Journal profile · Plant Sciences
PLANT BIOSYSTEMS
ISSN 1126-3504 · eISSN 1724-5575 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · ITALY · Tri-annual · Founded 1997
PLANT BIOSYSTEMS: CAS Zone 3 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.84; subscription journal; median 157 days to acceptance (108 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 135 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
PLANT BIOSYSTEMS is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. 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 Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna, Botany and Plant Ecology Studies and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, together about 27.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published by Springer Nature from 2026. Visit their website to find out more. Plant Biosystems is the research journal edited by the Società Botanica Italiana. Published six times a year, the journal is open to papers dealing with all aspects of plant biology, systematics, and ecology. Research studies containing novel and significant findings, from the molecular level to ecosystems and from micro-organisms to flowering plants, are welcome. Plant Biosystems succeeded " Giornale Botanico Italiano", the historical journal of the Società Botanica Italiana, from the year 1997. Plant Biosystems has been conceived in consideration of the recent progress in botanical research. An editorial board has been devised to ensure that all the main trends of contemporary plant science are represented. Manuscripts are classified as 'Full Paper', 'Rapid Report' or 'Short Communication'. A Rapid Report is intended for publication, in a concise form, of new and relevant findings. The classification as Rapid Report is determined by the Editor. A Short Communication (no more than two printed pages) is for a concise but independent report. It is not intended for publication of preliminary results. Review articles are also published, but only upon invitation by the Editor. An international panel of highly qualified referees warrants the highest scientific standard.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Plant Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and faunaAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.1%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.9%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science8%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.2%
- Plant Diversity and EvolutionAgricultural and Biological Sciences6%
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.7%
- Lichen and fungal ecologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2024
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexEmbaseCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Biosis, Geobase
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.84LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2024
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2024
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2024
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2024
- 0.41Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.99LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2024
- 0.73Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 72OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,267OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.77OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.35%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 123LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 91,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,923 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 269 | 39 | 81 |
| 2025 | 135 | 21 | 201 |
| 2024 | 103 | 16 | 617 |
| 2023 | 105 | 18 | 442 |
| 2022 | 61 | 17 | 383 |
| 2021 | 77 | 18 | 639 |
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
157 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 105 days – 227 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (108 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 179 days
- Sample
- 108 articles with submission and acceptance dates (426 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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 30%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 44 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 73 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 21 daysPublisher website ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted5
- full paperManuscripts are classified as 'Full Paper', 'Rapid Report' or 'Short Communication'.Length not stated
- rapid reportA Rapid Report is intended for publication, in a concise form, of new and relevant findings.Length not stated
- review articleReview articles are also published, but only upon invitation by the Editor.Length not stated
- review articlesReview articles are also published, but only upon invitation by the Editor.Length not stated
- short communicationA Short Communication (no more than two printed pages) is for a concise but independent report.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Overview Open journals Open Select Dove Medical Press F1000Research
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Review articles are published only upon invitation by the Editor. Model summary
Review articles are also published, but only upon invitation by the Editor.
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- ITALY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Tri-annual
- Founded
- 1997
- ISSN
- 1126-3504
- Electronic ISSN
- 1724-5575
- Society / sponsor
- Societa Botanica Italiana
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 159, Issue 6 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about PLANT BIOSYSTEMS
What CAS zone is PLANT BIOSYSTEMS in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, PLANT BIOSYSTEMS is in Zone 3 of Biology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Plant Sciences. 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.
What is the impact factor of PLANT BIOSYSTEMS?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.84; CiteScore 3.9, h-index 72.
How long does peer review take at PLANT BIOSYSTEMS?
Based on the dates recorded on 108 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 157 days (interquartile range 105–227 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 30%. 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 PLANT BIOSYSTEMS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, PLANT BIOSYSTEMS is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Embase, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is PLANT BIOSYSTEMS open access, and what is the APC?
PLANT BIOSYSTEMS is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .