Journal profile · Plant Sciences
ACTA BIOLOGICA CRACOVIENSIA SERIES BOTANICA
ISSN 0001-5296 · eISSN 1898-0295 · Polish Academy of Sciences, Biological Commission · POLAND · Annual · Founded 1958
ACTA BIOLOGICA CRACOVIENSIA SERIES BOTANICA: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.14; fully open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 4 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ACTA BIOLOGICA CRACOVIENSIA SERIES BOTANICA is published by Polish Academy of Sciences, Biological Commission and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Plant tissue culture and regeneration, Plant Reproductive Biology and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, together about 34.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ACTA BIOLOGICA CRACOVIENSIA Series Botanica is an English-language journal founded in 1958, devoted to plant anatomy and morphology, cytology, genetics, embryology, tissue culture, physiology, biochemistry, biosystematics, molecular phylogenetics and phylogeography, as well as phytochemistry. It is published twice a year.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Plant Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology16.2%
- Plant Reproductive BiologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.5%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.2%
- Plant Taxonomy and PhylogeneticsAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.3%
- Chromosomal and Genetic VariationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.6%
- Plant Molecular Biology ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
- Plant Stress Responses and ToleranceAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.14LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 240OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.33OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 2LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 641 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 312 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 19 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Polish Academy of Sciences, Biological Commission
- Country or region
- POLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Annual
- Founded
- 1958
- ISSN
- 0001-5296
- Electronic ISSN
- 1898-0295
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ACTA BIOLOGICA CRACOVIENSIA SERIES BOTANICA
What CAS zone is ACTA BIOLOGICA CRACOVIENSIA SERIES BOTANICA in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ACTA BIOLOGICA CRACOVIENSIA SERIES BOTANICA is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Plant Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of ACTA BIOLOGICA CRACOVIENSIA SERIES BOTANICA?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.14; CiteScore 1.6, h-index 35.
How long does peer review take at ACTA BIOLOGICA CRACOVIENSIA SERIES BOTANICA?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index ACTA BIOLOGICA CRACOVIENSIA SERIES BOTANICA?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ACTA BIOLOGICA CRACOVIENSIA SERIES BOTANICA is indexed in Scopus.
Is ACTA BIOLOGICA CRACOVIENSIA SERIES BOTANICA open access, and what is the APC?
ACTA BIOLOGICA CRACOVIENSIA SERIES BOTANICA is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .