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• New Special Issue: Current Trends in Plant Science and Microbiome for Sustainability

  27-07-2024

  Plants support other organisms by providing food, shelter, and protection. Microbes help plants defend against pests and diseases, and provide nutrients. Studying plant science and microbiomes is crucial for sustainable agriculture. The special issue "Current Trends in Plant Science and Microbiome for Sustainability" highlights research on plant-microbe interactions, genomics, and practical applications for sustainability.

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• New Special Issue: INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON SPICES KAU - 2024

  10-06-2024

  Plant Science Today (Volume 11, Special Issue No. 3, 2024) will publish selected papers from the "International Seminar on Spices" organized by Kerala Agricultural University, June 5-7, 2024. Guest editors are Dr. Anith K Narayanan and Dr. Sreekala G.S. Submission deadline is August 31, 2024. Manuscripts undergo peer review.

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• New Special Issue: International conference on Multidisciplinary Approaches to SDGs: Life Sciences Perception

  05-02-2024

  The special issue aims to make a comprehensive compilation of papers presented during the International conference on Multidisciplinary Approaches to SDGs: Life Sciences Perception.

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• CALL FOR PAPERS for Special Issue: Recent advances in ethnobotanical research

  13-11-2023

  The special issue aims to make a comprehensive compilation of articles on ethnobotany.

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• Plant Science Today Receives Its First Journal Impact Factor!

  16-07-2023

  The journal has received an impressive impact factor of 0.9 as given in the latest Journal Citation Reports.

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• Quick guide to Web of Science Reviewer Recognition Services and How you can Use it

  25-02-2023

  Web of Science helps you to record, verify, and showcase your peer review contributions for use in promotion applications and other academic or research purposes.

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• Scopus: Profile and content corrections

  28-01-2023

  Do you know that all authors who are indexed by Scopus can get free profiles? Know how to update or correct it.

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• CALL FOR PAPERS for Special Issue: Mini Reviews on Advances in Plant Science

  16-12-2022

  The special issue aims to make a comprehensive compilation of mini review articles in all areas of plant science.

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• Plant Science Today is included in NAAS list of journals

  21-05-2022

  Plant Science Today journal is included in the NAAS list with a score of 5.44.

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• Special Issue on Climate Resilient Agriculture

  09-04-2022

  Plant Science Today is accepting manuscripts for a special issue on Climate Resilient Agriculture. Deadline: 30 September 2022. Editor: Dr. Rocío Pineda-Martos (University of Seville, Spain).

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• Special Issue on Plant systematics with special emphasis on revision, description of new taxa, new records and nomenclatural aspects

  10-10-2021

  • Submission Open: October 10, 2021
  • Deadline: January 31, 2022
  • Publication: Accepted article will be published immediately in the “Special Issue”

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• Forthcoming (Early Access) Articles - New feature lunched

  11-09-2021

  Plant Science Today journal has launched a new feature "Forthcoming articles or Early Access articles" where the accepted manuscripts are published immediately after layout and proofreading without waiting for an issue date.

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• Plant Science Today in Social Networks

  11-09-2021

  Scientists and academics are using various social network platforms in their professional lives. It is relatively easier to grab required information from these media.

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• Special Issue on: Soil and Phytomicrobiomes for Plant Growth and Soil Fertility

  11-06-2021

  This special issue is an effort to compile the latest information, innovations, and advancements in the field of all aspects of soil and phytomicrobiomes research.

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• Improved Scopus CiteScore, Journal Rank, Percentile and Google Scholar h-index for Plant Science Today

  06-06-2021

  Scopus CiteScore, Scimago Journal Rank, Source Normalized Impact per Paper, Percentile and Google Scholar h-index for Plant Science Today has increased.

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• The Keepers Registry is now indexing Plant Science Today

  21-09-2020

  The Keepers Registry aggregates preservation metadata to report the archival status of digital journals.

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• Why You Need an ORCID iD Now: Benefits for faculties, scientists and student researchers

  07-08-2020

  ORCID provides a registry of unique identifiers for researchers and scholars that is open, non-proprietary, transparent, and mobile. ORCID invites all researchers to participate without entry fees or maintenance costs.

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• Scopus Impact Factor (CiteScore) and Scimago Journal Rank announced for Plant Science Today

  26-06-2020

  CiteScore 2019 - 0.3 | SJR 2019 - 0.149 | SNIP 2019 - 0.199

  SJR: SCImago Journal Rank
  SNIP: Source Normalized Impact per Paper

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• Plant Science Today and UGC-CARE List

  12-10-2019

  Plant Science Today (PST) Journal is listed in the UGC-CARE list under Group II category.

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• Call for Papers: The Omics Revolution in Plant Science

  05-07-2019

  The emerging of omics technology enable plant scientist to analyze dynamic cellular data networks association of changes from biotic and abiotic stress. The complexity of data is impossible to process, examine and manipulate using conventional methods. Omics data is vital to serve as a bridge to collate, present and integrate these data to explain the cell’s metabolism to its phenome, discovery the science of plant systemic biology. This SI serves to collect and to publish research works related to application of high-throughput technologies in plant biological context.

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• PST's Scopus coverage leads to inclusion in Web of Science through BIOSIS Previews and Emerging Sources Citation Index

  18-05-2019

  Coverage in Scopus resulted in Plant Science Today included in Web of Science Core Collection through BIOSIS Previews and Emerging Sources Citation Index.

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• Plant Science Today is on Scopus

  02-05-2019

  Registered institutions can now get articles published in Plant Science Today when they search in Scopus!

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• Plant Science Today will be indexed and abstracted in Clarivate Analytics

  30-10-2018

  Plant Science Today has been selected for coverage in Clarivate Analytics products and services.

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• Plant Science Today has been selected for indexing in Scopus

  06-10-2018

  The Plant Science Today journal has been evaluated for inclusion in Scopus by the Content Selection & Advisory Board (CSAB). The review of this title is now complete and the CSAB has advised that the title will be accepted for inclusion in Scopus.

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• Visiting Advanced Joint Research Faculty Scheme (VAJRA)

  14-06-2018

  VAJRA Faculty Scheme offers adjunct / visiting faculty assignments to overseas scientists, faculty members and R&D professionals to undertake high quality collaborative research in Public funded academic and research Institutions of India.

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• Plant Science Today signed agreement with EBSCO for indexing

  26-01-2018

  EBSCO Information Services, headquartered in Massachusetts, the third largest private company in Birmingham, Alabama will index the articles published in Plant Science Today.

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• Index Copernicus Value increased for Plant Science Today

  18-11-2017

  Index Copernicus Value (ICV) increased for Plant Science Today for the 3rd consecutive year.

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• Publish a Mini Review

  14-07-2017

  Mini Reviews are short review articles describing research carried out in a specific area. It may be 3 to 5 pages long including references (maximum 3500 words with optionally 1-2 tables/figures).

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• Invites Book Reviews

  20-05-2017

  A book review may be a opinion piece, summary review or scholarly review of a book, either printed or published online.

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• Journal software upgrade

  20-05-2017

  Plant Science Today journal software (Open Journal Systems) has been upgraded from 2.4.4.1 to 3.0.2.

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• Mini Review Contest 2017

  09-04-2017

  Plant Science Today (ISSN: 2348-1900; DOI: 10.14719/PST) published by Horizon e-Publishing Group is conducting a Mini Review contest for researchers - of all age groups - from all countries. Read More Read more about Mini Review Contest 2017

• Results of First Mini Review Contest

  06-04-2017

  First Mini Review Contest results are announced. Prizes worth US4500. Read More Read more about Results of First Mini Review Contest

• How is Publons harnessing the power of peer review?

  27-03-2017

  You may be carrying out peer reviews for several journals. Publons helps you to get recognition for the reviews you perform for journals and discuss the latest research in your field.

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• Google Scholar metrics: 161 citations from 125 papers

  26-03-2017

  1.29 cites per paper resulted from Google Scholar metrics analysis for the papers published during the past 3 years Read More Read more about Google Scholar metrics: 161 citations from 125 papers

• Why ORCID is important to researchers?

  25-03-2017

  ORCID provides unique persistent identifiers for the benefit of both individual researchers and their institutions. Read More Read more about Why ORCID is important to researchers?

• Publication fees withdrawn for next issue

  25-03-2017

  To attract high quality manuscripts, we decided to withdrawn Author Processing Charges (APC) for the next issue. Read More Read more about Publication fees withdrawn for next issue

• Publishing conference papers

  12-12-2016

  Plant Science Today starts publishing conference papers from Vol. 4, issue no. 1 (publication date: 1 Jan 2017) onwards. Read More Read more about Publishing conference papers

• New Article Processing Charges (APC) policy

  12-12-2016

  The APC for all papers submitted after 10 Dec 2016 has been revised. Read More Read more about New Article Processing Charges (APC) policy

• Impact Factor for Plant Science Today

  16-08-2016

  Official Impact Factor for Plant Science Today is expected to be received by 2021

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• How to target a journal that’s right for your research

  20-07-2016

  Some researchers are under pressure to publish anywhere, while others are lured by prestigious but often unattainable journals. Either case can lead researchers away from journals that might give them the audience and impact they need. Read More Read more about How to target a journal that’s right for your research

• Special Section on Role of plants in cleaning environment: Recent trends​

  07-07-2016

  We are happy to invite you to submit a paper for a Special Section on "Role of plants in cleaning environment: Recent trends" in Plant Science Today. Read More Read more about Special Section on Role of plants in cleaning environment: Recent trends​

• Global Impact Factor for Plant Science Today

  20-02-2016

  Global Impact Factor (GIF) received for Plant Science Today. The GIF value for 2015 is 0.765. Read More Read more about Global Impact Factor for Plant Science Today

• Special Section: Target constituents in medicinal, aromatic and food plants

  05-02-2016

  To commemorate inclusion of Plant Science Today to Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) indexing, we are happy to announce a Special Section on “Target constituents in medicinal, aromatic and food plants” in Plant Science Today. Read More Read more about Special Section: Target constituents in medicinal, aromatic and food plants

• Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS)

  05-02-2016

  Plant Science Today has been selected for inclusion in the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) databases Read More Read more about Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS)

• Relaunched TheScienceJobs.com: A decade of service

  17-01-2016

  One of the popular career websites, TheScienceJobs.com has been relaunched with a simple design. Read More Read more about Relaunched TheScienceJobs.com: A decade of service

• Special Section: New Frontiers in Cryptogamic Botany

  16-01-2016

  We are happy to invite you to submit a paper for a Special Section on “New Frontiers in Cryptogamic Botany” in Plant Science Today. Both Research and Review papers are welcome for possible publication in this section. Read More Read more about Special Section: New Frontiers in Cryptogamic Botany

• Author Fees revised

  05-01-2016

  Plant Science Today has revised Author Fees with effect from 1 January 2016. Read More Read more about Author Fees revised

• Special Section on Bioactive compounds from plants and their products

  03-01-2016

  A Special Section on “Bioactive compounds from plants and their products” will be published in Plant Science Today. This special section is being edited by Dr. Elizabeth Santos, Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências da Saúde-UFRN, Laboratório Multidisciplinar – LABMULT, Brazil Read More Read more about Special Section on Bioactive compounds from plants and their products

• New Editor in Chief

  31-12-2015

  Dr. K. K. Sabu from Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute joined as the new Editor in Chief. Read More Read more about New Editor in Chief

• Invitation to Editorial Board

  14-12-2015

  In two years, Plant Science Today (ISSN 2348-1900) has rapidly grown into a highly successful journal, publishing  over 70 high quality research articles which span all  subject areas of plant science. Read More Read more about Invitation to Editorial Board

• Plant Science Today has been successfully evaluated in the evaluation procedure for the ICI Journals Master List

  08-12-2015

  We would like to inform you that journal Plant Science Today (ISSN 2348-1900) has been successfully evaluated in the evaluation procedure for the ICI Journals Master List 2014. Read More Read more about Plant Science Today has been successfully evaluated in the evaluation procedure for the ICI Journals Master List

• Special Section on 'Cytology and Cytogenetics in Higher Plants' - Invitation

  28-10-2015

  We are happy to invite you to submit a paper for a Special Section on "Cytology and Cytogenetics in Higher Plants" in Plant Science Today. Both Research and Review papers are welcome for possible publication in this section. [Download Invitation PDF]. The deadline of the submission has been revised to 30th May 2016. Read More Read more about Special Section on 'Cytology and Cytogenetics in Higher Plants' - Invitation

• Special Section on 'Genomics and transcriptomics approaches in tree species' - Invitation

  24-10-2015

  We are happy to invite you to submit a paper for a Special Section on "Genomics and transcriptomics approaches in tree species" in Plant Science Today. Both Research and Review papers are welcome for possible publication in this section. [Download Invitation PDF] Read More Read more about Special Section on 'Genomics and transcriptomics approaches in tree species' - Invitation

• Special Section on 'Soil amendments and crop productivity' - Invitation

  17-10-2015

  We are happy to invite you to submit a paper for a Special Section on "Soil amendments and crop productivity" in Plant Science Today. Both Research and Review papers are welcome for possible publication in this section.[Download Invitation PDF]

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• Inviting proposals for Special Section in Plant Science Today

  15-10-2015

  Invite proposals for Special Sections in upcoming issues of Plant Science Today (Volume 3 - issues 1 to 4, publishing in 2016, January to December) from academicians and researchers having adequate expertise in their area of specialization. Read More Read more about Inviting proposals for Special Section in Plant Science Today

• PST is selected for indexing by CABI

  15-10-2015

  We are pleased to announce that Plant Science Today has been selected for indexing by CABI for listing in their CAB Abstracts database. Read More Read more about PST is selected for indexing by CABI

• Two successful years and upcoming changes

  16-09-2015

  The Plant Science Today will be publishing 4th issue of the 2nd volume on 1st October 2015. Read More Read more about Two successful years and upcoming changes

• Proud moment: AGRIS indexing Plant Science Today

  08-08-2015

  The AGRIS Network is an international initiative based on a collaborative network of institutions, whose aim is to promote free access to information on science and technology in agriculture and related subjects. http://ring.ciard.info/plant-science-today Read More Read more about Proud moment: AGRIS indexing Plant Science Today

• PST selected as AkStem's beta tester from India

  06-08-2015

  The Agro-Know Data Framework is being used to support the FAO AGRIS online service. Read More Read more about PST selected as AkStem's beta tester from India

• Special Issue on "Advances in Bryophytes Research"

  16-07-2015

  Plant Science Today wishes to publish a special issue on "Advances in Bryophytes Research" soon. Read More Read more about Special Issue on "Advances in Bryophytes Research"

• PST is included in BASE by Bielefeld University Library

  09-07-2015

  BASE is one of the world's most voluminous search engines especially for academic open access web resources. BASE is operated by Bielefeld University Library. Read More Read more about PST is included in BASE by Bielefeld University Library

• Impact factor for Plant Science Today

  28-06-2015

  Plant Science Today has an impact factor (IF) of 0.45 Read More Read more about Impact factor for Plant Science Today

• Plant Science Today included in AGORA (FAO/UN) database

  27-06-2015

  Another happy occasion for Plant Science Today! The journal has been included in AGORA database. Read More Read more about Plant Science Today included in AGORA (FAO/UN) database

• Plant Science Today added to the list of HINARI journals

  13-06-2015

  HINARI Programme set up by WHO recognized Plant Science Today. Read More Read more about Plant Science Today added to the list of HINARI journals

• Plant Science Today is now eligible for research paper indexing

  13-06-2015

  Citefactor has started adding PST's articles for indexing. Read More Read more about Plant Science Today is now eligible for research paper indexing

• Citefactor indexing approved for Plant Science Today

  20-05-2015

  Citefactor is a directory for indexing of international research journals. Plant Science Today's INDEXING IS CONFIRMED WITH citefactor.org. Read More Read more about Citefactor indexing approved for Plant Science Today

