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Journal Metrics Reports 2023

Plant Sciences

Announcement of the latest impact factors from the Journal Citation Reports

Researchers consider a number of factors in deciding where to publish their research, such as journal reputation, readership and community, speed of publication, and citations. See how we share a whole range of information to help the research community decide which journal is the best home for their research as well as what the metrics can tell you about the performance of a journal and its articles.

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  • Impact Factor
    2.6

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.3

    Cite Score
    5.1

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    8

    Social Media Mentions
    30

    Downloads
    84,694

  • Impact Factor
    4.4

    5 Year Impact Factor
    5

    Cite Score
    9.6

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    9

    Social Media Mentions
    3,690

    Downloads
    1,336,678

  • Impact Factor
    5.3

    5 Year Impact Factor
    5.3

    Cite Score
    10.8

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    10

    Social Media Mentions
    1,398

    Downloads
    715,571

  • Impact Factor
    3.9

    5 Year Impact Factor
    4.7

    Cite Score
    8.4

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    23

    Social Media Mentions
    298

    Downloads
    504,154

  • Impact Factor
    3.6

    5 Year Impact Factor
    4.3

    Cite Score
    7.2

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    6

    Social Media Mentions
    918

    Downloads
    1,110,603

  • Impact Factor
    2.3

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.5

    Cite Score
    5.1

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    26

    Social Media Mentions
    718

    Downloads
    463,083

  • Impact Factor
    1.5

    5 Year Impact Factor
    1.5

    Cite Score
    3.6

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    10

    Downloads
    185,224

  • Impact Factor
    2.7

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.8

    Cite Score
    5.4

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    10

    Social Media Mentions
    7,705

    Downloads
    395,870

  • Impact Factor
    1

    5 Year Impact Factor
    1.2

    Cite Score
    2.4

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    4

    Social Media Mentions
    177

    Downloads
    122,450

  • Impact Factor
    1.7

    5 Year Impact Factor
    1.9

    Cite Score
    4.2

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    11

    Social Media Mentions
    214

    Downloads
    479,344

  • Impact Factor
    1.6

    5 Year Impact Factor
    1.8

    Cite Score
    3.8

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    13

    Social Media Mentions
    204

    Downloads
    486,756

  • Impact Factor
    1.6

    5 Year Impact Factor
    1.7

    Cite Score
    4.1

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    2

    Social Media Mentions
    216

    Downloads
    327,486

  • Impact Factor
    3.5

    5 Year Impact Factor
    3.4

    Cite Score
    6.9

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    22

    Social Media Mentions
    155

    Downloads
    339,993

  • Impact Factor
    2.8

    5 Year Impact Factor
    3.2

    Cite Score
    6.8

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    3

    Social Media Mentions
    365

    Downloads
    890,825

  • Impact Factor
    2.6

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.7

    Cite Score
    5.6

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    12

    Social Media Mentions
    214

    Downloads
    331,498

  • Impact Factor
    7.3

    5 Year Impact Factor
    7.9

    Cite Score
    16.3

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    25

    Social Media Mentions
    332

    Downloads
    464,498

  • Impact Factor
    3.9

    5 Year Impact Factor
    4.6

    Cite Score
    9.7

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    11

    Social Media Mentions
    503

    Downloads
    668,488

  • Impact Factor
    3.9

    5 Year Impact Factor
    4.6

    Cite Score
    8.2

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    7

    Social Media Mentions
    1,987

    Downloads
    1,987,541

  • Impact Factor
    1.6

    5 Year Impact Factor
    1.7

    Cite Score
    4.2

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    28

    Social Media Mentions
    92

    Downloads
    154,143

  • Impact Factor
    2.9

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.8

    Cite Score
    6.9

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    6

    Social Media Mentions
    430

    Downloads
    465,436

  • Impact Factor
    1.1

    5 Year Impact Factor
    1.5

    Cite Score
    2.1

    Social Media Mentions
    17

    Downloads
    80,842

  • Impact Factor
    2.3

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.5

    Cite Score
    5.4

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    8

    Social Media Mentions
    677

    Downloads
    540,795

  • Impact Factor
    2.3

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.5

    Cite Score
    5.5

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    5

    Social Media Mentions
    59

    Downloads
    205,235

  • Impact Factor
    2.1

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.3

    Cite Score
    4.5

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    9

    Social Media Mentions
    451

    Downloads
    241,097

  • Impact Factor
    2.2

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.3

    Cite Score
    5

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    6

    Social Media Mentions
    161

    Downloads
    237,614

  • Impact Factor
    2.4

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.8

    Cite Score
    5.1

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    25

    Social Media Mentions
    58

    Downloads
    381,956

  • Impact Factor
    1.7

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2

    Cite Score
    4.1

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    64

    Social Media Mentions
    42

    Downloads
    125,762

  • Impact Factor
    1.8

    5 Year Impact Factor
    1.7

    Cite Score
    3.7

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    8

    Social Media Mentions
    11

    Downloads
    47,023

  • Impact Factor
    3.1

    5 Year Impact Factor
    3.1

    Cite Score
    6.7

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    6

    Social Media Mentions
    276

    Downloads
    328,800

  • Impact Factor
    1

    5 Year Impact Factor
    1.5

    Cite Score
    2.4

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    8

    Social Media Mentions
    58

    Downloads
    65,090

  • Impact Factor
    0.9

    5 Year Impact Factor
    0.9

    Cite Score
    1.7

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    33

    Social Media Mentions
    660

    Downloads
    149,150

  • Impact Factor
    0.6

    5 Year Impact Factor
    0.6

    Cite Score
    1.6

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    52

    Social Media Mentions
    197

    Downloads
    43,660

  • Impact Factor
    2.8

    5 Year Impact Factor
    4.2

    Cite Score
    8.3

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    39

    Social Media Mentions
    176

    Downloads
    108,716

  • Impact Factor
    1.2

    5 Year Impact Factor
    1.9

    Cite Score
    3.4

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    16

    Social Media Mentions
    89

    Downloads
    166,240

  • Impact Factor
    1.7

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.4

    Cite Score
    4.1

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    24

    Social Media Mentions
    314

    Downloads
    154,340

  • Impact Factor
    4.8

    5 Year Impact Factor
    5.4

    Cite Score
    10.1

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    6

    Social Media Mentions
    254

    Downloads
    685,872

  • Impact Factor
    3.4

    5 Year Impact Factor
    3.7

    Cite Score
    7.1

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    17

    Social Media Mentions
    117

    Downloads
    210,009

  • Impact Factor
    2.2

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.5

    Cite Score
    5.4

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    16

    Social Media Mentions
    44

    Downloads
    88,516

  • Impact Factor
    1.5

    5 Year Impact Factor
    1.5

    Cite Score
    2.9

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    8

    Social Media Mentions
    76

    Downloads
    111,555

  • Impact Factor
    0.9

    5 Year Impact Factor
    1.4

    Cite Score
    2.9

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    24

    Social Media Mentions
    93

    Downloads
    119,745

  • Impact Factor
    0.6

    5 Year Impact Factor
    0.8

    Cite Score
    1.9

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    13

    Social Media Mentions
    23

    Downloads
    245,904

  • Impact Factor
    2

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.4

    Cite Score
    4.3

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    9

    Social Media Mentions
    125

    Downloads
    279,213

  • Impact Factor
    1.6

    5 Year Impact Factor
    1.7

    Cite Score
    3.9

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    37

    Social Media Mentions
    68

    Downloads
    88,836

  • Impact Factor
    2.5

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.4

    Cite Score
    4.6

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    9

    Social Media Mentions
    25

    Downloads
    111,551

  • Impact Factor
    1.4

    5 Year Impact Factor
    1.5

    Cite Score
    3

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    8

    Social Media Mentions
    49

    Downloads
    90,620

  • Impact Factor
    4.1

    5 Year Impact Factor
    3.8

    Cite Score
    5.5

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    20

    Social Media Mentions
    226

    Downloads
    388,267

  • Impact Factor
    2.2

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.3

    Cite Score
    4.2

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    14

    Social Media Mentions
    35

    Downloads
    47,892

  • Impact Factor
    1.5

    5 Year Impact Factor
    1.9

    Cite Score
    4.5

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    22

    Social Media Mentions
    192

    Downloads
    100,299

  • Impact Factor
    2.1

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.2

    Cite Score
    4.3

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    12

    Social Media Mentions
    76

    Downloads
    203,658

  • Impact Factor
    2.2

    5 Year Impact Factor
    2.5

    Cite Score
    3.1

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    18

    Social Media Mentions
    128

    Downloads
    304,480

  • Impact Factor
    3.4

    5 Year Impact Factor
    3.6

    Cite Score
    5.9

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    25

    Social Media Mentions
    888

    Downloads
    355,587

  • Impact Factor
    1.6

    5 Year Impact Factor
    1.5

    Cite Score
    3.4

    Submission to First Decision - Days (Median)
    22

    Social Media Mentions
    59

    Downloads
    119,684