Plant Species Biology

Aims & Scope

Plant Species Biology is published four times a year by The Society for the Study of Species Biology.

Plant Species Biology publishes research manuscripts in the fields of population biology, pollination biology, evolutionary ecology, biosystematics, co-evolution, and any other related fields in biology.

In addition to full length papers, the journal also includes short research papers as notes and comments.

Invited articles may be accepted or occasion at the request of the Editorial Board.

Manuscripts should contain new results of empirical and/or theoretical investigations concerning facts, processes, mechanisms or concepts of evolutionary as well as biological phenomena.

Papers that are purely descriptive are not suitable for this journal.

Notes & comments of the following contents will not be accepted for publication: Development of DNA markers.

The journal is introducing 'Life history monographs of Japanese plant species'.

The journal is dedicated to minimizing the time between submission, review and publication and to providing a high quality forum for original research in Plant Species Biology.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.3
2024	1.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.450

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	42

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	12638

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	143

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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.

• Taxonomy, anatomy and evolution of physical dormancy in seeds

  Citation: 412

  Authors: Jerry M., Carol C., Xiaojie

• Leaf Structure and Photosynthetic Performance as Related to the Forest Succession of Deciduous Broad‐Leaved Trees¹

  Citation: 228

  Authors: Takayoshi

• New Perspectives in Pollination Biology: Floral Fragrances. A day in the life of a linalool molecule: Chemical communication in a plant‐pollinator system. Part 1: Linalool biosynthesis in flowering plants

  Citation: 187

  Authors: Robert A., Eran

• Smoke as a germination cue

  Citation: 179

  Authors: Johannes Van, Neville A. C., Anna K., Tafline A.

• On the ecological and evolutionary significance of storage in clonal plants

  Citation: 147

  Authors: Jun‐Ichirou, Josef

• Pollen presentation and pollination syndromes, with special reference to <i>Penstemon</i>

  Citation: 137

  Authors: James D., Paul, Michael, Maria

• Pollination and evolution in neotropical Annonaceae

  Citation: 133

  Authors: Gerhard

• Beyond floricentrism: The pollination function of inflorescences

  Citation: 130

  Authors: LAWRENCE D., CRISPIN Y., W. ERIC, MATTHEW B.

• Pollen odor chemicals as modulators of bumble bee foraging on <i>Rosa rugosa</i> Thunb. (Rosaceae)

  Citation: 121

  Authors: Heidi E. M., Erica M., Isaac D. Van

• Interpreting phenotypic plasticity: the importance of ontogeny

  Citation: 115

  Authors: SARAH D., KELLY D. M.

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