Founded in 1995, Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants (PMBP) is a peer reviewed bimonthly journal co-published by Springer Nature. It contains research and review articles, short communications, commentaries, book reviews etc., in all areas of functional plant biology including, but not limited to plant physiology, biochemistry, biophysics, cell and molecular biology, genetics, genomics and bioinformatics. Its integrated and interdisciplinary approach reflects the global growth trajectories in functional plant biology, attracting authors/editors/reviewers from over 60 countries.
· Indexed by Thomson Reuters, Scopus with Impact Factor
· Grew 5-fold in impact & 3.3 fold in SJR in 8 yrs (Scopus)
· Scopus: h index grew from 6 in 2008 to 21 at present
· In the 2nd quartile of indexed plant journals, ahead of 257
· Google Scholar: h index 34 and I10 index 253 so far
· Google Scholar: Over 1000 citations/year since 2015
· Articles received from 53 countries in the last 3 years
· 500+ registered peer reviewers from 60 countries globally
· Decision within 6 weeks by anonymous peer review
· Over 80% rejection rate, no handling/publishing charges
· ‘Online First’ publication within 2 weeks of acceptance
· Welcomes proposals for thematic special issues/sections
· Globally subscribed in 8830 institutions across continents
· Over 1200 TOC alerts and 22,000 downloads per year
· Broad scope - a major resource for research & teaching
· Available in print & online through www.springerlink.com
· Online submission at www.editorialmanager.com/pmbp/