| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plant Science | 3 / 541 | 99th | Q1 |
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Trends in Plant Science
Trends in Plant Science is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 34.8), 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 1360-1385Verify ISSN ↗1878-4372Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
Cost to publish: About US$7,030 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (APC covered)
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Is Trends in Plant Science indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1996–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 34.8.
What quartile is Trends in Plant Science in Scopus?
Trends in Plant Science is Q1 in Plant Science (rank 3 of 541), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Trends in Plant Science?
Trends in Plant Science 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 34.8, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 99th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 3.324, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 336.
How much does it cost to publish in Trends in Plant Science?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$7,030 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 Trends in Plant Science and what is its ISSN?
Trends in Plant Science is published by Elsevier Ltd. Its print ISSN is 1360-1385 and its online ISSN is 1878-4372.
Is Trends in Plant Science 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 Trends in Plant Science in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Trends in Plant Science open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Trends in Plant Science? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Trends in Plant Science has an h-index of 383 and a 2-year mean of 8.49 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 34.8, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #13 of 521 Scopus journals in Plant Science.
Trends in Plant Science published 214 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2023 with 232. 2026* is the year so far.
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 Trends in Plant Science? — latest 88 articles, 2026
In its latest 88 research articles (2026), authors are most often from China (26.1%), United States (13.5%) and Germany (10.7%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Trends in Plant Science? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 2 retracted papers are recorded (0.4 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 2 · 0.4 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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