About the journal
Plant Communications is an open-access journal published by Elsevier in United States, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ and MEDLINE and PUBMED according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 3,500 USD. Declared review time at DOAJ: 31 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- ISSN
- 2590-3462
- Country
- United States
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 3,500 USD
- Articles in DOAJ
- 307
- Declared review time
- 31 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- peer_review
- Official website
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/plant-communications
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2020-05-18
- MEDLINE · 2020-01-01
- PUBMED · 2020-01-13
- Indexing
- DOAJ · MEDLINE · PUBMED
- APC
- 3,500 USD
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 31 weeks
- Actual review time (measured)
- 172 days received→accepted — computed from PubMed (n=99)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
307
Most recent article
3 months ago
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
31weeks
Works in OpenAlex
1062
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
76
i10-index
569
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy11
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2026-04-27
- Added to DOAJ
- 2020-05-18
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- CLOCKSSPMCPortico
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 96%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 76%
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity2
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 101769147
Classification2
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Plant Molecular Biology Research
- Plant Molecular Biology Research
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
Show all subjects (50)
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
- Plant Gene Expression Analysis
- Plant Gene Expression Analysis
- Plant Reproductive Biology
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
- Plant Reproductive Biology
- Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
- Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
- Plant Virus Research Studies
- Plant Virus Research Studies
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Light effects on plants
- Light effects on plants
- Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
- Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
- Plant tissue culture and regeneration
- Plant tissue culture and regeneration
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
- Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
- Transgenic Plants and Applications
- Plant responses to water stress
- Transgenic Plants and Applications
- Plant responses to water stress
- Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
- Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
- Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement
- Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement
- Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
- Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
- Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
- Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
Keywords (DOAJ)
- plant molecular biology
- plant cell biology
- plant sciences
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