Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Plant Science
Botanicheskii Zhurnal
ISSN 0006-8136 · eISSN 2658-6339 · Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Botanicheskii Zhurnal: subscription journal; 7 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Botanicheskii Zhurnal is published by Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, Plant Diversity and Evolution and Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna, together about 46.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Plant Science
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences25.9%
- Plant Diversity and EvolutionAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.1%
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and faunaAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.4%
- Plant Taxonomy and PhylogeneticsAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.1%
- Plant and Fungal Species DescriptionsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.1%
- Plant Ecology and Taxonomy StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science4.8%
- Plant Reproductive BiologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | Q4 | 673/736 | 8th |
| Plant Science | Q4 | 496/541 | 8th |
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
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.35OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,705 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 123 |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | 209 |
| 2024 | 67 | 67 | 311 |
| 2023 | 101 | 55 | 350 |
| 2022 | 73 | 0 | 260 |
| 2021 | 116 | 0 | 254 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- ISSN
- 0006-8136
- Electronic ISSN
- 2658-6339
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Botanicheskii Zhurnal
Which databases index Botanicheskii Zhurnal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Botanicheskii Zhurnal is indexed in Scopus.
Is Botanicheskii Zhurnal open access, and what is the APC?
Botanicheskii Zhurnal is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .