Botanica

Nature Research Centre · Lithuania · Est. 1970

ISSN2538-8657

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

0.275

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.285

Total Worksi

167

Total Citationsi

382

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.77

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionLithuania

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1970

Annual Volume~ 18 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications167

OA Since2017

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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?

Nature Research Centre

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2538-8657

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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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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 SystematicsQ3

Plant ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsPlant ScienceEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesLichen and fungal ecologyBryophyte Studies and RecordsMediterranean and Iberian flora and faunaMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsPlant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesPlant Taxonomy and PhylogeneticsPlant Ecology and Taxonomy StudiesPhytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesBotanical Studies and Applications

Frequently asked questions about Botanica

Is Botanica a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Botanica: 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 Botanica?

Botanica is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.275.

Is Botanica indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Botanica is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Botanica?