Journal profile · Plant Sciences
Israel Journal of Plant Sciences
ISSN 0792-9978 · eISSN 2223-8980 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · ISRAEL · Quarterly · Founded 1994
Israel Journal of Plant Sciences: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.49; hybrid open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 19 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Israel Journal of Plant Sciences is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. 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 Plant and animal studies, Botany and Plant Ecology Studies and Plant tissue culture and regeneration, together about 22.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Israel Journal of Plant Sciences is an international journal of extensive scope that publishes special issues dealing with all aspects of plant sciences, including but not limited to: physiology, cell biology, development, botany, genetic
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Plant Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.3%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.5%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.4%
- Plant Ecology and Taxonomy StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.3%
- Plant Parasitism and ResistanceAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science4.7%
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
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
- 0.49LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 437OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.34OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.81%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 25LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,260 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 19 | 3 | 7 |
| 2024 | 24 | 0 | 17 |
| 2023 | 18 | 12 | 38 |
| 2022 | 21 | 6 | 54 |
| 2021 | 35 | 12 | 197 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- ISRAEL
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1994
- ISSN
- 0792-9978
- Electronic ISSN
- 2223-8980
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Israel Journal of Plant Sciences
What CAS zone is Israel Journal of Plant Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Israel Journal of Plant Sciences 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 Israel Journal of Plant Sciences?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.49; CiteScore 0.7, h-index 48.
How long does peer review take at Israel Journal of Plant Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of over 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.
Which databases index Israel Journal of Plant Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Israel Journal of Plant Sciences is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Israel Journal of Plant Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Israel Journal of Plant Sciences is a hybrid 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: .