Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agronomy and Crop Science
Research in Plant Disease
ISSN 1598-2262 · eISSN 2233-9191 · The Korean Science & Technology Center · Korea, Republic of
Research in Plant Disease: fully open access; APC about USD 700; median 39 days to acceptance (16 articles, last 24 months); 51 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Research in Plant Disease is published by The Korean Science & Technology Center. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Fungal Plant Pathogen Control and Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics, together about 39.5% 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-Agronomy and Crop Science
Editor-in-chief Park Sook-YoungPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named South Korea 37, United States 5, United Kingdom 3, Mainland China 1, Taiwan, China 1 (50 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 Biology19.1%
- Fungal Plant Pathogen ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.5%
- Plant Disease Resistance and GeneticsAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.9%
- Plant Disease Management TechniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.7%
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.8%
- Plant Virus Research StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.1%
- Plant Pathogenic Bacteria StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.1%
- Plant and Fungal Interactions ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agronomy and Crop Science | Q4 | 320/422 | 24th |
| Plant Science | Q4 | 420/541 | 22nd |
| Biotechnology | Q4 | 263/325 | 19th |
| Biochemistry | Q4 | 392/448 | 12th |
| Molecular Biology | Q4 | 373/414 | 10th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 112OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.76OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,788 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 38 | 262 |
| 2025 | 51 | 51 | 389 |
| 2024 | 60 | 60 | 480 |
| 2023 | 58 | 58 | 488 |
| 2022 | 32 | 32 | 374 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 307 |
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
39 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 27 days – 50 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (16 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 55 days
- Sample
- 16 articles with submission and acceptance dates (16 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 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 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 700 | No | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 700 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 700 | No | — |
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
- The Korean Science & Technology Center
- Country or region
- Korea, Republic of
- Language
- English, Korean
- ISSN
- 1598-2262
- Electronic ISSN
- 2233-9191
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Research in Plant Disease
How long does peer review take at Research in Plant Disease?
Based on the dates recorded on 16 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 39 days (interquartile range 27–50 days); authors report an average review time of about 18 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 Research in Plant Disease based?
Of the 50 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Korea (37), United States (5) and United Kingdom (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Research in Plant Disease?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Research in Plant Disease is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Research in Plant Disease open access, and what is the APC?
Research in Plant Disease is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 700.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .