Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Plant Science
Darwiniana
ISSN 0011-6793 · eISSN 1850-1699 · Instituto de Botanica Darwinion · Argentina
Darwiniana: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 26 weeks (community reports); 21 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Darwiniana is published by Instituto de Botanica Darwinion. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Plant Diversity and Evolution, Botany and Plant Ecology Studies and Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions, together about 53.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Publica trabajos científicos originales y revisiones sobre diferentes áreas de la Botánica con excepción de los artículos de índole agronómico y estrictamente aplicados (de transferencia directa).
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 Argentina 38, United States 5, United Kingdom 1, Germany 1, Brazil 1 (46 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 Sciences20.6%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences16.8%
- Plant and Fungal Species DescriptionsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology16.1%
- Plant Taxonomy and PhylogeneticsAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.5%
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and faunaAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.2%
- Plant Ecology and Taxonomy StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.2%
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.8%
- Chromosomal and Genetic VariationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plant Science | Q4 | 421/541 | 22nd |
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
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
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 103OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.75OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 755 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 127 |
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | 172 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 207 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | 195 |
| 2022 | 38 | 38 | 173 |
| 2021 | 34 | 34 | 196 |
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 26 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 26 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Instituto de Botanica Darwinion
- Country or region
- Argentina
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 0011-6793
- Electronic ISSN
- 1850-1699
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Darwiniana
How long does peer review take at Darwiniana?
Authors report an average review time of about 26 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Darwiniana based?
Of the 46 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Argentina (38), United States (5) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Darwiniana?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Darwiniana is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Darwiniana open access, and what is the APC?
Darwiniana 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, 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: .