Physiologia Plantarum
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Aims & Scope
Physiologia Plantarum is an international journal committed to publishing the best full-length original research papers that advance our understanding of primary mechanisms of plant development, growth and productivity as well as plant interactions with the biotic and abiotic environment. All organisational levels of experimental plant biology – from molecular and cell biology, biochemistry and biophysics to ecophysiology and global change biology – fall within the scope of the journal. The content is distributed between 5 main subject areas supervised by Subject Editors specialised in the respective domain: (1) biochemistry and metabolism, (2) ecophysiology, stress and adaptation, (3) uptake, transport and assimilation, (4) development, growth and differentiation, (5) photobiology and photosynthesis.
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PLANT SCIENCES
PLANT SCIENCES
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Academic Intelligence Overview & Context
ImpaQ AnalysisPhysiologia Plantarum (acronym: ppl, abbr: PHYSIOL. PLANT, ISSN: 0031-9317) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Biology, published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd in Denmark since 1948. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 4.00, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.017 (Q1), an H-index of 187.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Monthly, an annual output of approximately 287 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,424 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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