Journal profile · PLANT SCIENCES
Herzogia
ISSN 0018-0971 · BLAM E V · GERMANY
Herzogia: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.87; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 31 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Herzogia is published by BLAM E V 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 Lichen and fungal ecology, Botany and Plant Ecology Studies and Bryophyte Studies and Records, together about 73.1% 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
- Lichen and fungal ecologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences30.5%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences24.5%
- Bryophyte Studies and RecordsAgricultural and Biological Sciences18.1%
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.4%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.4%
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.4%
- Peatlands and Wetlands EcologyEnvironmental Science2.1%
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and faunaAgricultural and Biological Sciences1.2%
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
SCIELetPub
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
- 0.87LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 175OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.51OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 22.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,128 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 16 | 5 |
| 2025 | 31 | 0 | 15 |
| 2024 | 16 | 0 | 20 |
| 2023 | 31 | 1 | 60 |
| 2022 | 38 | 0 | 100 |
| 2021 | 62 | 2 | 219 |
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
- BLAM E V
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- Multi-Language
- ISSN
- 0018-0971
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Herzogia
What CAS zone is Herzogia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Herzogia 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 Herzogia?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.87; h-index 28.
How long does peer review take at Herzogia?
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 Herzogia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Herzogia is indexed in SCIE.
Is Herzogia open access, and what is the APC?
Herzogia 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: .