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Systematic Botany

American Society of Plant Taxonomists Inc. · United States · Est. 1976

ISSN1548-2324

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

0.336

H-Index

117

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.576

Total Works

3,316

Total Citations

90,296

2yr Mean Citedness

1.03

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Aims & Scope

Systematic Botany is the Society's quarterly international scientific journal, and publishes papers on topics such as taxonomy, systematics, speciation, morphometrics, molecular phylogeny, conservation, biogeography, and methods.

⚡ 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 Published1976

Frequencyquarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications3,316

Publisher OrgAmerican Society of Plant Taxonomists

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Submission Info

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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?

American Society of Plant Taxonomists Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1548-2324

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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

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2025

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 SystematicsQ3

Plant ScienceQ3

GeneticsQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Evolutionary BiologyPlant Sciences

Scopus Categories

GeneticsPlant ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Diversity and EvolutionPlant and animal studiesPlant and Fungal Species DescriptionsBotany, Ecology, and Taxonomy StudiesPlant Taxonomy and PhylogeneticsFern and Epiphyte BiologyBotany and Plant Ecology StudiesBotanical Research and ApplicationsPlant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesPlant Parasitism and Resistance