American Fern Journal
American Fern Society · United States
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Aims & Scope
The American Fern Journal (AFJ) publishes original research on ferns and other seed-free vascular plants (e.g., horsetails, lycopsids). Although the organism must be the centerpiece of all acceptable manuscripts, novel research results may be obtained through a range of methods and emphases (e.g., anatomy, conservation, development, diversity, ecology, ethnobotany, evolution, genetics, paleontology, phylogeny, physiology, systematics). Manuscripts concerned primarily with natural products obtained from seed-free vascular plants or whose concentration is on situations or processes where the organisms are secondary players are typically not considered appropriate for publication in the AFJ, and will be returned to the authors without review.
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Publication & Citation Trend
Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.
SJR Quartile by Discipline
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Frequently asked questions about American Fern Journal
Is American Fern Journal a predatory journal?
PubScope has no integrity flags on record for American Fern Journal: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.
What is the impact factor of American Fern Journal?
American Fern Journal is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.35.
Is American Fern Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?
American Fern Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.
What is the aims and scope of American Fern Journal?
The American Fern Journal (AFJ) publishes original research on ferns and other seed-free vascular plants (e.g., horsetails, lycopsids). Although the organism must be the centerpiece of all acceptable manuscripts, novel research results may be obtained through a range of methods and emphases (e.g., anatomy, conservation, development, diversity, ecology, ethnobotany, evolution, genetics, paleontology, phylogeny, physiology, systematics). Manuscripts concerned primarily with natural products obtained from seed-free vascular plants or whose concentration is on situations or processes where the org
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