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South African Journal of Botany

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0254-6299eISSN1727-9321

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.558

H-Index

114

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.91

Total Works

9,922

Total Citations

146,469

2yr Mean Citedness

2.67

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on plant growth and development, including the effects of treatments on seedlings, the use of allometric equations for estimating leaf area, and the anthelmintic properties of plant extracts. It also features studies on plant ecology, such as fire regimes in savannas and surveys of plant taxa in specific habitats, with a focus on conservation needs.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 676 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications9,922

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0254-6299 / 1727-9321

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2025

2026

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.

Plant ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Plant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Plant Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityPlant Diversity and EvolutionEthnobotanical and Medicinal Plants StudiesPlant and animal studies