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Iranian Journal of Botany

Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands of Iran · Iran

ISSN2383-1685

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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 ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.221

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.436

Total Worksi

191

Total Citationsi

587

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Iranian Journal of Botany is an international journal dedicated to publication of original research papers on plant taxonomy and related sciences. Introducing new taxa to the science and publishing them validly. Development and enhancement of botanical knowledge in Iran. Encourage researchers to conduct botany research. Establishing scientific communication and competition between domestic researchers and domestic and foreign researchers.

General Information

Country / RegionIran

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencySemiannual

StatusActive

Total Publications191

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands of Iran

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2383-1685

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

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2020

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.

EcologyQ3

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ4

Plant ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Plant ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Ecology and Taxonomy StudiesBotany, Ecology, and Taxonomy StudiesPlant Diversity and EvolutionBotanical Research and ChemistryBotany and Plant Ecology StudiesPhytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesBotanical Studies and ApplicationsPlant Parasitism and ResistanceChromosomal and Genetic VariationsNuts composition and effects

Frequently asked questions about Iranian Journal of Botany

Is Iranian Journal of Botany a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Iranian Journal of Botany: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Iranian Journal of Botany?

Iranian Journal of Botany is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.221.

Is Iranian Journal of Botany indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Iranian Journal of Botany is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.