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2012–2024
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Plant Sociology
Plant Sociology is not currently indexed in Scopus, DOAJ. Published by Societa Italiana di Scienza della Vegetazione.
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ISSN 2280-1855Verify ISSN ↗2704-6192Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Societa Italiana di Scienza della Vegetazione
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Quick answers
Is Plant Sociology indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2012–2024).
What is the impact factor of Plant Sociology?
Plant Sociology has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
How much does it cost to publish in Plant Sociology?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$377 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Plant Sociology and what is its ISSN?
Plant Sociology is published by Societa Italiana di Scienza della Vegetazione. Its print ISSN is 2280-1855 and its online ISSN is 2704-6192.
Is Plant Sociology in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Plant Sociology open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Plant Sociology for 13 years, between 2012 and 2024. Coverage ended in 2024, 2 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 71 works and 674 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2024, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2024, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is Plant Sociology? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Plant Sociology has an h-index of 14 and a 2-year mean of 4.13 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
14
h-index
4.13
2-yr mean citations
21
i10-index
71
works indexed
674
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$377
Plant Sociology published 8 papers in 2024; its busiest recent year was 2021 with 17. 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. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Plant Sociology? — latest 45 articles, 2021–2024
In its latest 45 research articles (2021–2024), authors are most often from Italy (81.1%), Spain (4.4%) and Czechia (3%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Plant Sociology? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2024. 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 statusInactive — coverage ended 2024
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration81.1% of recent authorship from Italy
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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