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Acta Botanica Croatica

University of Zagreb · Croatia · Est. 1925

ISSN0365-0588eISSN1847-8476

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total52

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

0.244

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.425

Total Works

874

Total Citations

5,010

2yr Mean Citedness

0.95

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Aims & Scope

The journal Acta Botanica Croatica is the traditional botanical journal of southern Europe. The journal covers field (terrestrial and aquatic) and experimental reasearch on plants and algae, including plant viruses, bacteria, from the subcellular level to ecosytems. Manuscripts focusing upon the lowland and karstic areas of southern Europe, karstic waters, other types of fresh water, and the Adriatic (Mediterranean) Sea are particularly welcome.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

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 Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~45 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Zagreb

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0365-0588 / 1847-8476

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

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 ScienceQ3

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ4

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