Journal profile · PLANT SCIENCES
Medicinal Plant Biology
ISSN 2835-6969 · Maximum Academic Press · China
Medicinal Plant Biology: CAS Zone 3 · Biology (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 4.4 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,650; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 39 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Medicinal Plant Biology is published by Maximum Academic Press and is classed under Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis, Plant Gene Expression Analysis and Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis, together about 24.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology and Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PLANT SCIENCES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant biochemistry and biosynthesisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.9%
- Plant Gene Expression AnalysisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.3%
- Traditional Chinese Medicine AnalysisMedicine6.7%
- Phytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.2%
- Natural product bioactivities and synthesisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.7%
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.2%
- Plant Molecular Biology ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
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)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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.98LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.02OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.78%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 40LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 119 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 23 | 3 |
| 2025 | 39 | 39 | 73 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | 205 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 101 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | 22 |
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
- Single 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 | USD 1,650 | Yes | CC BY | |
| LetPub | USD 2,250 | Yes | — |
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
- Maximum Academic Press
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2835-6969
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- 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 Medicinal Plant Biology
What CAS zone is Medicinal Plant Biology in?
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 Medicinal Plant Biology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 4.4; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.3, h-index 9.
How long does peer review take at Medicinal Plant Biology?
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.
Which databases index Medicinal Plant Biology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Medicinal Plant Biology is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Medicinal Plant Biology open access, and what is the APC?
Medicinal Plant Biology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,650.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .