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Status
Active
Coverage
1998–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
14.6
SJR · SCImago
3.150
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
250
Best quartile
Q1 · 97th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plant Science | 14 / 541 | 97th | Q1 |
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Current Opinion in Plant Biology
Current Opinion in Plant Biology is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 14.6), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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ISSN 1369-5266Verify ISSN ↗1879-0356Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIEONOS
14.6
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$4,810 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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Quick answers
Is Current Opinion in Plant Biology indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1998–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 14.6.
What quartile is Current Opinion in Plant Biology in Scopus?
Current Opinion in Plant Biology is Q1 in Plant Science (rank 14 of 541), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Current Opinion in Plant Biology?
Current Opinion in Plant Biology is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 14.6, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 97th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 3.150, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 250.
How much does it cost to publish in Current Opinion in Plant Biology?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$4,810 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Current Opinion in Plant Biology and what is its ISSN?
Current Opinion in Plant Biology is published by Elsevier Ltd. Its print ISSN is 1369-5266 and its online ISSN is 1879-0356.
Is Current Opinion in Plant Biology covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Current Opinion in Plant Biology in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Current Opinion in Plant Biology open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Current Opinion in Plant Biology? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Current Opinion in Plant Biology has an h-index of 286 and a 2-year mean of 6.68 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 14.6, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #25 of 521 Scopus journals in Plant Science.
286
h-index
6.68
2-yr mean citations
2,662
i10-index
3,769
works indexed
386,006
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$4,810
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#25 of 521 Top 5% Plant Science
Current Opinion in Plant Biology published 113 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 162. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Current Opinion in Plant Biology? — latest 100 articles, 2025–2026
In its latest 100 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from United States (19.8%), China (15.8%) and Germany (10.5%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Current Opinion in Plant Biology? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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