Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Horticulture
Plant Cell Biotechnology and Molecular Biology
ISSN 0972-2025 · The Society for Biology and Biotechnology
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Plant Cell Biotechnology and Molecular Biology: fully open access; 124 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Plant Cell Biotechnology and Molecular Biology is published by The Society for Biology and Biotechnology. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Plant tissue culture and regeneration, Flowering Plant Growth and Cultivation and Genetics and Plant Breeding, together about 31.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Horticulture
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology14.7%
- Flowering Plant Growth and CultivationAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.2%
- Genetics and Plant BreedingAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.8%
- Medicinal Plant ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.6%
- Plant Stress Responses and ToleranceAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.7%
- Growth and nutrition in plantsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
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
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horticulture | Q4 | 81/86 | 6th |
| Biotechnology | Q4 | 267/282 | 5th |
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.92OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,417 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 143 | 143 | 243 |
| 2025 | 124 | 124 | 349 |
| 2024 | 78 | 78 | 372 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | 409 |
| 2022 | 160 | 160 | 312 |
| 2021 | 635 | 635 | 215 |
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.
Before you submit
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- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Plant tissue culture and regeneration, Flowering Plant Growth and Cultivation.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatPrepare text, figures and references as the author guidelines ask.
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
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Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- The Society for Biology and Biotechnology
- ISSN
- 0972-2025
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Plant Cell Biotechnology and Molecular Biology
Which databases index Plant Cell Biotechnology and Molecular Biology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Plant Cell Biotechnology and Molecular Biology is indexed in Scopus.
Is Plant Cell Biotechnology and Molecular Biology open access, and what is the APC?
Plant Cell Biotechnology and Molecular Biology 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: .