Journal profile
Tropical Plant Research
ISSN 2349-1183 · Society for Tropical Plant Research · India
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Tropical Plant Research: fully open access; APC about USD 20; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 4 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Tropical Plant Research is published by Society for Tropical Plant Research. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, Forest Ecology and Conservation and Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions, together about 30.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Instructions/Guidelines for Authors to prepare the manuscript and its submission to the “Tropical Plant Research” an International Peer Reviewed Journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named India 36, United States 4, Brazil 2, Mainland China 1, United Kingdom 1 (50 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences15.1%
- Forest Ecology and ConservationAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.2%
- Plant and Fungal Species DescriptionsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.2%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science6.3%
- Medicinal Plant ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Forest ecology and managementEnvironmental Science4.5%
- African Botany and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
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.
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
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
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 90OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 520Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 475 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 167 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 272 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 365 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 421 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 440 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | 424 |
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
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 20 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 20 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | INR 1,500 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Before you submit
Five checks before submitting to Tropical Plant Research
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, Forest Ecology and Conservation.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatPrepare text, figures and references as the author guidelines ask.Author guidelines ↗
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
- 4FeesUSD 20 (OpenAlex)Fee details
- 5Expected review timeabout 10 weeks · Community average; too few article dates (1)Review data
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Society for Tropical Plant Research
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2349-1183
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Tropical Plant Research
How long does peer review take at Tropical Plant Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 Tropical Plant Research 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 India (36), United States (4) and Brazil (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Is Tropical Plant Research open access, and what is the APC?
Tropical Plant Research is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 20.
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: .