Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Insect Science
New Zealand Plant Protection
ISSN 1175-9003 · eISSN 1179-352X · New Zealand Plant Protection Society
New Zealand Plant Protection: fully open access; 5 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
New Zealand Plant Protection is published by New Zealand Plant Protection Society. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Weed Control and Herbicide Applications, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control and Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies, together about 37.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science and Insect Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Insect Science
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Weed Control and Herbicide ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences18%
- Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.2%
- Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental StudiesEnvironmental Science7.4%
- Biological Control of Invasive SpeciesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.1%
- Fungal Plant Pathogen ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.7%
- Insect behavior and control techniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.6%
- Pasture and Agricultural SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.4%
- Insect Pest Control StrategiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insect Science | Q3 | 119/193 | 38th |
| Agronomy and Crop Science | Q3 | 292/422 | 30th |
| Horticulture | Q3 | 88/125 | 30th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 564OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.67OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,459 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 352 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 508 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 530 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | 722 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 626 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 837 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- New Zealand Plant Protection Society
- ISSN
- 1175-9003
- Electronic ISSN
- 1179-352X
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about New Zealand Plant Protection
Which databases index New Zealand Plant Protection?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, New Zealand Plant Protection is indexed in Scopus.
Is New Zealand Plant Protection open access, and what is the APC?
New Zealand Plant Protection is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .