Journal profile · Plant Sciences
JOURNAL OF THE TORREY BOTANICAL SOCIETY
ISSN 1095-5674 · eISSN 1940-0616 · Torrey Botanical Society · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1997
JOURNAL OF THE TORREY BOTANICAL SOCIETY: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.38; subscription journal; no APC; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 25 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF THE TORREY BOTANICAL SOCIETY is published by Torrey Botanical Society 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 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies and Plant and animal studies, together about 42.1% 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 Journal’s main goal is the dissemination of scientific knowledge about plants and fungi. It publishes basic research in all areas of plant biology, except horticulture, with an emphasis on research done in, and on the plants of, the Western Hemisphere.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Plant Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science15.6%
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences14.9%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.7%
- Rangeland and Wildlife ManagementEnvironmental Science7.1%
- Plant Diversity and EvolutionAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.8%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Fire effects on ecosystemsEnvironmental Science5%
- Plant Parasitism and ResistanceAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.7%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: BIOSIS, Current Content
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
- Impact factor
- 0.38LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 62OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 517OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.54%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 25LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,175 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 25 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | 33 | 5 | 25 |
| 2023 | 20 | 3 | 32 |
| 2022 | 27 | 7 | 61 |
| 2021 | 30 | 4 | 107 |
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 websiteOpen access
- Open access
Open Access via BioOne Subscribe to Open pilot program Model summary
All articles are published as Open Access for no additional fee, as a part of the BioOne Subscribe to Open pilot program.
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
- Torrey Botanical Society
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1997
- ISSN
- 1095-5674
- Electronic ISSN
- 1940-0616
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF THE TORREY BOTANICAL SOCIETY
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF THE TORREY BOTANICAL SOCIETY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF THE TORREY BOTANICAL SOCIETY 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 JOURNAL OF THE TORREY BOTANICAL SOCIETY?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.38; CiteScore 1.1, h-index 62.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF THE TORREY BOTANICAL SOCIETY?
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 JOURNAL OF THE TORREY BOTANICAL SOCIETY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF THE TORREY BOTANICAL SOCIETY is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAS and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is JOURNAL OF THE TORREY BOTANICAL SOCIETY open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF THE TORREY BOTANICAL SOCIETY is a subscription journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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: .