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American Journal of Botany

John Wiley & Sons Inc. · United States · Est. 1823

ISSN1537-2197

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

0.964

H-Index

239

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.083

Total Works

28,664

Total Citations

787,719

2yr Mean Citedness

2.11

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The American Journal of Botany publishes research on plant evolution, genetics, and ecology. Articles explore plant adaptations to environmental conditions, including climate change, drought, and heat stress. The journal also features studies on plant reproductive strategies, phylogenetic relationships, and conservation.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1823

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications28,664

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley & Sons Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1537-2197

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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?

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.

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

Plant ScienceQ1

GeneticsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Plant Sciences

Scopus Categories

GeneticsPlant ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant and animal studiesPlant Diversity and EvolutionBotany, Ecology, and Taxonomy StudiesPlant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesPlant Reproductive BiologyEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesFern and Epiphyte BiologyPlant Parasitism and ResistancePlant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesPlant and Fungal Species Descriptions