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Italian Botanist

Pensoft Publishers · Bulgaria · Est. 2016

ISSN2531-4033

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q354

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total60

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?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% 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

0.318

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.418

Total Worksi

203

Total Citationsi

1,048

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.03

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionBulgaria

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2016

Annual Volume~ 24 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications203

Publisher OrgPensoft Publishers

OA Since2015

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time~12 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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8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Pensoft Publishers

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2531-4033

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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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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?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

229

2019

141

2020

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 SystematicsQ3

Plant ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsPlant Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mediterranean and Iberian flora and faunaBotany and Plant Ecology StudiesMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsPlant Diversity and EvolutionLichen and fungal ecologyBryophyte Studies and RecordsPlant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesPlant and animal studiesPlant and Fungal Species DescriptionsPlant Ecology and Taxonomy Studies

Frequently asked questions about Italian Botanist

Is Italian Botanist a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Italian Botanist: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 60/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Italian Botanist?

Italian Botanist is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.318.

Is Italian Botanist indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Italian Botanist is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Italian Botanist?