Journal profile
Journal of Plant Development
ISSN 2065-3158 · eISSN 2066-9917 · Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi · Romania
Journal of Plant Development: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 16 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Plant Development is published by Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna and Flowering Plant Growth and Cultivation, together about 36.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Plant Development is an international plant science journal and acts as a medium for the exchange of ideas on all aspects of plant development, as well as the plant ecology. It covers topics as: plant conservation, plant taxonomy, plant embryology, phytosociology-ecology, anatomy and histology, physiology, plant distribution, natural and artificial habitats, pharmaceuticals uses of plants, ornamental plants etc.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Catalin TANASEPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences17.1%
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and faunaAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.8%
- Flowering Plant Growth and CultivationAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.1%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Plant Stress Responses and ToleranceAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Plant Molecular Biology ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Medicinal Plant ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Plant Diversity and EvolutionAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.6%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCO, ProQuest, AGRICOLA, CrossrefPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.31OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 160 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 46 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 37 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 36 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 26 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 21 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–150 words
- Keywords
- 5–7
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 2,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Templates
- Word
Article types accepted5
- book reviews“Journal of Plant Development” also publishes book reviews, conference reports.Length not stated
- conference reports“Journal of Plant Development” also publishes book reviews, conference reports.Length not stated
- original research papersTypes of contributions: Original research papers, as well as short communications.Length not stated
- review articlesReview articles will be published following invitation or by the suggestion of authors.Length not stated
- short communicationsTypes of contributions: Original research papers, as well as short communications.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license; authors retain copyright; free access and unrestricted reuse for educational, research and non-commercial purposes. Model summary
Journal of Plant Development applies the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license to the published articles.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
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
- Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi
- Country or region
- Romania
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2065-3158
- Electronic ISSN
- 2066-9917
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Plant Development
How long does peer review take at Journal of Plant Development?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Plant Development?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–150 words; Keywords: 5–7; Manuscript length: ≤ 2,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; Templates: Word. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Journal of Plant Development?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Plant Development is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Plant Development open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Plant Development 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, 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: .