Journal profile · Evolutionary Biology
Australian Systematic Botany
ISSN 1030-1887 · eISSN 1446-5701 · CSIRO Publishing · Australia · 6 issues per year · Founded 1988
Australian Systematic Botany: CAS Zone 3 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.76; hybrid open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: 63%; 21 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Australian Systematic Botany is published by CSIRO Publishing and is in Zone 3 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, Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions and Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies, together about 42.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Australian Systematic Botany publishes papers and critical reviews that aim to advance systematic botany and related aspects of biogeography and evolution of all plant groups.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Evolutionary Biology
Editor-in-chief Darren M. CraynPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant Diversity and EvolutionAgricultural and Biological Sciences22.7%
- Plant and Fungal Species DescriptionsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.6%
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.6%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.3%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science5.2%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.9%
- Plant Taxonomy and PhylogeneticsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Evolutionary Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Evolutionary Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Evolutionary Biology | 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
- 1.76LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 640OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.33OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 27.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 74%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,214 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 21 | 20 | 63 |
| 2024 | 15 | 9 | 36 |
| 2023 | 18 | 15 | 80 |
| 2022 | 22 | 18 | 159 |
| 2021 | 18 | 6 | 105 |
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)
- 63%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
- Open access Open Access articles
Hybrid publishing model with open access options Model summary
The Proteaceae fossil wood record in Australia and a new species associated with Oligocene volcanism from the Bunya Mountains Volcanic Province in south-eastern Queensland Evolution and systematics of Australian Casearia Jacq. (Salicaceae), with two new species and one new subspecies described from North Queensland The first fossil Dinckleria (Plagiochilaceae: Marchantiophyta) from Eocene-age Angl…
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
- 6 issues per year
- Founded
- 1988
- ISSN
- 1030-1887
- Electronic ISSN
- 1446-5701
- Society / sponsor
- Australasian Systematic Botany Society
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 39, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Australian Systematic Botany
What CAS zone is Australian Systematic Botany in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Australian Systematic Botany is in Zone 3 of Biology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Plant Sciences / Evolutionary Biology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Australian Systematic Botany?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.76; CiteScore 3.8, h-index 59.
How long does peer review take at Australian Systematic Botany?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “63%”. 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 Systematic Botany?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Australian Systematic Botany is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Australian Systematic Botany open access, and what is the APC?
Australian Systematic 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .