Journal profile · PLANT SCIENCES
Journal of Plant Interactions
ISSN 1742-9145 · eISSN 1742-9153 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · ENGLAND · Founded 2005
Journal of Plant Interactions: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.23; JCR Q2 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,990; median 106 days to acceptance (60 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 42 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Plant Interactions 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 Stress Responses and Tolerance, Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity and Plant Parasitism and Resistance, together about 34% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Plant Interactions is a fully open access journal that publishes research on the interactions of plants with their surrounding environment. Journal of Plant Interactions aims to inform all plant biologists, plant physiologists, ecologists, mycologists, microbiologists, agronomists, landscape architects, environmental engineers, entomologists, students and all researchers interested in biological struggle and sustainable use of natural resources. The journal covers topics including: Plant-Plant Interaction All biochemical, physiological and molecular aspects of plant-plant interactions Plant-Microorganism Interaction Three fundamental sub-areas: Plant-Fungi; Plant-Bacteria and Plant-Virus Interactions Plant-Insect Interaction All aspects of interaction: from pest attack to plant attraction; from tritrophic interactions to biological control Plant-Human interactions Interaction of plant molecules with human health. Plant-Environment Interaction (open environment) This area is divided into two general sections: ‘open environment’ and ‘closed environment’. The first section covers all aspects of plants’ interaction with abiotic stresses present in the natural environments. Plant-Environment Interaction (closed environment) Research reports on artificial environments where plants live both on Earth and in space applications, Astrobiology, Biological Life Support Systems, remote sensing, biosensing and nanotechnology Plant-Soil Interaction (including Plant-Water Interaction) This area deals with nutrition, drought, flooding, restoration, phytoremediation, bioremediation, applied ecology, and all aspects where plants interact with the soil. Journal of Plant Interactions accepts original research papers, short communications and review papers. Authors are encouraged to include Key policy highlights (3 to 5 in total) in their paper. These should have approximately 100 words, which set out the main findings of the paper that are of specific relevance to policy makers. These key policy highlights should be presented as a bulleted list of concise but complete sentences. They form part of the submission and will be published below the academic abstract. Please note that this journal only publishes manuscripts in English. The journal operates a double-anonymized peer review policy. All articles are made freely and permanently available online through gold open access publication.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PLANT SCIENCES
Editor-in-chief Massimo E. MaffeiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 8%); most named Italy 12, Japan 5, Mainland China 3, United Kingdom 3, Germany 2 (37 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant Stress Responses and ToleranceAgricultural and Biological Sciences15%
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
- Plant Parasitism and ResistanceAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.1%
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.6%
- Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Plant Micronutrient Interactions and EffectsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
- Photosynthetic Processes and MechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.1%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ProQuest, OCLC, CABI, Chemindustry.com, EBSCOhost, GoOA, NHN, University of Bremen, USDAPublisher 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
- Impact factor
- 3.23LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 7.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.76LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.76Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.87LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.87Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 81OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 617OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 42LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 320,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 947 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 18 |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 180 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 223 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | 326 |
| 2022 | 76 | 76 | 1,226 |
| 2021 | 65 | 65 | 1,034 |
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 Crossref · to
106 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 74 days – 149 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (60 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 123 days
- Sample
- 60 articles with submission and acceptance dates (58 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 29%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 78 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | AUD 4,165 / EUR 2,875 / GBP 2,392 / USD 2,990 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | GBP 1,880 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 2,520 / USD 2,630 / GBP 2,100 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 accepted4
- editorialEditor-in-Chief Massimo E. Maffei - Dept. Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Italy Manuscript Manager Francesca Barbero - Dept. Life Scienc…Length not stated
- original research papersJournal of Plant Interactions accepts original research papers, short communications and review papers.Length not stated
- review papersJournal of Plant Interactions accepts original research papers, short communications and review papers.Length not stated
- short communicationsJournal of Plant Interactions accepts original research papers, short communications and review papers.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Only publishes manuscripts in English Model summary
Journal of Plant Interactions is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership of your article Make an impact and reach new readers, not just…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymized peer review Model summary
The journal operates a double-anonymized peer review policy.
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2005
- ISSN
- 1742-9145
- Electronic ISSN
- 1742-9153
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 21, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Plant Interactions
What CAS zone is Journal of Plant Interactions in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Plant Interactions 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 3 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Plant Interactions?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.23; CiteScore 7.9, h-index 81.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Plant Interactions?
Based on the dates recorded on 60 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 106 days (interquartile range 74–149 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 29%. 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 JCR quartile is Journal of Plant Interactions in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Biology.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Plant Interactions based?
Of the 37 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 8%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (12), Japan (5) and Mainland China (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Plant Interactions?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Plant Interactions is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Plant Interactions open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Plant Interactions is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,990.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .