Journal profile · Plant Sciences
Australian Journal of Botany
ISSN 0067-1924 · eISSN 1444-9862 · CSIRO Publishing · Australia · 8 issues per year · Founded 1953
Australian Journal of Botany: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.26; hybrid open access; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: 48%; 32 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Australian Journal of Botany is published by CSIRO Publishing 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 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Plant and animal studies and Plant Diversity and Evolution, together about 36.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Australian Journal of Botany focuses on plant biology in Southern Hemisphere ecosystems including ecology, biology, and conservation.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Plant Sciences
Editor-in-chief John MorganPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science17.1%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.1%
- Plant Diversity and EvolutionAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.4%
- Pasture and Agricultural SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
- Plant Parasitism and ResistanceAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Rangeland and Wildlife ManagementEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Forest ecology and managementEnvironmental Science4.4%
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
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
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
- 1.26LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 114OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,589OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.83OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 66.96%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,646 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 20 | 14 |
| 2025 | 32 | 26 | 33 |
| 2024 | 44 | 31 | 140 |
| 2023 | 44 | 34 | 179 |
| 2022 | 36 | 27 | 157 |
| 2021 | 56 | 24 | 356 |
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)
- 48%LetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open Access articles
Eucalypt bark thickness and density are explained more by landscape aridity and species than by fire frequency Pollen source in Prasophyllum affects seed quantity and quality Integrating different knowledge types to better advise little known semi-arid threatened species Westringia parvifolia (C.T. White and W.D. Francis) recovery, translocation, and conservation Scenarios for ecosystems in the ye…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Format-free submission available Model summary
Format-free submission Submit in the format of your choice with format-free submission.
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
- CSIRO Publishing
- Country or region
- Australia
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- 8 issues per year
- Founded
- 1953
- ISSN
- 0067-1924
- Electronic ISSN
- 1444-9862
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 74, Issue 5 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Australian Journal of Botany
What CAS zone is Australian Journal of Botany in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Australian Journal of Botany 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 Australian Journal of Botany?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.26; CiteScore 1.9, h-index 114.
How long does peer review take at Australian Journal of Botany?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “48%”. 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 Australian Journal of Botany?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Australian Journal of Botany is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Australian Journal of Botany open access, and what is the APC?
Australian Journal of Botany is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .