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Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Torrey Botanical Society · United States · Est. 1996

ISSN1095-5674eISSN1940-0616

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total37

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

0.258

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.489

Total Works

1,166

Total Citations

21,425

2yr Mean Citedness

0.38

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Aims & Scope

The Journal’s main goal is the dissemination of scientific knowledge about plants and fungi. It publishes basic research in all areas of plant biology, except horticulture, with an emphasis on research done in, and on the plants of, the Western Hemisphere.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,166

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Torrey Botanical Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1095-5674 / 1940-0616

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

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Times cited

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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.

EcologyQ3

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ3

Plant ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Plant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Plant ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesBotany, Ecology, and Taxonomy StudiesPlant and animal studiesRangeland and Wildlife ManagementPlant Diversity and EvolutionBotany and Plant Ecology StudiesFire effects on ecosystemsPlant Parasitism and ResistanceLichen and fungal ecologyFern and Epiphyte Biology