Journal profile · PLANT SCIENCES
Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology
ISSN 2197-0025 · Springer International Publishing · BRAZIL · 4 issues per year · Founded 2014
Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.41; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,090; median 199 days to acceptance (56 articles, last 24 months); 41 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology is published by Springer International Publishing and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance, Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, together about 29.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology considers for publication research articles, short communications, reviews, opinion articles and letters to the editor. The journal does not publish articles in taxonomy, anatomy, systematics and ecology unless they have a physiological approach related to the following sections: • Biochemical Processes: primary and secondary metabolism, and biochemistry • Photobiology and Photosynthesis Processes • Cell Biology • Genes and Development • Plant Molecular Biology • Signaling and Response • Plant Nutrition • Growth and Differentiation: seed physiology, hormonal physiology and photomorphogenesis • Post-Harvest Physiology • Ecophysiology/Crop Physiology and Stress Physiology • Applied Plant Ecology • Plant-Microbe and Plant-Insect Interactions • Instrumentation in Plant Physiology • Education in Plant PhysiologyContributions should present new and significant findings. Simple experiments on applications of existing methods or methodological and technical procedures will not be considered for publication as well as data from dose-response experiments without physiological discussion. Manuscripts assuring known aspects without coming up to a suitable understanding of the physiological mechanisms involved will be returned as a general rule without review.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PLANT SCIENCES
Editor-in-chief Gustavo HabermannPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Brazil 12, United States 2, Spain 1, Australia 1, Portugal 1 (19 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant Stress Responses and ToleranceAgricultural and Biological Sciences14.4%
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsEnvironmental Science7.8%
- Photosynthetic Processes and MechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.2%
- Plant Molecular Biology ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- Growth and nutrition in plantsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5%
- Plant responses to elevated CO2Agricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
- Plant responses to water stressAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolismAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 2.41LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 188OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.52OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 16.8%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 41LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 76,800Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 435 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 11 | 11 |
| 2025 | 41 | 11 | 101 |
| 2024 | 53 | 13 | 282 |
| 2023 | 34 | 6 | 242 |
| 2022 | 34 | 6 | 368 |
| 2021 | 37 | 9 | 477 |
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
199 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 162 days – 250 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 35 days (57 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 246 days
- Sample
- 56 articles with submission and acceptance dates (64 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
- Submission to first decision
- 22 daysPublisher website ·
- 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 4,090 / EUR 3,090 / GBP 2,690 | — | — |
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
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 4,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- brief reportThe journal considers for publication Original Articles, Short Communications, and Reviews. Original articlesand short communicationsshould present new and sign…Length not stated
- letter to the editorThe journal considers for publication Original Articles, Short Communications, and Reviews. Original articlesand short communicationsshould present new and sign…Length not stated
- letters to the editorThe journal considers for publication Original Articles, Short Communications, and Reviews. Original articlesand short communicationsshould present new and sign…Length not stated
- original articleThe journal considers for publication Original Articles, Short Communications, and Reviews. Original articlesand short communicationsshould present new and sign…main text ≤ 4,000 words
- original researchThe journal considers for publication Original Articles, Short Communications, and Reviews. Original articlesand short communicationsshould present new and sign…Length not stated
- reviewThe journal considers for publication Original Articles, Short Communications, and Reviews. Original articlesand short communicationsshould present new and sign…Length not stated
- short communicationThe journal considers for publication Original Articles, Short Communications, and Reviews. Original articlesand short communicationsshould present new and sign…main text ≤ 2,500 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use Generative AI Images
LLMs do not satisfy authorship criteria; use must be documented in Methods Model summary
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
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 Competing Interests
Competing interests disclosure required Model summary
Authors are requested to disclose interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Interests within the last 3 years of beginning the work (conducting the research and preparing the work for submission) should be reported. Interests outside the 3-year time frame must be disclosed if they could reasonably be perceived as influencing the submitted work. Disclo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data transparency requested Model summary
All authors are requested to make sure that all data and materials as well as software application or custom code support their published claims and comply with field standards.
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 Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Authors may suggest or exclude reviewers 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 ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening software may be used Model summary
The journal may use software to screen for plagiarism.
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 International Publishing
- Country or region
- BRAZIL
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- 4 issues per year
- Founded
- 2014
- ISSN
- 2197-0025
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology
What CAS zone is Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Plant Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.41; CiteScore 4.3, h-index 40.
How long does peer review take at Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology?
Based on the dates recorded on 56 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 199 days (interquartile range 162–250 days). 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 Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 4,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology based?
Of the 19 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Brazil (12), United States (2) and Spain (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAS and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology open access, and what is the APC?
Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,090.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .