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Gayana - Botanica

Universidad de Concepcion · Chile

ISSN0016-5301eISSN0717-6643
SJR Q4WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
45
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q4+5
DOAJ Verified+15
Total45
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.188
H-Index
24
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.26
Total Works
694
Total Citations
5,127
2yr Mean Citedness
0.27
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Aims & Scope

GAYANA BOTANICA is an open access, peer-reviewed journal focused on all botanical disciplines such as ecology, physiology, taxonomy, morphology, and biogeography. It accepts original submissions related to both plants and fungi. GAYANA BOTANICA is dedicated to the French naturalist Claude Gay, is a journal for the publication of original research in all areas of the biology of plants and fungi. GAYANA BOTANICA is a scientific Open Access Journal published by Universidad de Concepción, and is the official organ of the Botanical Society of Chile. One volume appears annually, divided into two numbers. The journal welcomes work carried out by scientists of all nationalities, prepared according to the norms presented below. Manuscripts may be written in either English or Spanish. Systematic, taxonomic, cytological, and phytochemical studies should be backed up by material deposited in state herbariums or other institutions readily accessible to the scientific community. GAYANA BOTANICA also receives books for review, notices of scientific events, and obituaries, which are published free of charge after acceptance. The journal is accredited with the International Association for Plant Taxonomy for the purpose of new names of vascular plants and fungi. The journal receives works in systematic, taxonomy, floristic, ecology, physiology, morphology, development, conservation, cytology and phytochemical botany.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
16
weeks to review
Average · median is 15 wks
Q4
SJR Rank
Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionChile
Primary LanguageEnglish, Spanish
1st Year Published
Frequencybimonthly
StatusActive
Total Publications694
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access
APC Cost$35Below median
Peer ReviewSingle-blind
Review Time~16 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY-NC
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✗ No
📦 Long-term Preservation
PKP PN

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Universidad de Concepcion
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0016-5301 / 0717-6643
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
$35
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
PKP PN
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English, Spanish

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Times cited
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

EcologyQ4
HorticultureQ4
Plant ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Plant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Plant ScienceHorticultureEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Taxonomy and PhylogeneticsBotany, Ecology, and Taxonomy StudiesPlant Diversity and EvolutionMediterranean and Iberian flora and faunaBotanical Research and Applications
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref