Journal profile · Environmental Science-Ecology
Botanica Pacifica
ISSN 2226-4701 · eISSN 2410-3713 · Botanical Garden-Institute · Russian Federation
Botanica Pacifica: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 33 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Botanica Pacifica is published by Botanical Garden-Institute. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, Plant Diversity and Evolution and Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics, together about 39.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Botanica Pacifica (BP) publishes peer-reviewed, significant research of interest to a wide audience of plant scientists in all areas of plant biology (structure, function, development, diversity, genetics, evolution, systematics), all levels of organization (molecular to ecosystem), and all plant groups and allied organisms (cyanobacteria, fungi, and lichens). BP requires authors to frame their research questions and discuss their results in terms of contemporary problems of plant biology. While the geographic focus of the journal is the Pacific region, research submissions that demonstrate clear linkages with other regions are welcome. BP aims to foster the exchange of research ideas between countries with diverse cultures and languages.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Science-Ecology
Editor-in-chief Pavel V. KRESTOVPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences18.7%
- Plant Diversity and EvolutionAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.9%
- Plant Taxonomy and PhylogeneticsAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.7%
- Plant Ecology and Taxonomy StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.5%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science6%
- Bryophyte Studies and RecordsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.8%
- Lichen and fungal ecologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- Plant and Fungal Species DescriptionsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | Q3 | 449/736 | 39th |
| Ecology | Q3 | 304/491 | 38th |
| Plant Science | Q3 | 337/541 | 37th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIECAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: BIOSIS Previews, Int. Plant Names Index (IPNI)
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.69OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 416 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 38 | 110 |
| 2025 | 33 | 33 | 157 |
| 2024 | 34 | 34 | 206 |
| 2023 | 51 | 51 | 223 |
| 2022 | 40 | 40 | 181 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | 164 |
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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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
- ≤ 150 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted5
- broad reviewsBP includes the following sections: research papers (up to 20 printing pages), short reports (up to 5 printing pages), broad reviews (up to 30 printing pages), …Length not stated
- critics and biographiesBP includes the following sections: research papers (up to 20 printing pages), short reports (up to 5 printing pages), broad reviews (up to 30 printing pages), …Length not stated
- monographsPapers of exceptional value can be published as monographs with no page charge; special decision of editorial board is required for such kind of accounts.Length not stated
- research papersBP includes the following sections: research papers (up to 20 printing pages), short reports (up to 5 printing pages), broad reviews (up to 30 printing pages), …Length not stated
- short reportsBP includes the following sections: research papers (up to 20 printing pages), short reports (up to 5 printing pages), broad reviews (up to 30 printing pages), …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Peer review
- Authorship
Authors retain copyright Model summary
Botanica Pacifica permits authors to retain the rights to their work.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review by scholars with expertise in the research area. Model summary
Manuscripts are reviewed by scholars with expertise in the research area.
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
- Botanical Garden-Institute
- Country or region
- Russian Federation
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2226-4701
- Electronic ISSN
- 2410-3713
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Botanica Pacifica
How long does peer review take at Botanica Pacifica?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 weeks. 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 Botanica Pacifica?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Reference style: Author–date; Cover letter: Required. 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 Botanica Pacifica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Botanica Pacifica is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SCIE and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Botanica Pacifica open access, and what is the APC?
Botanica Pacifica is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .