Journal profile · Plant Sciences
Journal of Experimental Botany
ISSN 0022-0957 · eISSN 1460-2431 · Oxford University Press · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 1950
Journal of Experimental Botany: CAS Zone 2 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 6.44; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,341; median 126 days to acceptance (130 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 25%; 567 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Experimental Botany is published by Oxford University Press and is in Zone 2 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Plant Molecular Biology Research, Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance, together about 31.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science and Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Experimental Botany publishes high-quality primary research and review papers in the plant sciences. These papers cover a range of disciplines from molecular and cellular physiology and biochemistry through whole plant physiology to community physiology. Full-length primary papers should contribute to our understanding of how plants develop and function, and should provide new insights into biological processes. The journal will not publish purely descriptive papers or papers that report a well-known process in a species in which the process has not been identified previously. Articles should be concise and generally limited to 10 printed pages.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Plant Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant Molecular Biology ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.5%
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolismAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.5%
- Plant Stress Responses and ToleranceAgricultural and Biological Sciences10%
- Photosynthetic Processes and MechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9%
- Plant Reproductive BiologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.7%
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsEnvironmental Science4%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 6.44LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 11.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.93LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 209LetPub ·
- h-index
- 378OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 15,277OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.25OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 41.47%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 528LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 19,790 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 479 | 271 | 256 |
| 2025 | 567 | 333 | 2,630 |
| 2024 | 522 | 383 | 6,918 |
| 2023 | 505 | 353 | 10,385 |
| 2022 | 507 | 267 | 13,830 |
| 2021 | 567 | 297 | 20,612 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
126 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 93 days – 164 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 12 days (53 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 154 days
- Sample
- 130 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,284 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 1.7 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 25%LetPub ·
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 | GBP 3,292 | — | — |
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
- Oxford University Press
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1950
- ISSN
- 0022-0957
- Electronic ISSN
- 1460-2431
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Experimental Botany
What CAS zone is Journal of Experimental Botany in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Experimental Botany is in Zone 2 of Biology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Plant Sciences; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Experimental Botany?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 6.44; CiteScore 11.5, h-index 378.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Experimental Botany?
Based on the dates recorded on 130 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 126 days (interquartile range 93–164 days); authors report an average review time of about 1.7 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 25%”. 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 Journal of Experimental Botany?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Experimental Botany is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Experimental Botany open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Experimental Botany is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,341.
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: .