Journal profile
Guangxi Zhiwu
ISSN 1000-3142 · China Science Publishing & Media Ltd. (CSPM) · China
Guangxi Zhiwu: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 19 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Guangxi Zhiwu is published by China Science Publishing & Media Ltd. (CSPM). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, Plant Diversity and Evolution and Forest, Soil, and Plant Ecology in China, together about 30.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science and Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal is committed to advancing botanical research. It mainly publishes high-quality, original research articles that present innovative findings across all major branches of plant sciences. Both fundamental and applied research are welcome, and submissions reporting new techniques, novel methodologies, and important discoveries in plant research are particularly encouraged. In addition to original research articles, the journal publishes critical review papers that provide insightful analyses and theoretical advances on key frontier topics in plant sciences.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief MA KepingPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.3%
- Plant Diversity and EvolutionAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.1%
- Forest, Soil, and Plant Ecology in ChinaSocial Sciences7.1%
- Plant Stress Responses and ToleranceAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.5%
- Plant and Fungal Species DescriptionsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.3%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.8%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science4.8%
- Flowering Plant Growth and CultivationAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CNKI, China Journal Network, Wanfang Data, Superstar Journals DatabasePublisher 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
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,715 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 125 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 148 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 142 |
| 2021 | 21 | 0 | 146 |
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 19 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 19 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | CNY 3,500 | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | CNY 3,500 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | CNY 400 / CNY 450 / CNY 1,200 / CNY 6,000 / CNY 200 | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted2
- critical review papersIn addition to original research articles, the journal publishes critical review papers that provide insightful analyses and theoretical advances on key frontie…Length not stated
- original research articlesIt mainly publishes high-quality, original research articles that present innovative findings across all major branches of plant sciences.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics
Academic misconduct: plagiarism, data falsification, multiple submissions, redundant publication not tolerated. Model summary
The journal takes academic misconduct seriously, any forms of plagiarism, falsification of data, multiple submissions or redundant publication will not be tolerated.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 4. Review Process
Double-blind peer review with three-round process: preliminary review, peer review, final review. Model summary
Review process: The journal implements a double-blind peer review system and strictly follows the three-round review process, which includes preliminary review, peer review, and final review. The Editorial Office will first conduct a preliminary review to submitted manuscripts. In this procedure, manuscripts with insufficient originality, serious scientific or technical flaws, lack of a significan…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Originality: only original manuscripts not previously published in any language; translations not considered. Model summary
The journal only accepts original manuscripts that have not been previously published in any language. Translations of papers already published elsewhere are not considered.
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
- China Science Publishing & Media Ltd. (CSPM)
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- Chinese
- ISSN
- 1000-3142
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Guangxi Zhiwu
How long does peer review take at Guangxi Zhiwu?
Authors report an average review time of about 19 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.
Which databases index Guangxi Zhiwu?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Guangxi Zhiwu is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Guangxi Zhiwu open access, and what is the APC?
Guangxi Zhiwu is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .