Journal profile · Plant Sciences
Botany
ISSN 1916-2790 · eISSN 1916-2804 · National Research Council of Canada · CANADA · Monthly · Founded 2008
Botany: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.4; hybrid open access; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 53 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Botany is published by National Research Council of Canada 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 Plant and animal studies, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies and Plant Parasitism and Resistance, together about 31.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published since 1929, this journal publishes novel, high-quality research across all areas of plant science. <a href="/journal/cjb/about"><u>Read More</u></a>
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Plant Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.3%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science10.3%
- Plant Parasitism and ResistanceAgricultural and Biological Sciences8%
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.2%
- Plant Diversity and EvolutionAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.6%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.5%
- Lichen and fungal ecologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
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 3 |
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
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
- 1.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- h-index
- 79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 65OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 817OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.97OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 22.56%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 50LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,840 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 18 | 6 |
| 2025 | 53 | 19 | 44 |
| 2024 | 40 | 20 | 76 |
| 2023 | 53 | 34 | 219 |
| 2022 | 47 | 35 | 262 |
| 2021 | 81 | 66 | 530 |
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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- National Research Council of Canada
- Country or region
- CANADA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2008
- ISSN
- 1916-2790
- Electronic ISSN
- 1916-2804
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Botany
What CAS zone is Botany in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, 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 Botany?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.4; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 65.
How long does peer review take at Botany?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; 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.
Which databases index Botany?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Botany is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Botany open access, and what is the APC?
Botany is a hybrid 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .