Journal of Plant Growth Regulation

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Plant Growth Regulation is an international publication featuring original articles on all aspects of plant growth and development.

We welcome manuscripts reporting question-based research on various aspects of plant growth and development using hormonal, physiological, environmental, genetic, biophysical, developmental and/or molecular approaches.

The journal also publishes timely reviews on highly relevant areas and/or studies in plant growth and development, including interdisciplinary work with an emphasis on plant growth, plant hormones and plant pathology or abiotic stress.

In addition, the journal features occasional thematic issues with special guest editors, as well as brief communications describing novel techniques and meeting reports.

The journal is unlikely to accept manuscripts that are purely descriptive in nature or reports work with simple tissue culture without attempting to investigate the underlying mechanisms of plant growth regulation, those that focus exclusively on microbial communities, or deal with the (elicitation by plant hormones of) synthesis of secondary metabolites.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.4
2024	3.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.953

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	111

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5234

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	5244

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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, 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.

• Seaweed Extracts as Biostimulants of Plant Growth and Development

  Citation: 1094

  Authors: Wajahatullah, Usha P., Sowmyalakshmi, Mundaya N., Prasanth, D. Mark, Alan T., James S., Jeff, Balakrishan

• The Myriad Plant Responses to Herbivores

  Citation: 1065

  Authors: Linda L.

• Photosynthetic Response of Plants Under Different Abiotic Stresses: A Review

  Citation: 662

  Authors: Anket, Vinod, Babar, M., Gagan Preet, Aditi Shreeya, Neha, Dhriti, Poonam, Kanika, Palak, Abdul, Sukhmeen Kaur, Ekhlaque A., Ripu Daman, Huwei, Ashwani Kumar, Renu, Bingsong

• Induction of Abiotic Stress Tolerance by Salicylic Acid Signaling

  Citation: 585

  Authors: Eszter, Gabriella, Tibor

• Root Endodermis and Exodermis: Structure, Function, and Responses to the Environment

  Citation: 556

  Authors: Daryl E., Carol A., Fengshan

• Ethylene and Fruit Ripening

  Citation: 473

  Authors: Cornelius S., James J.

• A Century of Gibberellin Research

  Citation: 465

  Authors: Peter, Valerie

• Brassinosteroid-Mediated Stress Responses

  Citation: 457

  Authors: Priti

• Plant Growth Regulators: Backgrounds and Uses in Plant Production

  Citation: 430

  Authors: Wilhelm

• The Occurrence and Economic Impact of Plasmodiophora brassicae and Clubroot Disease

  Citation: 405

  Authors: Geoffrey R.

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