Journal of Plant Ecology

Aims & Scope

Journal of Plant Ecology ( JPE ) is a bi-monthly, peer-reviewed journal of plant ecology.

JPE serves as an important medium for ecologists to present research findings and discuss challenging issues in the broad field of plants and their interactions with biotic and abiotic environment.

Original research articles, reviews and short communications published in JPE will cover all aspects of plant ecology, including plant ecophysiology, population ecology, community ecology, ecosystem ecology and landscape ecology as well as conservation ecology, evolutionary ecology, and theoretical ecology.

JPE includes special issues/features focusing on the frontiers (including global change, invasive species, biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, etc.) in plant ecology with reviews written by the leading ecologists in the field.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.9
2024	3.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.019

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	57

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4671

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1119

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Models and estimators linking individual-based and sample-based rarefaction, extrapolation and comparison of assemblages

  Citation: 1529

  Authors: R. K., A., N. J., S.-Y., C. X., R. L., J. T.

• Remote sensing imagery in vegetation mapping: a review

  Citation: 1028

  Authors: Y., Z., M.

• Rates of litter decomposition in terrestrial ecosystems: global patterns and controlling factors

  Citation: 915

  Authors: Deqiang, Dafeng, Yiqi, Guoyi

• An updated megaphylogeny of plants, a tool for generating plant phylogenies and an analysis of phylogenetic community structure

  Citation: 442

  Authors: Hong, Yi

• Studying beta diversity: ecological variation partitioning by multiple regression and canonical analysis

  Citation: 412

  Authors: P.

• Satellite remote sensing of grasslands: from observation to management

  Citation: 340

  Authors: Iftikhar, Fiona, Edward, Brian, Stuart

• Little left to lose: deforestation and forest degradation in Australia since European colonization

  Citation: 292

  Authors: C. J. A.

• Ecohydrological advances and applications in plant-water relations research: a review

  Citation: 274

  Authors: H., G. R., M. S., K., F. P., M., J., S., C., D. R., A., K., T. E.

• Towards a trait-based quantification of species niche

  Citation: 245

  Authors: C., L.

• Recent progresses in mangrove conservation, restoration and research in China

  Citation: 244

  Authors: L., W., Y., G.

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