Journal profile · PLANT SCIENCES
PhytoFrontiers
ISSN 2690-5442 · The American Phytopathological Society · United States
PhytoFrontiers: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2026 Xinrui edition); fully open access; APC about USD 2,200; review about 22 weeks (community reports); 109 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
PhytoFrontiers is published by The American Phytopathological Society and is classed under Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity and Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies, together about 34.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
PhytoFrontiers is an interdisciplinary open access journal publishing high-quality research covering basic to applied aspects of plant health. All plant science research relevant to plant health will be considered. Manuscripts are judged solely on scientific merit. The PhytoFrontiers editorial board will provide authors robust and helpful peer review, rapid publication, and worldwide distribution through the APS Journals platform. Submit your paper here.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PLANT SCIENCES
Editor-in-chief Natalia PeresPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 83, Canada 5, United Kingdom 2, Taiwan, China 1, India 1 (95 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology14.4%
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.7%
- Plant Pathogenic Bacteria StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.3%
- Plant Pathogens and ResistanceAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.4%
- Plant Disease Resistance and GeneticsAgricultural and Biological Sciences8%
- Plant Virus Research StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.7%
- Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogensAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.15OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 93LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 541 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 87 | 87 | 10 |
| 2025 | 109 | 109 | 103 |
| 2024 | 79 | 79 | 202 |
| 2023 | 133 | 133 | 477 |
| 2022 | 73 | 73 | 444 |
| 2021 | 52 | 52 | 511 |
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 22 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 22 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 2,200 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND, CC0 | |
| LetPub | USD 2,200 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 215 / USD 3,245 / USD 3,465 / USD 135 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- 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; footnotes
Article types accepted1
- 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
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, License & copyright, Open access, Plagiarism, Preprints
- 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 ·- 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 ·
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
- The American Phytopathological Society
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2690-5442
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 6, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 PhytoFrontiers
What CAS zone is PhytoFrontiers in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at PhytoFrontiers?
Authors report an average review time of about 22 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 PhytoFrontiers?
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 PhytoFrontiers based?
Of the 95 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (83), Canada (5) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index PhytoFrontiers?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, PhytoFrontiers is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is PhytoFrontiers open access, and what is the APC?
PhytoFrontiers is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,200.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, Publisher website, 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: .