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Gayana - Botanica

Universidad de Concepcion Β· Chile

ISSN0016-5301eISSN0717-6643
SJR Q4βœ“ WOS SCIEβœ“ Scopus / SJRβœ“ DOAJβœ“ Open Access
96
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
β—† WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78
βœ“ Corroboration (3 more)+18
Total96
Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. Β· Third-party records Β· how this is calculated Β· Report an error β†’
⚑ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
16
weeks to publish Β· journal-reported
Average Β· vs ~15 wk median
Q4
SJR Rank
Bottom 25%
Impact Factor & Quartile Β· Web of Science (JCR)

βœ“ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) β€” Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page β†—

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate β€” we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei
0.151
H-Indexi
24
CiteScore
ViewΒ β†—
Scopus metric Β· on the journal’s page
SNIPi
0.26
Total Worksi
694
Total Citationsi
5,127
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.27
Open Impact Factor alternative

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 ConcepciΓ³n, 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.

General Information

Country / RegionChile
Primary LanguageEnglish, Spanish
1st Year Publishedβ€”
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 Rateβ€”
OA LicenseCC BY-NC
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes
Plagiarism Detectionβœ— No
πŸ“¦ Long-term Preservation
PKP PN

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 Β· 83%
βœ…
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Universidad de Concepcion
βœ…
Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
βœ…
Is the ISSN verified?
0016-5301 / 0717-6643
βœ…
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
βœ…
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
βœ…
APC fees clearly disclosed?
$35
βœ…
Not on predatory/blacklists?
βœ“ Clean
βœ…
Long-term digital preservation?
PKP PN
❌
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
βœ…
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
βœ…
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
Citations received
28
751
2018
25
109
2019
17
30
2020
22
50
2021
16
16
2022
15
21
2023
15
4
2024
10
1
2025

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” 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 β€” 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

Frequently asked questions about Gayana - Botanica

Is Gayana - Botanica a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Gayana - Botanica: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee β€” always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Gayana - Botanica?

Gayana - Botanica 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 β€” including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles β€” 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 0.27.

Is Gayana - Botanica indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Gayana - Botanica is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Gayana - Botanica?

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 ConcepciΓ³n, and is the official organ of the Botanical Society of Chile. One volume appears annually, divided into two num

How much does it cost to publish in Gayana - Botanica?

Gayana - Botanica charges an article processing charge (APC) of about $35 for open-access publication.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 Β· Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref