Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Plant Science
Botanical Studies
ISSN 1817-406X · eISSN 1999-3110 · Springer Singapore · Switzerland · Founded 2013
Botanical Studies: CAS Zone 2 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.29; fully open access; APC about USD 2,390; median 111 days to acceptance (58 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 43 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Botanical Studies is published by Springer Singapore and is in Zone 2 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 Plant and animal studies, together about 27.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science and Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Botanical Studies is an open access journal that encompasses all aspects of botany, including but not limited to taxonomy, morphology, development, genetics, evolution, reproduction, systematics, and biodiversity of all plant groups, algae, and fungi. The journal is affiliated with the Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Plant Science
Editor-in-chief Yu-Ming JuPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named Taiwan, China 29, United States 3, Mainland China 1, Hong Kong, China 1, France 1 (35 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant Diversity and EvolutionAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.4%
- Plant and Fungal Species DescriptionsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.1%
- Plant Stress Responses and ToleranceAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.8%
- Plant Molecular Biology ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.9%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.4%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.3%
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 2 |
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 |
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 3.29LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.75LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 60OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 493OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.97OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 39LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 867 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
| 2025 | 43 | 43 | 161 |
| 2024 | 40 | 40 | 295 |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | 361 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | 651 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 739 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
111 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 84 days – 151 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 24 days (58 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 136 days
- Sample
- 58 articles with submission and acceptance dates (62 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 1,990 / USD 2,390 / GBP 1,690 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,090 / EUR 1,790 / GBP 1,490 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 1,490 / USD 2,290 / EUR 1,890 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 1,690 / USD 2,390 / EUR 1,990 | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted3
- database articleOriginal Articles Review Articles Database ArticleLength not stated
- original articlesOriginal Articles Review Articles Database ArticleLength not stated
- review articlesOriginal Articles Review Articles Database ArticleLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability Formatting the 'Availability of data and materials' section of your manuscript
Data sharing strongly encouraged or required; deposit in public repositories where appropriate. Model summary
The following format for the 'Availability of data and materials section of your manuscript should be used:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licensing and copyright
Open access under CC BY licence (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International). Model summary
Creative Commons licences Open access articles in Springer Nature journals are published under Creative Commons licences. These provide an industry-standard framework to support easy re-use of open access material. Under Creative Commons licences, authors retain copyright of their articles. Botanical Studies articles are published open access under a CC BY licence (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Benefits of open access
APC waivers/discounts for authors in lowest income countries; other requests case-by-case. Model summary
Publishing open access (OA) offers a number of benefits, including greater reach and readership for your work: Cited more 1.6x more citations of OA articles than non-OA articles across all subjects Downloaded more 4x more downloads of OA articles than non-OA articles Greater impact 2.5x more Altmetric attention. OA articles attracted 1.9x more news mentions and 1.2x more policy mentions Open acces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Peer review is the process used to evaluate the quality of a manuscript before publication. Independent researchers in the relevant field assess submitted manuscripts to check their validity and robustness. Their feedback guides editors in making publication decisions. Typically, two or more experts evaluate each manuscript based on three main criteria: scientific robustness: is the research metho…
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
- Springer Singapore
- Country or region
- Switzerland
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2013
- ISSN
- 1817-406X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1999-3110
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Botanical Studies
What CAS zone is Botanical Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Botanical Studies is in Zone 2 of Biology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Plant Sciences. 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 Botanical Studies?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.29; CiteScore 6.5, h-index 60.
How long does peer review take at Botanical Studies?
Based on the dates recorded on 58 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 111 days (interquartile range 84–151 days); authors report an average review time of about 13 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Botanical Studies based?
Of the 35 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Taiwan, China (29), United States (3) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Botanical Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Botanical Studies is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Botanical Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Botanical Studies is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,390.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .