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Manuscript Auditing →01Impact factor
Impact factor of Plant Biotechnology Reports (2026)
The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers Plant Biotechnology Reports published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, applied to the open citation data of OpenAlex. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so it also has an official Journal Impact Factor published by Clarivate, which can differ because it counts citations from Web of Science journals only.
Rank in its subject categories
- Plant Sciencesrank 127 of 285 journals
- Biotechnology & Applied Microbiologyrank 132 of 184 journals
Ranks here compare journals of the same Web of Science category in our data by 2-year citedness; they are not the official JCR rank.
Quartile of Plant Biotechnology Reports
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Plant Biotechnology Reports is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Citations and papers per year
Article processing charge listed at about US$3,390.
02Review time
Review time of Plant Biotechnology Reports
Each paper took a different time. The green box holds the middle half of the papers and the dark line is the median; the whiskers reach the fastest 10% and the slowest 10%. Plan with the whole spread, not only the median.
Half of the research articles Plant Biotechnology Reports published between Oct 2024 and Oct 2026 were accepted within 61 days of submission, and the middle half took between 36 and 103 days. This time includes peer review and any revision rounds. Papers that were rejected are not counted, because only published papers carry these dates.
In Plant Sciences, Plant Biotechnology Reports ranks 5 of 105 journals by review time (1 = fastest). See the fastest-review journals in Plant Sciences →
03Fee waivers
APC waivers and discounts for Plant Biotechnology Reports
We have not found a published waiver policy for this journal's publisher. Ask the editorial office before you submit, and compare publishers that do waive the APC in the APC waiver checker.
Waivers apply to fully open access journals. If Plant Biotechnology Reports is a hybrid journal, you can publish without any fee through the subscription route.
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Retractions and research integrity at Plant Biotechnology Reports
Most common reasons (a retraction can have several):
Plant Biotechnology Reports has 1 retracted paper in the Retraction Watch database, the latest in Apr 2009. A retraction count is not a verdict on a journal: large journals publish more and journals that investigate actively retract more. The trend and the reasons tell you more than the number.
Who funds research published in Plant Biotechnology Reports
Funders named most often
A high share of funded papers usually means the journal is a common choice for grant-supported work in its field. If your funder pays article processing charges, or your country qualifies for a waiver, check what applies to your author team with the free APC waiver checker.
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04Indexing
Indexing of Plant Biotechnology Reports
| List | Status |
|---|---|
| Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) | Not listed |
| Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) | Not listed |
| Arts & Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) | Not listed |
| Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) | Not listed |
| Scopus | Not listed |
| Journal Citation Reports 2024 | ✓ Listed |
From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor and quartile on this page are calculated from OpenAlex open data (see how the impact factor works).
Each link opens the official record for this journal, searched by its ISSN where we have one.
05How to submit
How to submit to Plant Biotechnology Reports
- Read the guide for authors. It sets the article types, word limit, reference style and file format that Plant Biotechnology Reports accepts. Open the official guide for authors and submit from the same page.
- Format to the journal's style. Check whether it wants a Word file, a LaTeX file or a PDF for the first submission, and follow its reference style; many journals accept any clear format at first and ask for their style only after acceptance.
- Check the fit. Compare your title and abstract with the papers it has published; papers outside the scope are the most common reason for a desk rejection. The Journal Finder shows journals that published the closest work.
- Check the fee. Plant Biotechnology Reports is not a fully open access journal, so authors usually pay nothing unless they choose open access for their article or the journal charges page or colour fees. The guide for authors states the current charges.
- Check your manuscript before you submit. The free Submission Readiness Check asks the seven questions our reviewers ask in every audit and takes about 2 minutes.
06What it publishes
What Plant Biotechnology Reports publishes: real papers
07Published papers
Papers published in Plant Biotechnology Reports
Papers from the publication records ScholarsColab tracks, with their year and citations. Author names are not shown.
- Towards better insect management strategy: restriction of insecticidal gene expression to biting sites in transgenic cotton201624 citations
08Reviewer comments
Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for Plant Biotechnology Reports
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09Similar journals
Journals similar to Plant Biotechnology Reports
Journals that publish the closest work to the papers above, from the indexing lists:
- PeerJSCIEScopusJCR 202440 similar papers
- PLoS ONESCIEScopusJCR 202463 similar papers
- PLoS GeneticsSCIEScopusJCR 20248 similar papers
- Frontiers in Plant ScienceSCIEScopusJCR 202428 similar papers
- Frontiers in GeneticsSCIEScopusJCR 202411 similar papers
- Frontiers in ImmunologySCIEScopusJCR 20246 similar papers
10Same subject
Plant Sciences journals with a similar impact factor*
The journals next to Plant Biotechnology Reports when the 269 journals of Plant Sciences in our data are ranked by impact factor*:
| Rank | Journal | Impact factor* | Indexing | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123 | Preslia | 2.28 | SCIE | Some open access |
| 124 | New Zealand Journal of Botany | 2.26 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 125 | Plant Gene | 2.23 | ESCI | Subscription |
| 126 | Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants | 2.22 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 128 | Soil Science & Plant Nutrition | 2.16 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 129 | European Journal of Phycology | 2.16 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 130 | Folia Geobotanica | 2.07 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 131 | Acta Amazonica | 2.06 | SCIE | Fully open access |
*Impact factor calculated from OpenAlex open data (2-year citedness), not the official Clarivate value.
11Journal Finder
Find the right journal for your paper
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No AI or language model is used. Your words are matched against the titles of 156,503 real published journal papers, by our mentors and by other researchers (shown without names); journals are ranked by how many closely matching papers they published. Indexing comes from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists, matched by journal name; the impact factor is calculated from OpenAlex open data, not the official Clarivate value, and no quartile is shown until the official JCR or SJR quartile can be; review time comes from the dates publishers deposit in Crossref (not every publisher deposits them). Always check a journal’s scope and current indexing before submitting.
12Questions
Frequently asked questions
How long is the review time of Plant Biotechnology Reports?
Based on 136 research articles Plant Biotechnology Reports published from Oct 2024 to Oct 2026, the median time from submission to acceptance was 61 days, and half of them were accepted between 36 and 103 days. After acceptance, papers appeared online after a median of 30 days. Source: received and accepted dates deposited by the publisher in Crossref, retrieved October 2026. Individual papers can take longer, especially with major revisions.
What is the impact factor of Plant Biotechnology Reports?
Based on OpenAlex citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of Plant Biotechnology Reports is 2.16: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 2.16 times on average in a year. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so Clarivate also publishes an official Journal Impact Factor, which can differ.
What is the h-index of Plant Biotechnology Reports?
The h-index of Plant Biotechnology Reports is 59 (OpenAlex, October 2026): 59 of its papers have each been cited at least 59 times. Its i10-index is 505.
What is the APC of Plant Biotechnology Reports?
OpenAlex lists an article processing charge (APC) of about US$3,390 for Plant Biotechnology Reports (data from October 2026). APCs change and can differ by article type, country or discounts, so confirm the current charge on the journal’s website before submitting.
What is the quartile of Plant Biotechnology Reports?
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Plant Biotechnology Reports is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Is Plant Biotechnology Reports indexed in Scopus?
Plant Biotechnology Reports is not listed in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Plant Biotechnology Reports an SCIE journal?
Plant Biotechnology Reports is not listed in SCIE or the other Web of Science indexes, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Plant Biotechnology Reports in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?
Yes. Plant Biotechnology Reports is listed in JCR 2024, so it has a Journal Impact Factor. For the current impact factor and quartile, check Journal Citation Reports.
How many papers published in Plant Biotechnology Reports does ScholarsColab track?
We track 1 paper published in Plant Biotechnology Reports in 2016, cited 24 times in total, with a median of 24 citations per paper.
Has Plant Biotechnology Reports retracted papers?
Yes. The Retraction Watch database lists 1 retracted paper in Plant Biotechnology Reports, 0 of them in the last 10 years; the most common reasons are copyright claims, lack of approval from third party. A retraction count alone is not a verdict on a journal; look at the trend and the reasons. Data updated October 2026.
Who funds research published in Plant Biotechnology Reports?
71% of 142 recent research articles in Plant Biotechnology Reports name a funder in Crossref; the funders named most often are National Research Foundation of Korea, Rural Development Administration, National Natural Science Foundation of China.
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