |
| 2023 | 29 | 28 | 117 |
| 2022 | 29 | 20 | 102 |
| 2021 | 37 | 23 | 296 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 41 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted10
- biology of invasive plantsBiology of Invasive Plants*Length not stated
- case studiesCase Studies*Length not stated
- case studyResearch and Education*Case Studies*Biology of Invasive Plants*Invited Reviews*Symposium Papers*Notes and Commentary*Invasion Alert*Length not stated
- commentaryResearch and Education*Case Studies*Biology of Invasive Plants*Invited Reviews*Symposium Papers*Notes and Commentary*Invasion Alert*Length not stated
- invasion alertInvasion Alert*Length not stated
- invited reviewsInvited Reviews*Length not stated
- notes and commentaryNotes and Commentary*Length not stated
- research and educationResearch and Education*Length not stated
- reviewResearch and Education*Case Studies*Biology of Invasive Plants*Invited Reviews*Symposium Papers*Notes and Commentary*Invasion Alert*Length not stated
- symposium papersSymposium Papers*Length not stated
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
- Cambridge University Press
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1939-7291
- Electronic ISSN
- 1939-747X
- Society / sponsor
- Weed Science Society of America
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Invasive Plant Science and Management
What CAS zone is Invasive Plant Science and Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Invasive Plant Science and Management 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.
What is the impact factor of Invasive Plant Science and Management?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.47; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 44.
How long does peer review take at Invasive Plant Science and Management?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Invasive Plant Science and Management based?
Of the 16 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (12), Australia (2) and Italy (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Invasive Plant Science and Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Invasive Plant Science and Management is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Invasive Plant Science and Management open access, and what is the APC?
Invasive Plant Science and Management is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
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: .