Journal profile · PLANT SCIENCES
Acta Botanica Brasilica
ISSN 0102-3306 · eISSN 1677-941X · Sociedade Botanica de Sao Paulo · BRAZIL · Quarterly · Founded 1985
Acta Botanica Brasilica: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.1; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 60 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Botanica Brasilica is published by Sociedade Botanica de Sao Paulo 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 and animal studies, Plant Diversity and Evolution and Fern and Epiphyte Biology, together about 39.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Experimental, theoretical, and applied articles on all aspects of plant, algae, and fungi biology and evolution are welcome. The submitted manuscript or its essential content must not have been previously published or be under consideration for publication elsewhere. Contributions should be substantial, written in high-quality English, and demonstrate general interest. Manuscripts reporting on locally specific aspects are discouraged unless the implications of the results are broad. Manuscripts with agronomic subjects are expected to contain a substantial amount of basic plant biology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PLANT SCIENCES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences15.4%
- Plant Diversity and EvolutionAgricultural and Biological Sciences14.6%
- Fern and Epiphyte BiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences10%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science7.7%
- Growth and nutrition in plantsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
- Soil Management and Crop YieldAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.4%
- Lichen and fungal ecologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.4%
- Plant Parasitism and ResistanceAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.4%
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
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCurrent ContentsSciELOPublisher website
Other: Latindex
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 74OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,391OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.19OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 92.23%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 62LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,468 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| 2025 | 60 | 60 | 46 |
| 2024 | 52 | 52 | 112 |
| 2023 | 60 | 60 | 175 |
| 2022 | 73 | 73 | 398 |
| 2021 | 66 | 66 | 438 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Open peer review, Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | BRL 800 | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 800 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Conflicts of interest Policy on Conflict of Interest
Conflict of interest can be of a personal, commercial, political, academic, or financial nature. Conflicts of interest may arise when authors, reviewers, or editors have interests that could influence the drafting or evaluation of manuscripts. When submitting the manuscript, authors are responsible for acknowledging and disclosing any financial or other conflicts of interest that may have influenc…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethics and Misconduct, Correction and Retraction Policy
With the purpose of ensuring integrity and ethical editorial conduct, promoting the identification of practices such as plagiarism, academic dishonesty, duplicate publication, any other fraudulent methods, and potential ethical violations, we strongly recommend that authors consult the COPE website, where guidelines on research ethics for authors and editors are available.Authors must ensure that …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Authors of articles published by Acta Botanica Brasilica retain the copyright of their works, licensing them under the Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY 4.0 license, which allows articles to be reused and distributed without restriction, provided that the original work is correctly cited.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Acta Botanica Brasilica follows the Open Access model, allowing unrestricted virtual access (including no financial barriers) to all scientific texts published by the journal. Open Access is a condition whereby the copyright holder of an academic work grants usage rights to third parties through an open license (Creative Commons Attribution, CC-BY), permitting immediate free access to the work and…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
All authors will receive an email confirming the submission of the manuscript, along with the corresponding reference number. The editorial board will assess adherence to general instructions, such as format and linguistic appropriateness, and perform a similarity check. The Editor-in-Chief, in association with the editorial board, will evaluate the manuscript's alignment with the journal's scope …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Acta Botanica Brasilica encourages the publication of preprint articles on public platforms such as SciELO Preprints, bioRxiv, and Preprints so that, when appropriate, they can be openly discussed before formal publication. A preprint is defined as a manuscript ready for submission to a journal and deposited on reliable preprint servers before or concurrently with journal submission. This practice…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Sociedade Botanica de Sao Paulo
- Country or region
- BRAZIL
- Language
- Portuguese, English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1985
- ISSN
- 0102-3306
- Electronic ISSN
- 1677-941X
- Society / sponsor
- Sociedade Botânica do Brasil
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Botanica Brasilica
What CAS zone is Acta Botanica Brasilica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Botanica Brasilica 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 Botanica Brasilica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.1; CiteScore 2, h-index 74.
How long does peer review take at Acta Botanica Brasilica?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 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 Botanica Brasilica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Botanica Brasilica is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, Current Contents and SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Acta Botanica Brasilica open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Botanica Brasilica is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .