Journal profile · Plant Sciences
Bangladesh Journal of Botany
ISSN 0253-5416 · eISSN 2079-9926 · Bangladesh Botanical Society · BANGLADESH · Semiannual · Founded 1972
Bangladesh Journal of Botany: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.45; fully open access; community-reported acceptance: easy; 133 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bangladesh Journal of Botany is published by Bangladesh Botanical Society 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 Agricultural Science and Fertilization, Genetics and Plant Breeding and Crop Yield and Soil Fertility, together about 22% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Plant Sciences
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Bangladesh 18 (18 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Agricultural Science and FertilizationAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.5%
- Genetics and Plant BreedingAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.9%
- Crop Yield and Soil FertilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.7%
- Rice Cultivation and Yield ImprovementAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.2%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.6%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5%
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesAgricultural 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
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 0.45LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 212OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.52OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 84.58%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 133LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,731 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 55 | 55 | 2 |
| 2025 | 133 | 133 | 42 |
| 2024 | 124 | 124 | 119 |
| 2023 | 187 | 187 | 202 |
| 2022 | 101 | 101 | 269 |
| 2021 | 149 | 149 | 391 |
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 acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Covered by Current Contents, Current Advances in Plant Sciences, Biological Abstracts and Elsevier Abstracts. Model summary
Covered by Current Contents, Current Advances in Plant Sciences, Biological Abstracts and Elsevier Abstracts.
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
- Bangladesh Botanical Society
- Country or region
- BANGLADESH
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semiannual
- Founded
- 1972
- ISSN
- 0253-5416
- Electronic ISSN
- 2079-9926
- Society / sponsor
- Bangladesh Botanical Society established in 1972
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 55, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bangladesh Journal of Botany
What CAS zone is Bangladesh Journal of Botany in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Bangladesh 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 Bangladesh Journal of Botany?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.45; CiteScore 0.8, h-index 28.
Where are the editorial board members of Bangladesh Journal of Botany based?
Of the 18 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Bangladesh (18). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Bangladesh Journal of Botany?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bangladesh Journal of Botany is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Bangladesh Journal of Botany open access, and what is the APC?
Bangladesh Journal of Botany 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, 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: .