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Phytobiomes Journal
ISSN 2471-2906 · AMER PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL SOC · UNITED STATES
Phytobiomes Journal: CAS Zone 3 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.81; fully open access; APC about USD 1,660; review about 4 weeks (community reports); 51 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Phytobiomes Journal is published by AMER PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL SOC and is in Zone 3 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions, together about 43% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Phytobiomes Journal publishes original research on organisms and communities interacting with plants. The phytobiome includes the collection of organisms living in close association with plants as well as other components of the environment such as soil, water, or the atmosphere on which plants depend. Members of the phytobiome engage in intimate and often highly coevolved interactions with the plant and with one another, with significant consequences for crop yields in agriculture, for plant health and productivity in forest and grassland systems, and for large-scale ecosystem processes, including nutrient cycling and soil carbon sequestration. Phytobiomes Journal features the latest advances in systems biology, network analysis, biogeochemistry, molecular and genomic population and community analyses, sensor and imaging technologies, and bioinformatics to advance our understanding of phytobiomes as integrated, focal units of plant, crop, and ecosystem productivity. Translational research that applies knowledge of phytobiomes to specific plant health and productivity issues and production systems in a changing world is also featured.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Etienne YergeauPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 6%); most named Canada 4, Germany 2, Netherlands 2, Mainland China 1, Taiwan, China 1 (16 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityAgricultural and Biological Sciences19%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.3%
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.7%
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.4%
- Nematode management and characterization studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.1%
- Microbial Community Ecology and PhysiologyEnvironmental Science3.9%
- Plant Pathogenic Bacteria StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.8%
- Plant Pathogens and ResistanceAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Microbiology | 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 |
| Minor | Microbiology | 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 | Microbiology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview 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
- 2.81LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.82LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 178OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.5OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.81%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 50LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 412 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 24 | 5 |
| 2025 | 51 | 51 | 90 |
| 2024 | 54 | 54 | 228 |
| 2023 | 55 | 55 | 506 |
| 2022 | 43 | 43 | 488 |
| 2021 | 45 | 45 | 869 |
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 4 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 4 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 1,660 | No | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND, CC0, Publisher's own license | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,660 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,660 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 215 / USD 3,245 / USD 3,465 / USD 135 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- USD 90
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 prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- PDFs
Article types accepted5
- editorialManuscripts will be assigned to an appropriate senior editor by the editor-in-chief. Authors will be notified of this assignment by e-mail. Authors are required…Length not stated
- featured articlesFeatured ArticlesLength not stated
- just publishedJust PublishedLength not stated
- most readMost ReadLength not stated
- trending researchTrending ResearchLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Plagiarism, Preprints, Self-archiving
- AI use Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Large Language Models (LLM)
The use of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) assisted technology to improve grammar, language, and writing is permitted if the resulting content remains representative of the author’s own original work and does not generate new concepts, results, or perceptions within the manuscript. When using Large Language Models (LLM), or similar generative AI tools such as Open AI ChatGPT, authors must ensure t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Dissertation inclusion allowed with citation Model summary
Articles may be included in an author’s own dissertation without written permission if the author cites the source journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright MPMI®, Phytobiomes Journal, and PhytoFrontiers® License Options
Authors have the choice of the following Copyright/License Options: CC BY-NC-ND: This creative commons license allows others to download your works and share them with others as long as they credit the source, but they can’t change them in any way or use them commercially. CC BY: This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
APS supports open access and offers authors a choice of options shown below. Some article types are made freely available without any additional fees.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
APS does not tolerate plagiarism and will implement a two-year submission ban on authors found guilty. Plagiarism is commonly defined as “the representation of the words or ideas of another as one's own in any academic work” (Rutgers University, Academic Integrity Policy, Section 2C). In scientific writing and publishing, plagiarism most often occurs when ideas or key phrases are taken from a lite…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints and Advance Communications
Authors are allowed to present and discuss their findings ahead of publication at scientific conferences, on preprint servers (such as arXiv, biorxiv, or PeerJ preprints among others), in public databases, or blogs, wikis, tweets, and other informal communication channels. This prior disclosure does not constitute prior publication. When submitting a manuscript for review, authors need to disclose…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Green OA: any version, no restriction Model summary
Authors may deposit any version of their article in an institutional or other repository without restriction.
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
- AMER PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL SOC
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2471-2906
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 10, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Phytobiomes Journal
What CAS zone is Phytobiomes Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Phytobiomes Journal is in Zone 3 of Biology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Plant Sciences / Microbiology. 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 Phytobiomes Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.81; CiteScore 4.9, h-index 44.
How long does peer review take at Phytobiomes Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 4 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 Phytobiomes Journal?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Phytobiomes Journal based?
Of the 16 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Canada (4), Germany (2) and Netherlands (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Phytobiomes Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Phytobiomes Journal is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Phytobiomes Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Phytobiomes Journal is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,660.
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: .