Journal profile · Plant Sciences
Acta Botanica Mexicana
ISSN 0187-7151 · eISSN 2448-7589 · Instituto de Ecologia, A.C. · MEXICO · Quarterly
Acta Botanica Mexicana: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.73; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 54 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Botanica Mexicana is published by Instituto de Ecologia, A.C. 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 Diversity and Evolution, Botanical Research and Applications and Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies, together about 33.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Acta Botanica Mexicana es una revista científica que da a conocer trabajos originales e inéditos en todas las áreas de la botánica, incluyendo florística, taxonomía, taxones nuevos para la ciencia, ecología, etnobotánica, paleontología, evolución, conservación, etc. Está dirigida a botánicos mexicanos y extranjeros que aporten información en estas áreas del conocimiento, particularmente con plantas nativas del continente americano. Hasta 2018 apareció cuatro veces al año con una periodicidad estricta en la primera semana de enero, abril, julio y octubre; a partir de 2019 se publica de manera continua, sin periodicidad preestablecida, en formato electrónico y de forma gratuita. Acta Botanica Mexicana fue fundada en abril de 1988 por el ✝Dr. Jerzy Rzedowski, investigador Emérito del Instituto de Ecología, A.C. (INECOL); es una publicación financiada por el Instituto de Ecología, A.C., ha sido editada desde sus inicios en el Centro Regional del Bajío de la misma institución y publicada periódicamente y sin interrupción.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Plant Sciences
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Argentina 2, Australia 1, Israel 1, Colombia 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant Diversity and EvolutionAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.7%
- Botanical Research and ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.1%
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences9%
- Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and BiogeographyEarth and Planetary Sciences7.5%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.5%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.3%
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Fern and Epiphyte BiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
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
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
- 0.73LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 263OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.78OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 27.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 90.57%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 51LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,568 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | 45 | 5 |
| 2025 | 54 | 54 | 33 |
| 2024 | 58 | 58 | 84 |
| 2023 | 51 | 51 | 107 |
| 2022 | 63 | 63 | 189 |
| 2021 | 52 | 52 | 219 |
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 ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Reference style
- Harvard
- Templates
- Word
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
Article types accepted2
- artículo de investigaciónArtículo de investigación: contribución basada en un estudio original e inédito, en general de ocho o más páginas formadas.Length not stated
- nota científicaNota científica: aceptamos manuscritos cortos de menos de ocho páginas ya formadas sobre los siguientes temas: Notas taxonómicas y nomenclaturales. Comentarios …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Preprints
- AI use
AI use policy page listed in navigation. Model summary
Política de uso de Inteligencia Artificial (IA)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Persistent identifiers policy page listed in navigation. Model summary
Política de identificadores persistentes
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright COPYRIGHT
El autor de correspondencia recibirá junto con las pruebas de página de su manuscrito un documento en donde firma que autoriza a Acta Botanica Mexicana para reproducir su artículo en todos los medios (impresos, electrónicos, redes sociales, etc.). En este mismo documento, la revista permite a(l) (los) autor(es) el uso del contenido del artículo en futuros trabajos, siempre y cuando su publicación …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Persistent identifiers policy Model summary
Política de identificadores persistentes
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
- Instituto de Ecologia, A.C.
- Country or region
- MEXICO
- Language
- Spanish
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0187-7151
- Electronic ISSN
- 2448-7589
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Botanica Mexicana
What CAS zone is Acta Botanica Mexicana in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Botanica Mexicana 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 Mexicana?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.73; CiteScore 1.5, h-index 36.
How long does peer review take at Acta Botanica Mexicana?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Acta Botanica Mexicana?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Reference style: Harvard; Templates: Word; Suggested reviewers: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Acta Botanica Mexicana based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Argentina (2), Australia (1) and Israel (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Acta Botanica Mexicana?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Botanica Mexicana is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Acta Botanica Mexicana open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Botanica Mexicana is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .