Journal profile · Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE
ISSN 0167-6857 · eISSN 1573-5044 · Springer Netherlands · NETHERLANDS · Monthly · Founded 1981
PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE: CAS Zone 3 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.72; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,890; median 94 days to acceptance (115 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 66.66%; 385 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE is published by Springer Netherlands 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 tissue culture and regeneration, Seed Germination and Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology Research, together about 49.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Editors: Oluf L. Gamborg0, Gregory C. Phillips1 Oluf L. Gamborg University of California, Davis, Belmont, USA View editor publications Search author on: PubMed Google Scholar Gregory C. Phillips Molecular Biology Program, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, USA View editor publications Search author on: PubMed Google Scholar Part of the book series: Springer Lab Manuals (SLM) 39k Accesses 95 Citations 10 Altmetric
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology35.1%
- Seed Germination and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.6%
- Plant Molecular Biology ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.3%
- Plant Genetic and Mutation StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.1%
- Transgenic Plants and ApplicationsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.2%
- Plant Reproductive BiologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.1%
- Chromosomal and Genetic VariationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.6%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.3%
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 | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | 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 | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 2.72LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 74LetPub ·
- h-index
- 128OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5,334OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.66OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 17.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 18.19%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 370LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,637 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 277 | 60 | 89 |
| 2025 | 385 | 84 | 875 |
| 2024 | 280 | 68 | 1,538 |
| 2023 | 224 | 48 | 2,042 |
| 2022 | 236 | 46 | 2,659 |
| 2021 | 227 | 40 | 3,322 |
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
94 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 65 days – 141 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (115 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 119 days
- Sample
- 115 articles with submission and acceptance dates (739 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)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 66.66%LetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,890 / EUR 2,890 / GBP 2,490 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted8
- opinionOriginal research papers A manuscript for a research paper should be assembled in the following order: Title, Author(s), Affiliation(s), Key words, Key Message …Length not stated
- original research paperOriginal research papers A manuscript for a research paper should be assembled in the following order: Title, Author(s), Affiliation(s), Key words, Key Message …Length not stated
- perspectiveOriginal research papers A manuscript for a research paper should be assembled in the following order: Title, Author(s), Affiliation(s), Key words, Key Message …Length not stated
- perspective papersPerspective papers These are typically short and to-the-point manuscripts addressing a viewpoint on a specific research domain.Length not stated
- research paperOriginal research papers A manuscript for a research paper should be assembled in the following order: Title, Author(s), Affiliation(s), Key words, Key Message …Length not stated
- reviewOriginal research papers A manuscript for a research paper should be assembled in the following order: Title, Author(s), Affiliation(s), Key words, Key Message …Length not stated
- review papersReview papers A manuscript for a review should be assembled in the following order: Title, Author(s), Affiliation(s), Key words, Abstract, Abbreviations, main t…Length not stated
- viewpointOriginal research papers A manuscript for a research paper should be assembled in the following order: Title, Author(s), Affiliation(s), Key words, Key Message …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
No authorship changes after minor revisions Model summary
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
Data availability statement required for all original research Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Reviewer suggestions allowed Model summary
Authors are welcome to suggest suitable reviewers and/or request the exclusion of certain individuals when they submit their manuscripts.
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
- Springer Netherlands
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1981
- ISSN
- 0167-6857
- Electronic ISSN
- 1573-5044
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE
What CAS zone is PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE is in Zone 3 of Biology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology / Plant Sciences. 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 PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.72; CiteScore 4.5, h-index 128.
How long does peer review take at PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE?
Based on the dates recorded on 115 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 94 days (interquartile range 65–141 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 66.66%”. 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 PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional. 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.
Which databases index PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE open access, and what is the APC?
PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,890.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .