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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

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

205

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 154d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.916

H-Indexi

239

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.083

Total Worksi

28,664

Total Citationsi

787,719

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.11

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Plant Sciences; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Plant Science; Genetics.

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—

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

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

Citations received

203

3.5k

2019

188

3.2k

2020

233

3.6k

2021

194

1.7k

2022

172

1.4k

2023

180

722

2024

189

348

2025

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.

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

Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Botany

Is American Journal of Botany a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for American Journal of Botany: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of American Journal of Botany?

American 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 2.11.

Is American Journal of Botany indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

American Journal of Botany is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of American Journal of Botany?