Journal profile · Agronomy-PLANT SCIENCES
Plant Protection Science
ISSN 1212-2580 · eISSN 1805-9341 · Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CZECH REPUBLIC · Quarterly · Founded 1921
Plant Protection Science: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.94; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 30 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Plant Protection Science is published by Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences and is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Plant Virus Research Studies and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, together about 25.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
original papers, short communications, critical reviews, personal news, and book reviews covering all areas of diseases and pests of plants, weeds and plant protection. Articles are published in English.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agronomy-PLANT SCIENCES
Editor-in-chief Ing. AlePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Czechia 28, United States 3, United Kingdom 2, Italy 2, South Korea 1 (43 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.7%
- Plant Virus Research StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.6%
- Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences7%
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.8%
- Insect Pest Control StrategiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.2%
- Plant Pathogens and ResistanceAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.9%
- Plant Disease Resistance and GeneticsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
- Insect Resistance and GeneticsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Agronomy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Agronomy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Agronomy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 4 |
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
- 0.94LetPub ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 364OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.7OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.08%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,146 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 22 | 2 |
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | 54 |
| 2024 | 40 | 40 | 100 |
| 2023 | 37 | 37 | 126 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 265 |
| 2021 | 42 | 42 | 408 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 565 | No | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 565 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 565 | 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- AI use
AI tool use must be disclosed; AI limited to language editing/readability, not data or results. Model summary
any use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the manuscript preparation is clearly disclosed, except for tools used solely for literature search or reference management that do not generate or modify manuscript content. AI is used only for language editing and improving readability, but not for generating or manipulating research data, results, interpretations, or images
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
Originality and no simultaneous submission required. Model summary
submitted manuscript is original, has not been published previously, and is not currently being considered for publication elsewhere
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Funding sources and conflicts of interest must be declared. Model summary
all sources of financial support are declared in the manuscript; any conflict of interest is declared in the manuscript
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Experiments must comply with laws and ethics committee/animal care authority consent where applicable. Model summary
performed experiments comply with the current laws and the written consent of the Research Ethics Committee / National Animal Care Authority (as is mentioned in the manuscript submitted) (where applicable)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licence terms
Manuscripts published under CC BY 4.0 licence with copyright held by authors. Model summary
© Authors. Articles submitted by 2025 are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC-BY-NC 4.0) license. Articles submitted since 2026 are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY 4.0) license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Immediate open access to all content. Model summary
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
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
- Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
- Country or region
- CZECH REPUBLIC
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1921
- ISSN
- 1212-2580
- Electronic ISSN
- 1805-9341
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 62 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- 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 Protection Science
What CAS zone is Plant Protection Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Plant Protection Science is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Agronomy / Plant Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Plant Protection Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.94; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 42.
How long does peer review take at Plant Protection Science?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Protection Science based?
Of the 43 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Czechia (28), United States (3) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Plant Protection Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Plant Protection Science is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Plant Protection Science open access, and what is the APC?
Plant Protection Science is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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: .