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Botany Letters

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2013

ISSN2381-8107eISSN2381-8115

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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 20 articles · accept 138d

SJR Rank

Top 75% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.323

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.731

Total Worksi

537

Total Citationsi

3,711

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.68

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Botany Letters covers Embryophyta, algae, and fungi, including taxa interacting with photosynthetic organisms, across all organization levels. The journal publishes research in plant sciences, agricultural and biological sciences.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2013

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications537

Publisher OrgSociété botanique de France

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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?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2381-8107 / 2381-8115

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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

573

2019

313

2020

418

2021

331

2022

167

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.

Plant ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Plant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Plant Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Diversity and EvolutionPlant and animal studiesDiatoms and Algae ResearchPlant and Fungal Species DescriptionsEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesMediterranean and Iberian flora and faunaBotany and Plant Ecology StudiesPlant Parasitism and ResistanceFern and Epiphyte BiologyAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics

Frequently asked questions about Botany Letters

Is Botany Letters a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Botany Letters: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Botany Letters?

Botany Letters 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 0.68.

Is Botany Letters indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Botany Letters is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.