Journal profile
Plant Biotechnology Persa
ISSN 2676-7414 · Ilam University of Medical Sciences · Iran, Islamic Republic of
Plant Biotechnology Persa: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Plant Biotechnology Persa is published by Ilam University of Medical Sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medicinal Plant Research, Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity and Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies, together about 48% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Plant Biotechnology Persa is an open-access peer-reviewed international journal published by the Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Iran, devoted to the fields of medicinal plants, biotechnology, pharmacology and toxicology. The journal focuses on the research, teaching, and application of medicinal plants for the treatment of diseases and all fields of medical and herbal biotechnology and toxicology. The journal is the intersection between medicinal plants, biotechnology, and toxicology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Naser AbbasiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named Iran 17, India 5, Egypt 3, United States 2, Indonesia 2 (39 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medicinal Plant ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences27.2%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.4%
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.4%
- Insect Pest Control StrategiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
- Phytochemistry Medicinal Plant ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
- Medicinal Plant Extracts EffectsMedicine4%
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine StudiesMedicine3.2%
- Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and ProtectionPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.2%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ScopusPublisher website
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
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 67 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 105 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 47 |
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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Not considered
- preprints
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
- Ilam University of Medical Sciences
- Country or region
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2676-7414
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 Plant Biotechnology Persa
How long does peer review take at Plant Biotechnology Persa?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Plant Biotechnology Persa based?
Of the 39 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Iran (17), India (5) and Egypt (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Plant Biotechnology Persa?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Plant Biotechnology Persa is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Scopus; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Plant Biotechnology Persa open access, and what is the APC?
Plant Biotechnology Persa is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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: .