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Bryologist

American Bryological and Lichenological Society Inc. · United States

ISSN0007-2745eISSN1938-4378

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.329

H-Indexi

110

SNIPi

0.758

Total Worksi

10,919

Total Citationsi

100,773

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.75

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Bryologist is an international journal devoted to all aspects of bryology and lichenology. It publishes research papers, reviews, and short communications, and also includes lists of current literature and book reviews. The journal addresses concerns in ecology, specifically in the areas of flora, bryophyte, habitat, and epiphyte, with special interest in botany topics such as genus and herbarium.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly <, 1981->

StatusActive

Total Publications10,919

Publisher OrgAmerican Bryological and Lichenological Society

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Bryological and Lichenological Society Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0007-2745 / 1938-4378

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

N/A

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

311

2019

318

2020

198

2021

123

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ3

Plant ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Plant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Plant ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesBryophyte Studies and RecordsLichen and fungal ecologyBotany, Ecology, and Taxonomy StudiesMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions

Frequently asked questions about Bryologist

Is Bryologist a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Bryologist: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Bryologist?

Bryologist 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 0.75.

Is Bryologist indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Bryologist is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.