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New Zealand Journal of Botany

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1954

ISSN1175-8643

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.363

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.608

Total Worksi

3,440

Total Citationsi

52,530

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.97

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The New Zealand Journal of Botany is an international journal that disseminates peer-reviewed scientific research in all areas of plant science. It welcomes submissions relevant to all aspects of botany, mycology, and phycology of New Zealand, including the biology of plants, fungi, and algae of the southern hemisphere.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1954

Annual Volume~ 62 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,440

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1175-8643

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

208

2019

275

2020

187

2021

2022

175

2023

512

2024

125

2025

158

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.

Plant ScienceQ2

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Plant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsPlant Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Diversity and EvolutionBotany, Ecology, and Taxonomy StudiesEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesPlant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesPlant and animal studiesBotany and Plant Ecology StudiesLichen and fungal ecologyMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsPlant and Fungal Species DescriptionsPlant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics

Frequently asked questions about New Zealand Journal of Botany

Is New Zealand Journal of Botany a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for New Zealand Journal of Botany: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of New Zealand Journal of Botany?

New Zealand Journal of Botany 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.97.

Is New Zealand Journal of Botany indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

New Zealand Journal of Botany is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.