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Journal decision profile

Planta Medica

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany)GermanypISSN 0032-0943eISSN 1439-0221

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Journal Metrics Score

Journal Metrics ScoreThe raw score is citations received in the latest complete year by works from the two previous years, divided by the number of those works. It is calculated from OpenAlex open data (CC0) and is not a percentage grade.

2026

0.6

Journal Metrics Score 2026 · 2021–2024 window citedness 0.31.

Submission-to-acceptance

Submission-to-acceptanceCalendar days between the received and accepted dates reported in recent PubMed records. This interval includes editorial handling and author revisions, so it is not time to first decision or pure peer-review time.

PUBMED

Not available — there are not enough recent PubMed records with both received and accepted dates.

Indicative APC

Indicative APCThis journal-level estimate comes from the OpenAlex source record. It is not a verified quote and may exclude taxes, waivers, society discounts, or article-type charges. Check the journal's official website before deciding.

OPENALEX · VERIFY

Not available

No journal-level APC is available in the current OpenAlex snapshot. Cost is excluded from scoring.

At a glance

Journal decision profile

Each spoke is a 0–100 percentile within a comparable journal cohort—not a percentage grade or a single black-box rating.

Relative profile

Cost is intentionally excluded. Missing APC data is never converted to a zero-dollar fee or a fabricated cost score.

Raw values behind the shape

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Metrics Score

Metrics ScoreThe 2026 raw Journal Metrics Score shown above. The bar is its 0–100 percentile within the radar's comparable journal cohort; it is not a percentage score.

0.62026 · OPENALEX

Source output rank

Source output rankThis lifetime journal-wide output rank compares works published by the OpenAlex source with sources associated with the journal’s leading topic. More output does not mean higher quality.

#7 / 1,636LIFETIME OUTPUT

Highly cited papers

Highly cited papersShare of recent works in the global top 10% for citations after comparing papers of the same type, publication year, and subfield.

2.5%FIELD-NORMALIZED TOP 10%

Field-normalized impact

Field-normalized impactCitation performance of the middle recent paper after field, year, and work type are considered. A raw FWCI of 1.0 is the expected level for comparable work.

0.00MEDIAN FWCI

Submission-to-acceptance

Submission-to-acceptanceReceived-to-accepted calendar days from qualified PubMed records. It includes editorial handling and author revisions; it is not time to first decision or pure peer-review time.

—NOT AVAILABLE

Recent output

Recent outputAverage works published per year across the complete analysis window. This is a volume measure, not a quality score.

421 / yr2021–2024 AVG

Field-normalized top 10% share2.5%

42 of 1,684 works · same type, year & subfield

Field-normalized top 1% share0%

0 works · same type, year & subfield

Median FWCI0.00×

Below field-year expectation

Source output rank#7

of 1,636 topic-associated OpenAlex sources by lifetime output

What does Median FWCI mean?

FWCI compares papers with the same publication year, type, and field. 1.0 is the world average; above 1.0 is above expectation. This journal's median is 0.00, so its typical recent paper runs about 100% below its field benchmark.

What does Top 10% Share mean?

2.5% of recent papers rank in the global top 10% after field normalization. This is easier to compare across specialties than raw citation totals.

Publishing pattern

Publication volume and article mix

Volume is separated from citation accumulation so newer papers are not presented as weaker simply because they are newer.

Works published by year

OpenAlex source records · 2016–2025

14832016

1632017

1632018

6842019

1752020

4342021

5832022

5662023

1012024

952025

Recent work-type mix

1,684 OpenAlex works · 2021–2024

Article79.7%

Conference paper15.3%

Paratext3.2%

Erratum0.8%

Review0.5%

Editorial0.4%

OpenAlex article is broader than “original research.” PubMed Publication Types can add case-report and clinical-study detail.

Fit signals

Topics and medical subject coverage

OpenAlex topics show research communities; MeSH keeps the medical taxonomy recognizable.

Major MeSH signals

PubMed-indexed works

Plants, MedicinalPlant ExtractsOils, VolatileAlkaloidsTriterpenesBiological ProductsAntineoplastic AgentsSesquiterpenesPyrrolizidine Alkaloids

Leading OpenAlex topics

2021–2024 works

Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity85

Phytochemistry and Biological Activities82

Natural product bioactivities and synthesis44

Herbal Medicine Research Studies36

Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities34

Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research32

Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis32

Bee Products Chemical Analysis30

Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies25

Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies25

Methodology: OpenAlex snapshot 2026-08-12. FWCI, percentile badges, topics, and type mix use 1,684 works published 2021–2024. Radar normalization is versioned in the cached profile, and no cost score is assigned without reliable APC data.

Recommended alternatives

Candidates share the leading OpenAlex topic, then subfield or field when needed, and are ranked by current Journal Metrics Score.

OpenAlex topic-neighbor model · Preview

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* Cost is indicative only. APCs, taxes, waivers, and member discounts can change—always verify on the journal's official website.

Subject Category Quartiles

Quartiles computed within each OpenAlex subfield
Category	Quartile
Plant Science	Q4
Molecular Biology	Q4
Food Science	Q4
Biochemistry	Q4

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Subfield Quartile

CAS Block

Ranking and source check

#3,217

of 3,739 Biology & Basic Science field journals

#124

among Q4 Biology & Basic Science journals

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Journal Details

OpenAlex Works

28,221

H-Index

166

Fully Open Access

Recent OA Works

1,763

Subject Areas

Plant ScienceMolecular BiologyFood ScienceBiochemistry

Source: the current OpenAlex source record. OpenAlex works can include multiple work types. Fully Open Access is a source-level flag. Recent OA Works is summed from OpenAlex's counts_by_year series (up to the latest ten years); it is not a lifetime OA percentage. Any APC shown here is an indicative OpenAlex value—verify current charges on the journal's official website.

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