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NOVA HEDWIGIA

GEBRUDER BORNTRAEGER · DE · Est. 1959

ISSN0029-5035eISSN2363-7188
SJR Q3WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
90
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78
✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12
Total90
Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Publication speed: not measurable
publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field
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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 · Scopus CiteScore 1.7. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei
0.353
H-Indexi
49
CiteScorei
1.7
SNIPi
0.535

Aims & Scope

Nova Hedwigia is an international journal publishing original, peer-reviewed papers on current issues of taxonomy, morphology, ultrastructure and ecology of all groups of cryptogamic plants, including cyanophytes/cyanobacteria and fungi. The half-tone plates in Nova Hedwigia are known for their high quality, which makes them especially suitable for the reproduction of photomicrographs and scanning and transmission electron micrographs.

General Information

Country / RegionDE
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1959
FrequencyTwo volumes per year
StatusActive
Total Publications
Publisher OrgSchweizerbart science publishers
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Submission Info

APC Cost€140
Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed
Review Time
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC-BY NC
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/12 · 67%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
GEBRUDER BORNTRAEGER
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0029-5035 / 2363-7188
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
peer-reviewed
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
€140
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
48
356
2019
47
233
2020
54
150
2021
59
190
2022
58
99
2023
52
52
2024
70
42
2025
23
1
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

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Lichen and fungal ecologyMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsPlant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBotany and Plant Ecology StudiesBryophyte Studies and RecordsDiatoms and Algae ResearchFungal Biology and ApplicationsMarine and coastal plant biologyHealth, Medicine and SocietyHermeneutics and Narrative Identity

Frequently asked questions about NOVA HEDWIGIA

Is NOVA HEDWIGIA a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for NOVA HEDWIGIA: 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 NOVA HEDWIGIA?

NOVA HEDWIGIA 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 1.7.

Is NOVA HEDWIGIA indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

NOVA HEDWIGIA is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of NOVA HEDWIGIA?

Nova Hedwigia is an international journal publishing original, peer-reviewed papers on current issues of taxonomy, morphology, ultrastructure and ecology of all groups of cryptogamic plants, including cyanophytes/cyanobacteria and fungi. The half-tone plates in Nova Hedwigia are known for their high quality, which makes them especially suitable for the reproduction of photomicrographs and scanning and transmission electron micrographs.

How much does it cost to publish in NOVA HEDWIGIA?

NOVA HEDWIGIA charges an article processing charge (APC) of about €140 for open-access publication.

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Data updated: 2026-05-26 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref