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Kitaibelia

University of Debrecen · Hungary · Est. 2014

ISSN2064-4507

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total72

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.553

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.392

Total Worksi

242

Total Citationsi

821

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.55

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionHungary

Primary LanguageHungarian, English

1st Year Published2014

Annual Volume~ 16 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications242

OA Since2016

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~23 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Debrecen

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2064-4507

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

Hungarian, 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

2019

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2021

2022

2023

2024

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 SystematicsQ2

Plant ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Plant ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesBryophyte Studies and RecordsPeatlands and Wetlands EcologyMarine and environmental studiesForest Ecology and Biodiversity StudiesHungarian Social, Economic and Educational StudiesSoil and Environmental StudiesPlant Taxonomy and PhylogeneticsPlant Ecology and Taxonomy StudiesBotanical Studies and Applications

Frequently asked questions about Kitaibelia

Is Kitaibelia a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Kitaibelia: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 72/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Kitaibelia?

Kitaibelia is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.553.

Is Kitaibelia indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Kitaibelia is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Kitaibelia?