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Status
Active
Coverage
1989–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
17.4
SJR · SCImago
4.088
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
428
Best quartile
Q1 · 98th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plant Science | 8 / 541 | 98th | Q1 |
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Plant Cell
Plant Cell is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 17.4), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by American Society of Plant Biologists.
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ISSN 1040-4651Verify ISSN ↗1532-298XVerify ISSN ↗
Publisher: American Society of Plant Biologists
Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIEONOS
17.4
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$4,934 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
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Quick answers
Is Plant Cell indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1989–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 17.4.
What quartile is Plant Cell in Scopus?
Plant Cell is Q1 in Plant Science (rank 8 of 541), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Plant Cell?
Plant Cell 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 17.4, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 98th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 4.088, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 428.
How much does it cost to publish in Plant Cell?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$4,934 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Plant Cell and what is its ISSN?
Plant Cell is published by American Society of Plant Biologists. Its print ISSN is 1040-4651 and its online ISSN is 1532-298X.
Is Plant Cell covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Plant Cell in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Plant Cell open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Plant Cell? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Plant Cell has an h-index of 506 and a 2-year mean of 10.64 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 17.4, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #7 of 521 Scopus journals in Plant Science.
506
h-index
10.64
2-yr mean citations
9,439
i10-index
12,466
works indexed
1,592,645
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$4,934
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#7 of 521 Top 2% Plant Science
Plant Cell published 276 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2022 with 377. 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 Plant Cell? — latest 100 articles, 2026
In its latest 100 research articles (2026), authors are most often from China (41.2%), United States (27.9%) and France (3.4%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Plant Cell? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 24 retracted papers are recorded (1.9 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 24 · 1.9 per 1,000 papers
- 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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