• Update your Profile

  20-04-2015

  Get a Coffee break and update your Profile.. See why it is important... Read More Read more about Update your Profile

• Top 10 DOIs for April 2015

  09-04-2015

  See list of top ten articles accessed in April 2015. Congrats if you are author of one of those top 10 papers! Read More Read more about Top 10 DOIs for April 2015

• Call for papers for July 2015 issue

  08-04-2015

  Plant Science Today (PST) is inviting manuscripts for the Vol 2 (issue No.3) to be published in July 2015. Read More Read more about Call for papers for July 2015 issue

• Reference style for Plant Science Today

  19-12-2014

  Here we will post updates in PST's reference style, development of new tools for citation, etc. Read More Read more about Reference style for Plant Science Today

• Plant Science Today in 80 languages!

  06-10-2014

  By enabling Google Translation, Plant Science Today can now read in 80 languages. Read More Read more about Plant Science Today in 80 languages!

• Publish Research communications for free

  14-09-2014

  We are glad to announce promotion of short papers for the January 2015 issue. Read More Read more about Publish Research communications for free

• Plant Science Today will launch Print issues

  28-08-2014

  PST is planning to bring out Print issues annually soon. Read More Read more about Plant Science Today will launch Print issues

• Prof. Noureddine Benkeblia joined as Editor-in-Chief

  29-06-2014

  Prof. Noureddine Benkeblia, Department of Life Science, The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica has joined as Editor-in-Chief of Plant Science Today. Read More Read more about Prof. Noureddine Benkeblia joined as Editor-in-Chief

• Registered users from 154 countries!

  01-06-2014

  Currently our user registrations are from 154 countries.

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• Publish your non-English manuscripts in English!

  24-05-2014

  Manuscripts are invited from non-English speaking countries written in any language other than English for publishing in Plant Science Today. Read More Read more about Publish your non-English manuscripts in English!

• ResearchGate is indexing Plant Science Today

  19-05-2014

  Increase your RG score! When you publish a paper in Plant Science Today, the same will be available through ResearchGate. Read More Read more about ResearchGate is indexing Plant Science Today

• Get more Facebook Likes for your published papers

  17-05-2014

  We would like to use the power of social media to promote papers published in our journal. Read More Read more about Get more Facebook Likes for your published papers

• J-Gate has included Plant Science Today for e-Journal distribution

  14-05-2014

  J-Gate is an electronic gateway to global e-journal literature. Plant Science Today has been included in the J-Gate for distribution to participating libraries. Read More Read more about J-Gate has included Plant Science Today for e-Journal distribution

• Mini Review Contest

  24-03-2014

  Write a Mini Review and Get up to $1000 worth publishing credit. Read More Read more about Mini Review Contest

• Assigned ISSN number for Plant Science Today

  28-01-2014

  ISSN number has been assigned for Plant Science Today as 2348 – 1900. Read More Read more about Assigned ISSN number for Plant Science Today

• Good news: Google Scholar is indexing PST!

  12-01-2014

  Google Scholar and all major search engines started indexing Plant Science Today. Read More Read more about Good news: Google Scholar is indexing PST!

• Plant Science Today is indexed in OCLC's WorldCat

  02-01-2014

  PST is now indexed in OCLC's WorldCatDigital Collection Read More Read more about Plant Science Today is indexed in OCLC's WorldCat

• DOI number and membership to CrossRef for PST

  24-12-2013

  Glad to announce the receipt of DOI number and CrossRef membership to PST. Read More Read more about DOI number and membership to CrossRef for PST

• Press Releases, Reports and News Coverage

  13-11-2013

  Press Releases, Reports and News Coverage about Plant Science Today are listed here as and when the same appear on the Internet and Print Media. Read More Read more about Press Releases, Reports and News Coverage

• Publication Frequency

  12-11-2013

  To avoid delay in publishing the accepted manuscripts, individual items will be published as soon as they are ready. Read More Read more about Publication Frequency