Plant Ecology and Diversity

Aims & Scope

Plant Ecology and Diversity is an international journal for communicating results and novel ideas in plant science, in print and on-line, six times a year.

All areas of plant biology relating to ecology, evolution and diversity are of interest, including those which explicitly deal with today's highly topical themes, such as biodiversity, conservation and global change.

We consider submissions that address fundamental questions which are pertinent to contemporary plant science.

Articles concerning extreme environments world-wide are particularly welcome.

Plant Ecology and Diversity considers for publication original research articles, short communications, reviews, and scientific correspondence that explore thought-provoking ideas.

To aid redressing ‘publication bias’ the journal is unique in reporting, in the form of short communications, ‘negative results’ and ‘repeat experiments’ that test ecological theories experimentally, in theoretically flawless and methodologically sound papers.

Research reviews and method papers, are also encouraged.

Plant Ecology & Diversity publishes high-quality and topical research that demonstrates solid scholarship.

As such, the journal does not publish purely descriptive papers.

Submissions are required to focus on research topics that are broad in their scope and thus provide new insights and contribute to theory.

The original research should address clear hypotheses that test theory or questions and offer new insights on topics of interest to an international readership.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.6
2024	1.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.622

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	46

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	9312

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	118

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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.

• Alpines, trees, and refugia in Europe

  Citation: 327

  Authors: H. John B., Katherine J.

• Shedding light on shade: ecological perspectives of understorey plant life

  Citation: 234

  Authors: Fernando, Lauri, Ãœlo, Miguel A.

• Endophytic fungi as biocontrol agents: elucidating mechanisms in disease suppression

  Citation: 231

  Authors: Meike A.C., Birgit, David B., Hans J.L.

• Living in a high CO₂world: impacts of global climate change on marine phytoplankton

  Citation: 190

  Authors: John, Slobodanka, Stuart

• Contributions of Quaternary botany to modern ecology and biogeography

  Citation: 157

  Authors: H. John B.

• Linking small-scale topography with microclimate, plant species diversity and intra-specific trait variation in an alpine landscape

  Citation: 143

  Authors: Øystein H., W. Scott, Bente J.

• Vertical distance from drainage drives floristic composition changes in an Amazonian rainforest

  Citation: 133

  Authors: Juliana, Thaise, Camilo D., Debora P., Flávia R.C., Anselmo, Fabricio B., Fernando, Carolina V., Valdely, Jean-Louis, Ana Raquel M., Albertina P., William E.

• On the delineation of tropical vegetation types with an emphasis on forest/savanna transitions

  Citation: 125

  Authors: Mireia, Ted R., Elmar, Franziska, Gustavo, Tomas F., Gloria, Andrew, Jeanette, Beatriz S., Ben, Eddie, James A., Leandro, Denise, Bonaventure, Louis, Hermann, Daniel, Michael, Carlos A., F., Gabriela B., Kofi, Luzmilla, David, Halidou, Kalu, Adama, Nikolaos M., Martin, Fidèle, Michelle, Timothy J., Daniel, Heloisa S., Mark, John, Karle, Eric, Pierre, Michael I., John, Simon L., Oliver L., Jon

• The Late-Quaternary history of arctic and alpine plants

  Citation: 114

  Authors: Hilary H.

• Residence times of woody biomass in tropical forests

  Citation: 107

  Authors: David, Yadvinder, Kofi, Andrea D.A., Christopher E., Rosie A., Simon L., Kelvin S.-H., Oliver L., Carlos A., Bonaventure, Jon

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