Planta Medica

Impact, Factor and Metrics, Impact Score, Ranking, h-index, SJR, Rating, Publisher, ISSN, and More

Aim and Scope

Planta Medica is one of the leading international journals in the field of medicinal plants and natural products with original research papers, letters, rapid communications, reviews, minireviews and perspectives from researchers worldwide. Planta Medica publishes 17 issues per year. - The following areas of medicinal plants and natural products research are covered:

- Pharmacology and clinical studies
- Natural product chemistry
- Analytical studies
- Biochemistry, molecular biology, and biotechnology
- Biological screening

About Planta Medica

Planta Medica is a journal covering the technologies/fields/categories related to Complementary and Alternative Medicine (Q2); Pharmaceutical Science (Q2); Analytical Chemistry (Q3); Drug Discovery (Q3); Organic Chemistry (Q3); Pharmacology (Q3); Molecular Medicine (Q4). It is published by Georg Thieme Verlag. The overall rank of Planta Medica is 13178. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 0.427. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come. SJR acts as an alternative to the Journal Impact Factor (or an average number of citations received in last 2 years). This journal has an h-index of 141. The best quartile for this journal is Q2.

The ISSN of Planta Medica journal is 14390221, 00320943. An International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic. Planta Medica is cited by a total of 809 articles during the last 3 years (Preceding 2024).

Planta Medica Impact IF 2024-2025

The Impact IF 2024 of Planta Medica is 1.83, which is computed in 2025 as per its definition. Planta Medica IF is decreased by a factor of 0.24 and approximate percentage change is -11.59% when compared to preceding year 2023, which shows a falling trend. The impact IF, also denoted as Journal impact score (JIS), of an academic journal is a measure of the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in that journal. It is based on Scopus data.

Planta Medica Impact IF 2025 Prediction

Impact IF 2024 of Planta Medica is 1.83. If the same downward trend persists, Impact IF may fall in 2025 as well.

Planta Medica h-index

 

Planta Medica has an h-index of 141. It means 141 articles of this journal have more than 141 number of citations. The h-index is a way of measuring the productivity and citation impact of the publications. The h-index is defined as the maximum value of h such that the given journal/author has published h papers that have each been cited at least h number of times.

Planta Medica ISSN

The ISSN of Planta Medica is 14390221, 00320943. ISSN stands for International Standard Serial Number.

An ISSN is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic.

Planta Medica Rank and SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)

The overall rank of Planta Medica is 13178. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 0.427. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come.

SJR of Planta Medica by Year

Ranking of Planta Medica by Year

Planta Medica Publisher

Planta Medica is published by Georg Thieme Verlag. It's publishing house is located in Germany. Coverage history of this journal is as following: 1961, 1965-2025. The organization or individual who handles the printing and distribution of printed or digital publications is known as Publisher.

Call For Papers

Visit the official website of the journal/conference to check the further details about the call for papers.

Abbreviation

The IS0 4 standard abbreviation of Planta Medica is Planta Med.. This abbreviation ('Planta Med.') is well recommended and approved for the purpose of indexing, abstraction, referencing and citing goals. It meets all the essential criteria of ISO 4 standard.

ISO 4 (International Organization for Standardization 4) is an international standard that defines a uniform and consistent system for abbreviating serial publication titles and journals.

How to publish in Planta Medica

If your research field is/are related to Complementary and Alternative Medicine (Q2); Pharmaceutical Science (Q2); Analytical Chemistry (Q3); Drug Discovery (Q3); Organic Chemistry (Q3); Pharmacology (Q3); Molecular Medicine (Q4), then please visit the official website of this journal.

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate/percentage of any academic journal/conference depends upon many parameters. Some of the critical parameters are listed below.

• The demand or interest of researchers/scientists in publishing in a specific Journal/Conference.
• Peer review complexity and timeline.
• The mix of unsolicited and invited submissions.
• The time it takes from manuscript submission to final publication.
• And Many More.

It is essential to understand that the acceptance rate/rejection rate of papers varies among journals. Some Journals considers all the manuscripts submissions as a basis of acceptance rate computation. On the other hand, few consider the only manuscripts sent for peer review or few even not bother about the accurate maintenance of total submissions. Hence, it can provide a rough estimation only.

The best way to find out the acceptance rate is to reach out to the associated editor or to check the official website of the Journal/Conference.

Credits and Sources

• Scimago Journal & Country Rank (SJR), https://www.scimagojr.com/
• Journal Impact Factor, https://clarivate.com/