Journal profile · PLANT SCIENCES-GENETICS & HEREDITY
Plant Genome
ISSN 1940-3372 · Crop Science Society of America · UNITED STATES
Plant Genome: CAS Zone 2 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.28; fully open access; APC about USD 3,520; median 139 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 200 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Plant Genome is published by Crop Science Society of America and is in Zone 2 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals, Genetics and Plant Breeding and Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology, together about 39.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
<em>The Plant Genome</em> is an open access journal providing the latest advances and breakthroughs in plant genomics research, including genome analyses and engineering.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PLANT SCIENCES-GENETICS & HEREDITY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology15.7%
- Genetics and Plant BreedingAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.7%
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and PathologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.7%
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.8%
- Plant Disease Resistance and GeneticsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Soybean genetics and cultivationAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.8%
- Plant Molecular Biology ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Genetics & Heredity | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Genetics & Heredity | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Genetics & Heredity | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 4.28LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.07LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 96OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 757OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.89OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 182LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 182Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 567,174Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,435 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 141 | 141 | 62 |
| 2025 | 200 | 200 | 775 |
| 2024 | 122 | 122 | 963 |
| 2023 | 128 | 128 | 1,981 |
| 2022 | 111 | 111 | 1,902 |
| 2021 | 115 | 115 | 3,446 |
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
139 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 101 days – 190 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 38 days (102 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 178 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (357 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 62%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 62%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 40 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 40 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 126 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 44 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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 3,520 / GBP 2,750 / EUR 3,140 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,140 / EUR 2,800 / GBP 2,450 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,450 / GBP 1,910 / EUR 2,180 | Yes | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Crop Science Society of America
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1940-3372
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 Plant Genome
What CAS zone is Plant Genome in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Plant Genome is in Zone 2 of Biology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Plant Sciences / Genetics & Heredity. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Plant Genome?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.28; CiteScore 6.8, h-index 96.
How long does peer review take at Plant Genome?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 139 days (interquartile range 101–190 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 62% (2025). 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 Genome?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Plant Genome is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Plant Genome open access, and what is the APC?
Plant Genome is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,520.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .