Journal profile · PLANT SCIENCES
Egyptian Journal of Botany
ISSN 0375-9237 · eISSN 2357-0350 · Egyptian Academy of Science and Technology
Egyptian Journal of Botany: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 127 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Egyptian Journal of Botany is published by Egyptian Academy of Science and Technology 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 Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Botanical Research and Chemistry and Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity, together about 18% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PLANT SCIENCES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.1%
- Botanical Research and ChemistryAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.1%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.7%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.6%
- Plant Growth Enhancement TechniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Plant Ecology and Taxonomy StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Algal biology and biofuel productionEnergy4.9%
- Plant Genetic and Mutation StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 2.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 101OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.68OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 23.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.35%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 133LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 957 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 85 | 0 | 7 |
| 2025 | 127 | 9 | 29 |
| 2024 | 105 | 54 | 179 |
| 2023 | 75 | 61 | 212 |
| 2022 | 70 | 66 | 285 |
| 2021 | 63 | 55 | 262 |
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
- Egyptian Academy of Science and Technology
- ISSN
- 0375-9237
- Electronic ISSN
- 2357-0350
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Egyptian Journal of Botany
What CAS zone is Egyptian Journal of Botany in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Egyptian Journal of 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.
Which databases index Egyptian Journal of Botany?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Egyptian Journal of Botany is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Egyptian Journal of Botany open access, and what is the APC?
Egyptian Journal of Botany 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .