Journal profile · Plant Sciences
Molecular Plant Pathology
ISSN 1464-6722 · eISSN 1364-3703 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · ENGLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 2000
Molecular Plant Pathology: CAS Zone 1 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 4.95; fully open access; APC about USD 3,330; median 133 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: moderate; 171 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Molecular Plant Pathology is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies and Plant Virus Research Studies, together about 43.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Molecular Plant Pathology is now an open access journal. Authors pay an article processing charge to publish in the journal and all articles will be freely available to anyone. BSPP members will be granted a 20% discount on article charges. The Editorial focus and policy of the journal has not be changed and the editorial team will continue to apply the same rigorous standards of peer review and acceptance criteria.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Plant Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityAgricultural and Biological Sciences22.7%
- Plant Pathogenic Bacteria StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
- Plant Virus Research StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences10%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7%
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.6%
- Plant Disease Resistance and GeneticsAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.1%
- Plant Pathogens and ResistanceAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
- Fungal and yeast genetics researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 4.95LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.49LetPub ·
- h-index
- 90LetPub ·
- h-index
- 168OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,041OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.12OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 144LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,987 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 165 | 165 | 93 |
| 2025 | 171 | 171 | 583 |
| 2024 | 142 | 142 | 1,291 |
| 2023 | 135 | 135 | 2,100 |
| 2022 | 131 | 131 | 2,931 |
| 2021 | 165 | 165 | 4,583 |
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
133 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 91 days – 166 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (96 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 147 days
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (348 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- ModerateLetPub ·
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,330 / EUR 2,840 / GBP 2,520 | — | — |
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2000
- ISSN
- 1464-6722
- Electronic ISSN
- 1364-3703
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Molecular Plant Pathology
What CAS zone is Molecular Plant Pathology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Molecular Plant Pathology is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Plant Sciences; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Molecular Plant Pathology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.95; CiteScore 9.2, h-index 168.
How long does peer review take at Molecular Plant Pathology?
Based on the dates recorded on 96 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 133 days (interquartile range 91–166 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Moderate”. 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 Molecular Plant Pathology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Molecular Plant Pathology is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Molecular Plant Pathology open access, and what is the APC?
Molecular Plant Pathology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,330.
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: .