Journal profile · Plant Sciences
Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae
ISSN 0001-6977 · eISSN 2083-9480 · Polskie Towarzystwo Botaniczne · POLAND · Quarterly · Founded 1923
Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.1; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 1 month (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 95%; 13 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae is published by Polskie Towarzystwo Botaniczne 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 Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop Management and Lichen and fungal ecology, together about 38.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae (ASBP) publishes mainly significant, original research papers presenting the results new to plant science. The submissions are encouraged and accepted from all the disciplines of plant biology such as taxonomy and floristics, phytogeography, genetics, structure, evolution, ecology, and physiology. The analyses performed on all levels of the plant body from molecular to macromorphological are welcomed. Although our aim is to shape ASBP as an international journal, its tradition is that it serves as a platform, on which the problems valid for the country and for this part of the world are being discussed. Thus, too narrowly focused papers, for instance those referring to distant floras, without generally acceptable conclusions, will not be considered. Besides the original research papers, authors may submit floristic notes, barcoding resources and reviews. In addition, our purpose is to publish the invited papers in case of significant developments in plant science and special, thematic issues of the journal. Authors are advised against submitting manuscripts introducing novel classifications without supporting original statistical morphological or molecular analyses. The submission of monographs, revisions, or descriptions of new species without such analyses is discouraged. Papers focusing on individual species, such as phylogeographic or palaeobotanical studies, will be considered for publication only if they feature significant contributions to taxonomy or encompass broader aspects of evolutionary, biogeographic, or biological significance. All submissions must be written in good English, which is solely a responsibility of the authors.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Plant Sciences
Editor-in-chief Jakub Sawicki UniveristyPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences25.2%
- Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.8%
- Lichen and fungal ecologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.9%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.2%
- Integrated Water Resources ManagementEnvironmental Science5%
- Plant Reproductive BiologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.8%
- Bryophyte Studies and RecordsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.1%
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsAgricultural 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
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
- 1.1LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 0.28Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 0.81Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 805OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.8OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.11%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,970 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 21 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 33 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 103 |
| 2022 | 33 | 33 | 150 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | 99 |
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)
- about 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 95%LetPub ·
- 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 700 / PLN 2,500 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 520 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 520 | No | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 8
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted7
- new floristic dataarticle type (original research paper, review, recent advances in superbarcoding, new floristic data)Length not stated
- original research paperarticle type (original research paper, review, recent advances in superbarcoding, new floristic data)Length not stated
- original research papersThe journal offers Open Access publication of original research papers, short communications, and reviewsLength not stated
- recent advances in superbarcodingarticle type (original research paper, review, recent advances in superbarcoding, new floristic data)Length not stated
- reviewarticle type (original research paper, review, recent advances in superbarcoding, new floristic data)Length not stated
- reviewsThe journal offers Open Access publication of original research papers, short communications, and reviewsLength not stated
- short communicationsThe journal offers Open Access publication of original research papers, short communications, and reviewsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship
Authors' contributions section is mandatory for multi-author submissions. Model summary
authors’ contributions (this section is mandatory for submissions with at least two authors; determine each author’s contribution qualitatively, not quantitatively, e.g., research designing, conducting experiments, writing the manuscript, etc.)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Funding statement is mandatory for all article types. Model summary
financing (provide statement about research funding here; all sources should be mentioned, including grants, statutory and private funds, etc.)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open Access publication Model summary
The journal offers Open Access publication
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Revised manuscripts must be submitted within 2 months or may be considered new submissions. Model summary
During the editorial process, any revised version of the manuscript must be submitted within 2 months; if provided later, the revised version may be considered as a new submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Manuscripts are checked for plagiarism using Similarity Check. Model summary
After initial acceptance, the manuscript will be converted to a PDF file for review purpose and processed against plagiarism via Similarity Check (http://www.crossref.org/crosscheck/index.html) for originality.
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
- Polskie Towarzystwo Botaniczne
- Country or region
- POLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1923
- ISSN
- 0001-6977
- Electronic ISSN
- 2083-9480
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 94 (2025)
- 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 Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae
What CAS zone is Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae 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 Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.1; CiteScore 2.5, h-index 52.
How long does peer review take at Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae?
Authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “about 95%”. 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 Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: ≤ 8; Reference style: APA. 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.
Which databases index Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .