Journal profile · Plant Sciences
Gorteria
ISSN 0017-2294 · eISSN 2542-8578 · NATL HERBARIUM NEDERLAND, UNIV LEIDEN BRANCH · NETHERLANDS · Bi-monthly · Founded 1961
Gorteria: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.22; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 7 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Gorteria is published by NATL HERBARIUM NEDERLAND, UNIV LEIDEN BRANCH 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 Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna and Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies, together about 52.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Gorteria is a journal for research on the wild flora of the Netherlands and focuses on plant diversity, floristics, and the distribution and systematics of plant species occurring in the Netherlands. The journal encourages taxonomic treatments and articles on difficult plant complexes, especially if they include identification keys and/or clarify nomenclatural problems. In addition, much attention is given to remarkable finds, locations of rare species, ecological and geographic characteristics, and the floristic changes as consequences of human activities and global climate change. The focus of Gorteria is on the flora of the Netherlands, but the journal encourages all contributions that contribute to a better knowledge of the Dutch flora, even if Dutch species are not directly the subject of study.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Plant Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences35.2%
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and faunaAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.7%
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.8%
- Bryophyte Studies and RecordsAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.1%
- Plant Taxonomy and PhylogeneticsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.8%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Botanical Studies and ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
- Peatlands and Wetlands EcologyEnvironmental Science3.5%
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 4 |
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
- 0.22LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 7LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 284 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- 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
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
- NATL HERBARIUM NEDERLAND, UNIV LEIDEN BRANCH
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bi-monthly
- Founded
- 1961
- ISSN
- 0017-2294
- Electronic ISSN
- 2542-8578
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Gorteria
What CAS zone is Gorteria in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Gorteria 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 Gorteria?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.22; CiteScore 0.3, h-index 8.
How long does peer review take at Gorteria?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; 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 Gorteria?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Gorteria is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Gorteria open access, and what is the APC?
Gorteria 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, 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: .