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Botanical Studies

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany · Est. 1960

ISSN1999-3110eISSN1999-3110

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

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?

167

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 119d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.748

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.143

Total Worksi

869

Total Citationsi

18,233

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.32

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Plant Sciences; Plant Science.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1960

FrequencyQuarterly, 2006-2012

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications869

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

OA Since2005

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~13 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1999-3110 / 1999-3110

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

850

2019

583

2020

706

2021

612

2022

321

2023

246

2024

119

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.

Plant ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Plant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Plant Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Diversity and EvolutionPlant and Fungal Species DescriptionsPlant and animal studiesPlant Stress Responses and TolerancePlant Molecular Biology ResearchPlant tissue culture and regenerationPlant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesPlant Parasitism and ResistanceMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsPhotosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms

Frequently asked questions about Botanical Studies

Is Botanical Studies a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Botanical Studies?

Botanical Studies 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 3.32.

Is Botanical Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Botanical Studies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Botanical Studies?