Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Plant Science
Botanica Complutensis
ISSN 0214-4565 · eISSN 1988-2874 · Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Botanica Complutensis: fully open access; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2023 (Volume 47): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Botanica Complutensis is published by Universidad Complutense de Madrid. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna, Botany and Plant Ecology Studies and Plant Ecology and Taxonomy Studies, together about 49.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Botanica Complutensis (ISSN 0214-4565, ISSN-e 1988-2874) is journal published once a year on acid-free paper. Founded in 1968 by the Phytography lecturer Francisco Bellot Rodríguez, under the name Trabajos de Botánica y Fisiología Vegetal, with volume 14 (1989) it changed its name to Botanica Complutensis. It includes Botany articles in Spanish and English, mainly.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Plant Science
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 4, Belgium 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and faunaAgricultural and Biological Sciences23.6%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences17.3%
- Plant Ecology and Taxonomy StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences9%
- Lichen and fungal ecologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.8%
- Fern and Epiphyte BiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.5%
- Plant Diversity and EvolutionAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
- Bryophyte Studies and RecordsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.1%
- Biocrusts and Microbial EcologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plant Science | Q4 | 458/534 | 14th |
| Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | Q4 | 632/731 | 13th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 238 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | 49 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | 47 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 66 |
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 accessOpenAlex
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 websiteOpen access, Plagiarism
- Open access Open Access Policy
This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Anti-plagiarism policy
Botanica Complutensis guarantees the originality of all the submitted manuscripts through the use of anti-plagiarism software provided by Ediciones Complutense. This policy ensures the appropriate originality standards as well as the detection of coincidences and similarities between texts sent for publication and those published previously in other sources. In the event of plagiarism, the manuscr…
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
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid
- ISSN
- 0214-4565
- Electronic ISSN
- 1988-2874
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 47 (2023)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Botanica Complutensis
Where are the editorial board members of Botanica Complutensis based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (4) and Belgium (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Botanica Complutensis?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Botanica Complutensis is indexed in Scopus.
Is Botanica Complutensis open access, and what is the APC?
Botanica Complutensis 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: .