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New Phytologist

Abbreviation (ISO):NEW PHYTOL
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Identifier (ISSN):0028-646X(Print)/1469-8137(Online)
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Publisher:Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Clarivate IF (2026)
8.7↑ +0.6
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2020–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for New Phytologist

WoS Q1
5811148.51202010.2202110.320229.420238.320248.120258.72026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):8.7
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
3.185
#648

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
347

347 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate7.2%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
669articles/year
50.96% Gold OA•88.64% Original Research

Aims & Scope

New Phytologist publishes excellent, novel, rigorous and timely research and scholarship in plant science and its applications. Falling within four sections – Physiology & Development, Environment, Interaction and Evolution – articles cover topics that range from intracellular processes through to global environmental change. Cross-disciplinary approaches are particularly encouraged but for guidance the journal is organized as below. We recognize that techniques from molecular and cell biology, and functional genomics through to modelling and system-based approaches will be applied across the whole spectrum of plant science: • Physiology & Development: intra/inter-cellular signalling, long-distance signalling, physiology, development, eco-devo – phenotypic plasticity, transport, biochemistry. • Environment: global change and Earth system functioning, environmental stress, ecophysiology, plant–soil interactions, heavy metals. • Interaction: plant–biotic interactions (including viruses, prokaryotes, oomycetes, fungi/mycorrhizas, viruses, nematodes and insects), symbionts, endophytes, pathogens, plant microbiome, fungal genomics, multitrophic systems, plant–microbe–soil interactions. • Evolution: molecular evolution, population or quantitative genetics, mating systems, phylogenetics, speciation, plant–enemy coevolution, evo–devo.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology97.1%Botany69.8%Chemistry64.8%Ecology54.3%Genetics51.7%Biochemistry49.3%Geology37.9%Gene33.3%Medicine32.7%Horticulture31.5%Physics29.7%Agronomy29.6%Organic chemistry29.6%Paleontology28.5%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

PLANT SCIENCES

Q1
Rank14/285
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

PLANT SCIENCES

Q1
Rank12/285
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF8.7
Articles / Year745
Total Citations685
2025
IF8.1
Articles / Year1,014
Total Citations6,466
2024
IF8.3
Articles / Year881
Total Citations13,648
2023
IF9.4
Articles / Year825
Total Citations19,955
2022
IF10.323
Articles / Year781
Total Citations30,277

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #648Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1902-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological SciencesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
3.185

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
8.18

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$4,104 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations21,495
3-Year Documents2,340
Citable Documents2,017

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)5

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate40.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

PhysiologyQ1
Plant ScienceQ1
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 7.2%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Biology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区PLANT SCIENCES
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

New Phytologist (abbr: NEW PHYTOL, ISSN: 0028-646X) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Biology, published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd in England since 1902. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 8.70, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 3.185 (Q1), an H-index of 347.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Semimonthly, an annual output of approximately 669 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $4,104 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Semimonthly
Founding Year
1902
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC, COMMERCE PLACE, 350 MAIN ST, MALDEN, USA, MA, 02148

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Database Updated: 2026-10-27