Journal profile · Plant Sciences
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
ISSN 0032-0889 · eISSN 1532-2548 · American Society of Plant Biologists · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1926
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY: CAS Zone 1 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 8.1; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,851; median 179 days to acceptance (74 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 20%; 666 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY is published by American Society of Plant Biologists and is in Zone 1 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, Plant Molecular Biology Research and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, together about 34.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science and Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Plant Physiology ® is an international journal devoted to physiology, biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology, genetics, biophysics, and environmental biology of plants.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Plant Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Photosynthetic Processes and MechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology14%
- Plant Molecular Biology ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences11%
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolismAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.4%
- Plant Stress Responses and ToleranceAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.8%
- Plant Reproductive BiologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.5%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.6%
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Light effects on plantsAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 8.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 12.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.87LetPub ·
- h-index
- 276LetPub ·
- h-index
- 480OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 30,915OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.23OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 35.91%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 458LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 37,760 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 730 | 323 | 371 |
| 2025 | 666 | 383 | 3,126 |
| 2024 | 695 | 469 | 9,525 |
| 2023 | 670 | 549 | 13,734 |
| 2022 | 606 | 606 | 16,699 |
| 2021 | 635 | 628 | 22,602 |
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 PubMed · to
179 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 113 days – 291 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 6 days (11 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 130 days
- Sample
- 74 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,697 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)
- 20%LetPub ·
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 3,851 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Society of Plant Biologists
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1926
- ISSN
- 0032-0889
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-2548
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
What CAS zone is PLANT PHYSIOLOGY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY is in Zone 1 of Biology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Plant Sciences; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of PLANT PHYSIOLOGY?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 8.1; CiteScore 12.2, h-index 480.
How long does peer review take at PLANT PHYSIOLOGY?
Based on the dates recorded on 74 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 179 days (interquartile range 113–291 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 20%”. 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 PHYSIOLOGY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is PLANT PHYSIOLOGY open access, and what is the APC?
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,851.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .