Physiologia Plantarum: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 0031-9317 · ISSN 1399-3054 · Wiley · Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Half of the articles Physiologia Plantarum accepted in 2025 were accepted within 110 days of submission (n = 652); the middle half took 80–161 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
110 days median
middle half 80–161 · n = 652
Change since 2023
Slower than 2023: the median rose from 100 to 110 days (90% CI +2 to +18 days).
Open access · fees
OA status not determined · ≈$4,150

Accepted articles only · dates deposited by the publisher in PubMed · data as of Sep 15, 2026

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How long does Physiologia Plantarum take to accept a paper?

days045901351802020: middle half 63–114 days862020n=2222021: middle half 80–162 days1082021n=2752022: middle half 73–133 days932022n=2082023: middle half 73–135 days1002023n=2632024: middle half 72–144 days1022024n=5242025: middle half 80–161 days1102025n=652
Line = median; shaded box = middle half of articles (25th–75th percentile). Year of acceptance.
Days from submission to acceptance, by year of acceptance
YearArticles (n)25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctAccepted <14 daysHave a revised date
2025652801101612280.3%88%
2024524721021442160.4%84%
2023263731001351900.8%87%
202220873931331840.5%90%
2021275801081622220.4%86%
202022263861141571.4%91%

Research articles vs reviews (2025)

Typen25th pctMedian75th pct
Research articles56080111163
Reviews927798138

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 1% (4 articles)030–59 days: 9% (57 articles)3060–89 days: 25% (165 articles)6090–119 days: 22% (143 articles)90120–149 days: 14% (89 articles)120150–179 days: 11% (74 articles)150180–209 days: 7% (44 articles)180210–239 days: 3% (21 articles)210240–269 days: 4% (23 articles)240270–299 days: 2% (10 articles)270300–329 days: 1% (4 articles)300330–359 days: 1% (4 articles)330360+ days: 2% (14 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
Show as a table
DaysArticlesShare
0–2940.6%
30–59578.7%
60–8916525.3%
90–11914321.9%
120–1498913.7%
150–1797411.3%
180–209446.7%
210–239213.2%
240–269233.5%
270–299101.5%
300–32940.6%
330–35940.6%
360+142.1%

From acceptance to online publication

Not enough articles with both an acceptance date and an online publication date to measure the time to online publication.

Read these numbers carefully

  • These times describe articles the journal accepted. Rejected manuscripts never appear in public data, so they cannot tell you how long a rejection takes.
  • Dates are the ones the publisher deposited with PubMed. Some publishers record the date a revised manuscript arrived as the submission date, which makes review look faster.
  • Invited articles and special issues can move faster than regular submissions.

Open access status and publishing fees

Subscription or hybrid (not determined). Listed APC: about $4,150 (as reported by OpenAlex).

No institutional payments for this journal are recorded in OpenAPC.

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Integrity and indexing signals

Facts from public records, shown without judgement. See the methodology for why each can be worth a closer look.

Listed in DOAJNo
Articles indexed for MEDLINE in 2025Yes
Retractions1 retracted article among 1,912 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (0.52 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission0.3% of 2025 articles
Publication volume677 articles added to PubMed in 2025 (+42% vs 2024).

Topics and scope

Agricultural and Biological Sciences journalsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology journalsPlant Science journals

Similar journals — faster or cheaper, side by side

Journals publishing on the most similar topics (OpenAlex), ordered by similarity. Only 2025 figures are compared with the 2025 median of Physiologia Plantarum, 110 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Journal of Plant Physiology76 (2025, n = 162)≈$3,370NoYes
Journal of Experimental Botany134 (2025, n = 503)≈$4,341$3,660 (10 payments)NoYes
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY90 (2025, n = 670)≈$3,851$3,680 (12 payments)NoYes
Planta102 (2025, n = 302)≈$4,590NoYes
Plant Physiology and Biochemistry94 (2025, n = 1,367)≈$3,990NoYes
Plant Cell & Environment136 (2025, n = 649)≈$5,440NoYes
Plant Science105 (2025, n = 476)≈$3,760NoYes
Functional Plant Biology141 (2025, n = 96)NoYes
Plant and Cell Physiology126 (2025, n = 171)≈$3,085NoYes
Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants161 (2025, n = 162)≈$3,890NoNo

Frequently asked questions

How long does Physiologia Plantarum take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Physiologia Plantarum accepted in 2025 were accepted within 110 days of submission (n = 652); the middle half took 80–161 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

Does Physiologia Plantarum charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: about $4,150 (as reported by OpenAlex).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 0031-9317; NLM ID 1256322; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 652 articles accepted in 2025 with valid dates; excluded records for that year: none.

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Data sources. Submission, acceptance and publication dates: Courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (PubMed, entries through Sep 15, 2026). NLM does not endorse Journal Clock, and these figures may not reflect the most current PubMed data. Journal fees and open-access listing: DOAJ (CC0, retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Fees paid by institutions: OpenAPC (Open Database License, retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Retractions: Retraction Watch Database via Crossref (retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Journal identifiers and topics: OpenAlex (CC0). Currency conversion: ECB reference rates (Sep 15, 2026). How these numbers are calculated · For organisations.