Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Plant Science
Edinburgh Journal of Botany
ISSN 0960-4286 · eISSN 1474-0036 · Cambridge University Press
Edinburgh Journal of Botany: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; 12 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Edinburgh Journal of Botany is published by Cambridge University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Plant Diversity and Evolution, Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, together about 67.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Edinburgh Journal of Botany publishes articles relating to plant and fungal taxonomy and systematics and allied subjects including biodiversity, conservation science and phytogeography. The journal is a particularly valued forum for research on Southeast and Southwest Asian, Sino-Himalayan and Brazilian biodiversity but also publishes important work on European, Central American and African biodiversity. EJB is published by the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Benefits to authors of publishing with the Edinburgh Journal of Botany Diamond Open Access: no article-processing or other publication charges. published articles are free to access, allowing your work to reach the widest possible readership. High-quality editorial and peer-review services coordinated by experts based at one of the world’s most highly respected scientific institutions. A quality, internationally recognised, journal with over 120 years history. Journal History The journal has a 126-year history of publishing high-quality, peer-reviewed, international plant science research. It was established in 1900 as the Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, publishing reports of scientific investigations and points of interest relating to plant life. In 1990, its name was changed to the Edinburgh Journal of Botany to reflect the significance of the scientific papers being published. In 2021, the moved to a Diamond open access publishing model (free to publish and access) so that the valuable scientific information it publishes can be made available to as large a readership as possible. Peer Review A minimum of two independent, anonymous to the authors, peer reviewers are used to assess each manuscript. Reviewers are recruited based on their knowledge of or affinity with the main subjects of the article. The reviewers are asked to rate each manuscript in terms of its value as a novel and significant contribution to scientific knowledge and its interest to the journal’s readership. An international editorial board provides a body of expertise to reflect the wide range of work published and the geographical spread of contributors and readers. Publication Frequency Accepted papers, once copy-edited and typeset, are published online at the earliest opportunity. At the end of each calendar year, the published papers are collated as a single online volume. Indexing The journal is indexed in the following databases: CABI, EBSCOhost, Elsevier BV, OCLC, Proquest, Clarivate Analytics BIOSIS, Vini
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Plant Science
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant Diversity and EvolutionAgricultural and Biological Sciences26%
- Plant and Fungal Species DescriptionsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology24.5%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences17.3%
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and faunaAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- Plant Taxonomy and PhylogeneticsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Plant Ecology and Taxonomy StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Fern and Epiphyte BiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.8%
- Linguistic and Cultural StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.1%
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
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 | 380/736 | 48th |
| Plant Science | Q3 | 290/541 | 46th |
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
ProQuest, OCLCPublisher website
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
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 278OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.43OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,021Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,225 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 377 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 528 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 530 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 713 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 672 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | 760 |
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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 51 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Editorial 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 | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
All material is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence, unless otherwise stated. Model summary
Please read our Open Access, Copyright and Permissions policies for more information.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open Access: all articles are freely available to everyone, immediately on publication. Model summary
Open Access: all articles are freely available to everyone, immediately on publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
All manuscripts will be subject to multiple peer review before publication. Model summary
A minimum of two independent, anonymous to the authors, peer reviewers are used to assess each manuscript. Reviewers are recruited based on their knowledge of or affinity with the main subjects of the article. The reviewers are asked to rate each manuscript in terms of its value as a novel and significant contribution to scientific knowledge and its interest to the journal’s readership.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Submitted manuscripts should not have been accepted for publication or be under consideration elsewhere. Model summary
Submitted manuscripts should not have been accepted for publication or be under consideration elsewhere.
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
- Cambridge University Press
- ISSN
- 0960-4286
- Electronic ISSN
- 1474-0036
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 83 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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 Edinburgh Journal of Botany
Which databases index Edinburgh Journal of Botany?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Edinburgh Journal of Botany is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Edinburgh Journal of Botany open access, and what is the APC?
Edinburgh Journal of Botany 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, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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: .