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Acta Botanica Croatica

University of Zagreb Β· Croatia Β· Est. 1925

ISSN0365-0588eISSN1847-8476
SJR Q3βœ“ 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?
45
weeks to publish Β· journal-reported
Slow Β· vs ~15 wk median
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field
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quartile are licensed by Clarivate β€” we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei
0.265
H-Indexi
30
CiteScore
ViewΒ β†—
Scopus metric Β· on the journal’s page
SNIPi
0.425
Total Worksi
874
Total Citationsi
5,010
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.95
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

About Journal The journal Acta Botanica Croatica is the traditional botanical journal of southern Europe. This peer-reviewed journal (DOAJ, SCI, Scopus) is published twice a year (April, October) as an open - access journal , by the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb. The interest of the journal is field (terrestrial and aquatic) and experimental botany including plant viruses, bacteria, archaea, algae and fungi, from subcellular level to the ecosystem level with a geographic focus on karstic areas of the southern Europe and the Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean). Article submission and publishing are free of charge. ISSN 0365-0588 (print), ISSN 1847-8476 (online)

General Information

Country / RegionCroatia
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1925
FrequencyBiannual
StatusActive
Total Publications874
Publisher OrgDe Gruyter Open
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access
APC CostπŸ’Ž Diamond OA β€” Free
Peer ReviewSingle-blind
Review Time~45 weeks
Acceptance Rateβ€”
OA LicenseCC BY-NC
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes
Plagiarism Detectionβœ“ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 Β· 83%
βœ…
Do you know the journal / publisher?
University of Zagreb
βœ…
Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
βœ…
Is the ISSN verified?
0365-0588 / 1847-8476
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?
No APC (Free)
βœ…
Not on predatory/blacklists?
βœ“ Clean
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
βœ…
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
βœ…
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
βœ…
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
21
188
2019
44
418
2020
15
76
2021
35
112
2022
16
25
2023
38
69
2024
23
4
2025
6
0
2026

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.

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ3
Plant ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Plant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsPlant Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesMediterranean and Iberian flora and faunaPlant Ecology and Taxonomy StudiesPlant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesPlant Stress Responses and Tolerance

Frequently asked questions about Acta Botanica Croatica

Is Acta Botanica Croatica a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Acta Botanica Croatica: 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 Acta Botanica Croatica?

Acta Botanica Croatica 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 0.95.

Is Acta Botanica Croatica indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Acta Botanica Croatica is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Acta Botanica Croatica?

About Journal The journal Acta Botanica Croatica is the traditional botanical journal of southern Europe. This peer-reviewed journal (DOAJ, SCI, Scopus) is published twice a year (April, October) as an open - access journal , by the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb. The interest of the journal is field (terrestrial and aquatic) and experimental botany including plant viruses, bacteria, archaea, algae and fungi, from subcellular level to the ecosystem level with a geographic focus on karstic areas of the southern Europe and the Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean). Articl

How much does it cost to publish in Acta Botanica Croatica?

Acta Botanica Croatica is a Diamond open-access journal β€” there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.

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