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Plant Systematics and Evolution

Springer · Austria · Est. 1851

ISSN1615-6110

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.45

H-Index

110

CiteScore

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SNIP

1.03

Total Works

16,986

Total Citations

133,041

2yr Mean Citedness

1.48

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Plant Systematics and Evolution publishes research on plant taxonomy, systematics, and evolution. Articles focus on species delimitation, phylogenetic analyses using molecular and morphological data, and the description of new species. Studies often integrate various lines of evidence, including genomics, morphometrics, and ecological data, to understand plant diversity and evolutionary relationships.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionAustria

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1851

Annual Volume~ 45 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications16,986

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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?

Springer

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1615-6110

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

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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 SystematicsQ2

Plant ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Evolutionary BiologyPlant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Plant ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesBryophyte Studies and RecordsMediterranean and Iberian flora and faunaMedical Practices and RehabilitationPlant Diversity and EvolutionPlant and animal studiesLichen and fungal ecologyPlant Taxonomy and PhylogeneticsPlant and Fungal Species DescriptionsPlant Reproductive Biology