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Journals in Plant Science

1025 established journals that publish mainly in Plant Science, compared by fees, open access and citation rates, updated 2026-10-14.

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1025 established journals publish at least 20 % of their articles in Plant Science. 730 of them are fully open access, and at least 17 of those charge authors nothing (diamond open access). Where open-access journals charge a fee, the median is 1 207 USD. Highest recent citation rates: AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY, Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, Annual Review of Plant Biology.

1025 journals

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Frontiers in Plant ScienceFrontiers Media69 %3 8805.753273 801 USD
PlantsMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute66 %3 6245.231753 258 USD
Plant StressElsevier BV81 %2397.73622 310 USD
Plant Physiology and BiochemistryElsevier BV71 %8335.90206Subscription; open access option 3 990 USD
The Plant CellOxford University Press69 %33110.79501Subscription; open access option 4 934 USD
Scientia HorticulturaeElsevier BV73 %8325.011913 000 USD
Journal of Experimental BotanyOxford University Press72 %5336.32372Subscription; open access option 4 341 USD
BMC Plant BiologyBioMed Central68 %1 0315.011973 090 USD
PLANT PHYSIOLOGYOxford University Press68 %6546.24472Subscription; open access option 3 851 USD
Molecular PlantElsevier BV69 %19911.61226Subscription; open access option 5 000 USD
The Plant JournalWiley69 %5835.89394Subscription; open access option 5 450 USD
Journal of Plant Growth RegulationSpringer Science+Business Media83 %3434.07136Subscription; open access option 3 890 USD
HorticulturaeMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute68 %1 2294.05772 654 USD
Nature PlantsNature Portfolio64 %27010.51204Subscription; open access option 12 690 USD
New PhytologistWiley56 %8608.05412Subscription; open access option 5 790 USD
Trends in Plant ScienceElsevier BV70 %1998.66378Subscription; open access option 7 030 USD
Plant Cell & EnvironmentWiley66 %4216.64307Subscription; open access option 5 440 USD
Physiologia PlantarumWiley72 %4224.76236Subscription; open access option 4 150 USD
Environmental and Experimental BotanyElsevier BV68 %3206.131993 000 USD
Plant CommunicationsElsevier BV68 %1619.63783 500 USD
Postharvest Biology and TechnologyElsevier BV61 %4566.84197Subscription; open access option 4 280 USD
Journal of Integrative Plant BiologyWiley64 %2208.79147Subscription; open access option 3 000 USD
Plant Growth RegulationSpringer Science+Business Media78 %1425.53155Subscription; open access option 3 690 USD
Plant Signaling & BehaviorTaylor & Francis78 %1215.021362 070 USD
The Crop JournalKeAi67 %1766.51881 890 USD
Horticulture ResearchNature Portfolio58 %3316.901172 960 USD
PhytopathologyAmerican Phytopathological Society61 %2177.44225Subscription
Current Opinion in Plant BiologyElsevier BV70 %1236.78281Subscription; open access option 4 810 USD
Journal of EthnopharmacologyElsevier BV49 %1 3105.67305Subscription; open access option 3 740 USD
Plant ScienceElsevier BV68 %3513.92226Subscription; open access option 3 760 USD
Plant Biotechnology JournalWiley52 %3339.111994 320 USD
PlantaSpringer Science+Business Media65 %2764.79262Subscription; open access option 4 590 USD
Physiology and Molecular Biology of PlantsSpringer Science+Business Media72 %1544.3780Subscription; open access option 3 890 USD
Physiological and Molecular Plant PathologyElsevier BV74 %2462.99122Subscription; open access option 3 550 USD
AgronomyMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute42 %2 9885.281693 137 USD
Journal of Plant PhysiologyElsevier BV68 %1754.56197Subscription; open access option 3 370 USD
Annual Review of Plant BiologyAnnual Reviews64 %2927.99290Subscription
Journal of Ethnobiology and EthnomedicineBioMed Central72 %835.891483 590 USD
Horticultural Plant JournalKeAi67 %1375.32562 000 USD
RiceSpringer Science+Business Media72 %875.661023 090 USD
Journal of Medicinal Plants ResearchAcademic Journals60 %2642.4790Open access, fee unknown
Computers and Electronics in AgricultureElsevier BV39 %98710.82224Subscription; open access option 3 870 USD
Stress Biologydiamond OASpringer Nature73 %537.6634None (diamond OA)
Molecular Plant PathologyWiley69 %1494.161663 330 USD
RhizosphereElsevier BV68 %1813.6160Subscription; open access option 2 970 USD
Current Plant BiologyElsevier BV69 %736.16483 440 USD
Molecular Plant-Microbe InteractionsAmerican Phytopathological Society73 %1183.672203 000 USD
Plant Molecular BiologySpringer Science+Business Media67 %1144.58251Subscription; open access option 4 590 USD
Theoretical and Applied GeneticsSpringer Science+Business Media58 %2774.09264Subscription; open access option 5 190 USD
Plant Cell ReportsSpringer Science+Business Media56 %2115.22173Subscription; open access option 4 590 USD
Acta Physiologiae PlantarumSpringer Science+Business Media74 %1412.81125Subscription; open access option 3 090 USD
Plant and Cell PhysiologyOxford University Press62 %1704.19231Subscription; open access option 3 085 USD
South African Journal of BotanyElsevier BV52 %6293.24116Subscription; open access option 2 750 USD
Plant MethodsBioMed Central51 %1577.311323 090 USD
New CropsElsevier BV76 %1515.1424Subscription
Functional Plant BiologyCSIRO Publishing69 %1003.50150Subscription
Pharmaceutical BiologyTaylor & Francis52 %1306.731142 557 USD
International Journal of Plant BiologyPAGEPress (Italy)71 %783.29261 448 USD
Crop ScienceWiley60 %2502.64244Subscription; open access option 1 980 USD
Journal of Plant InteractionsTaylor & Francis69 %475.00802 306 USD
Horticulture Environment and BiotechnologySpringer Science+Business Media72 %912.8055Subscription; open access option 2 490 USD
StressesMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute67 %495.06281 207 USD
Discover Plants.diamond OAAcademy of Medicine, Singapore73 %902.6118None (diamond OA)
AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGYAcademic Journals38 %3198.80133Open access, fee unknown
The Journal of Horticultural Science and BiotechnologyTaylor & Francis73 %673.0277Subscription
Plant Physiology ReportsSpringer Nature79 %712.2731Subscription; open access option 3 190 USD
Journal of Plant Diseases and ProtectionSpringer Science+Business Media54 %2293.2455Subscription; open access option 4 090 USD
PhytonPublisher unknown67 %1792.0231Open access, fee unknown
SeedsPublisher unknown78 %363.53191 207 USD
Rice ScienceElsevier BV70 %682.9774Open access, fee unknown
Plant DirectWiley67 %1032.61492 840 USD
Smart Agricultural TechnologyElsevier BV41 %3505.56651 770 USD
Cereal Research CommunicationsSpringer Science+Business Media67 %1262.3052Subscription; open access option 3 090 USD
Annals of BotanyOxford University Press54 %2173.19271Subscription; open access option 3 617 USD
Sugar TechSpringer Science+Business Media62 %1572.5460Subscription; open access option 3 190 USD
The Plant GenomeCrop Science Society of America55 %1353.94933 140 USD
Annual Review of PhytopathologyAnnual Reviews64 %2111.52275Subscription
Field Crops ResearchElsevier BV36 %3548.17249Subscription; open access option 3 680 USD
Phytopathology Researchdiamond OABioMed Central62 %614.4334None (diamond OA)
Plant PathologyWiley56 %2042.84138Subscription; open access option 4 640 USD
International Journal of Agriculture and BiologyFriends Science Publishers57 %2082.6357Subscription
Plant PhenomicsAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science48 %768.18533 000 USD
Chemical and Biological Technologies in AgricultureSpringer Nature47 %1405.59652 790 USD
Plant and SoilSpringer Science+Business Media40 %6843.83300Subscription; open access option 4 790 USD
aBIOTECHSpringer Science+Business Media58 %466.4336Subscription; open access option 2 190 USD
Phytotherapy ResearchWiley37 %3527.24192Subscription; open access option 4 880 USD
Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC)Springer Science+Business Media53 %2702.66126Subscription; open access option 3 890 USD
EuphyticaSpringer Science+Business Media63 %1871.94165Subscription; open access option 2 390 USD
Critical Reviews in Plant SciencesTaylor & Francis64 %1811.05184Subscription
European Journal of Plant PathologySpringer Science+Business Media58 %1982.27140Subscription; open access option 2 590 USD
Journal of Plant NutritionTaylor & Francis54 %2482.50132Subscription
Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-NapocaAcademic Press67 %1801.6559539 USD
HortScienceAmerican Society for Horticultural Science71 %2771.221473 000 USD
Russian Journal of Plant PhysiologyPleiades Publishing69 %2521.3474Subscription
Crop ProtectionElsevier BV44 %3143.76162Subscription; open access option 4 360 USD
Journal of Integrative AgricultureElsevier BV44 %3983.281091 000 USD
Molecular Horticulturediamond OABioMed Central59 %366.1928None (diamond OA)
Functional & Integrative GenomicsSpringer Science+Business Media47 %2033.69104Subscription; open access option 2 690 USD
Theoretical and Experimental Plant PhysiologySpringer Science+Business Media69 %403.4338Subscription; open access option 4 090 USD
African Journal of Agricultural ResearchAcademic Journals34 %10817.9976Open access, fee unknown
Genetic Resources and Crop EvolutionSpringer Science+Business Media49 %3212.37103Subscription; open access option 2 690 USD
Potato ResearchSpringer Science+Business Media52 %913.8279Subscription; open access option 3 390 USD
Plant GeneElsevier BV70 %582.2445Subscription; open access option 3 590 USD
Horticulture Advancesdiamond OASpringer Science+Business Media70 %176.0417None (diamond OA)
International Journal of Molecular SciencesMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute20 %14 7236.994243 499 USD
Molecular BreedingSpringer Science+Business Media56 %873.10143Subscription; open access option 3 990 USD
Journal of Cotton Researchdiamond OABioMed Central66 %333.7427None (diamond OA)
Journal of soil science and plant nutritionSpringer Science+Business Media38 %5003.7487Subscription; open access option 3 190 USD
Microbiological ResearchElsevier BV32 %2668.94161Subscription; open access option 4 470 USD
VegetosSpringer Science+Business Media68 %2841.0829Subscription; open access option 3 190 USD
Phytomedicine PlusElsevier BV44 %1843.79391 590 USD
AgricultureMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute27 %2 1695.181303 137 USD
Quantitative Plant BiologyCambridge University Press69 %244.18213 550 USD
Seed Science ResearchCambridge University Press75 %262.93983 550 USD
The Plant Pathology JournalHanrimwon Publishing Company59 %662.7961850 USD
Weed ScienceCambridge University Press60 %832.35146Subscription; open access option 3 550 USD
African Journal of Pharmacy and PharmacologyAcademic Journals44 %1734.6553Open access, fee unknown
FitoterapiaElsevier BV40 %3793.04147Subscription; open access option 3 950 USD
Journal of Plant Biochemistry and BiotechnologySpringer Science+Business Media64 %762.0449Subscription; open access option 3 290 USD
Plant BiologyWiley47 %1653.04130Subscription; open access option 3 400 USD
Crop DesignElsevier BV68 %155.91141 600 USD
Plant BreedingWiley64 %1061.65107Subscription; open access option 4 550 USD
International Journal of Fruit ScienceTaylor & Francis63 %452.66491 993 USD
Phytobiomes JournalAmerican Phytopathological Society63 %502.58421 660 USD
Plant DiseaseAmerican Phytopathological Society47 %9971.30177Subscription
Journal of PhytopathologyWiley59 %1451.6196Subscription; open access option 3 890 USD
Journal of Plant PathologySpringer Science+Business Media53 %2711.6252Subscription; open access option 3 490 USD
Revista Brasileira de FarmacognosiaSpringer Science+Business Media63 %1181.5388Subscription; open access option 2 990 USD
Bulletin of the National Research Centre/Bulletin of the National Research Centerdiamond OASpringer Science+Business Media37 %1844.8060None (diamond OA)
Soil Biology and BiochemistryElsevier BV25 %30514.14361Subscription; open access option 4 950 USD
Canadian Journal of Plant PathologyTaylor & Francis55 %612.9691Subscription
Plant Biotechnology ReportsSpringer Science+Business Media59 %722.1859Subscription; open access option 3 390 USD
Ethnobotany Research and ApplicationsUniversity of Hawaii Press81 %1510.7864Open access, fee unknown
Journal of Agronomy and Crop ScienceWiley48 %1013.04115Subscription; open access option 4 780 USD
Tropical Plant PathologySpringer Science+Business Media64 %751.6946Subscription; open access option 2 990 USD
OENO OneADERA49 %1032.7257Open access, fee unknown
Fruit ResearchPublisher unknown71 %322.2116Open access, fee unknown
Journal of Essential Oil Bearing PlantsTaylor & Francis50 %1112.4949Subscription
Annals of Applied BiologyWiley59 %871.85146Subscription; open access option 3 570 USD
Journal of genetics and genomics/Journal of Genetics and GenomicsElsevier BV37 %1554.9096Subscription; open access option 3 140 USD
Chemistry & BiodiversityWiley32 %8323.0799Subscription; open access option 3 880 USD
Australian Journal of Grape and Wine ResearchWiley58 %403.111081 460 USD
Journal of Herbal MedicineElsevier BV48 %1292.4554Subscription; open access option 2 470 USD
Journal of Stored Products ResearchElsevier BV38 %2003.77116Subscription; open access option 4 190 USD
Plant Molecular Biology ReporterSpringer Science+Business Media57 %792.00107Subscription; open access option 3 890 USD
Artificial Intelligence in AgricultureElsevier BV40 %458.48501 100 USD
Plants People PlanetWiley39 %1254.41523 180 USD
Economic BotanySpringer Science+Business Media66 %292.59150Subscription; open access option 3 990 USD
Oil Crop Sciencediamond OAElsevier BV60 %322.9320None (diamond OA)
The Plant Phenome JournalWiley51 %334.64273 100 USD

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Journals in CWTS Journal Indicators Core or the Directory of Open Access Journals that published at least 20 articles in the last five years, mostly in English. "In this field" is the share of a journal's articles that OpenAlex classifies in Plant Science. Citation rate is OpenAlex's two-year mean citedness, an open measure similar to the journal impact factor. Fees are taken from OpenAlex and DOAJ and can be out of date: always check the journal's own website before you submit.