Journal profile · Environmental Science-Ecology
Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica
ISSN 1346-7565 · eISSN 2189-7042 · Japanese Society for Plant Systematics · Japan
Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.36; fully open access; 26 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
APG publishes research manuscripts in the fields of taxonomy, phylogeny, evolution, conservation, biogeography of plants (including algae and fungi) and related disciplines. Contributions devoted to new taxa, nomenclature, monographs, floristic studies and genetic variation are also invited.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Science-Ecology
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
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 0.36LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessLetPub
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted1
- reviewReviewLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Promotion of open access
J-STAGE promotes open access, which (1) provides free access to articles and (2) specifies the conditions of reuse including modification or redistribution. Over 90% of articles on J-STAGE are free to read. Open-access articles display a Creative Commons (CC) license and can be reused under the terms of the license. CC license on an article page CC license on an article PDF For more information ab…
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
- Japanese Society for Plant Systematics
- Country or region
- Japan
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1346-7565
- Electronic ISSN
- 2189-7042
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica
What CAS zone is Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica 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 Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.36; CiteScore 0.5.
Which databases index Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica 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, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .