Journal profile · PLANT SCIENCES
Kew Bulletin
ISSN 0075-5974 · eISSN 1874-933X · Springer London · ENGLAND · 4 issues per year · Founded 2008
Kew Bulletin: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.71; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,190; median 118 days to acceptance (30 articles, last 24 months); 83 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Kew Bulletin is published by Springer London 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 Diversity and Evolution, Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions and Plant and animal studies, together about 36.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Kew Bulletin is an international peer-reviewed journal for the taxonomy, systematics and conservation of vascular plants and fungi. Papers on conservation, evolution, palynology, cytology, anatomy, biogeography and phytochemistry are considered, where relevant to taxonomy and systematics. Review papers on topics appropriate to the journal are invited. The journal is richly illustrated with line drawings and photographs, and also features a Book Review and Notices section.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PLANT SCIENCES
Editor-in-chief Manuel LujanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 23, United States 2, Japan 1, India 1, Germany 1 (32 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant Diversity and EvolutionAgricultural and Biological Sciences18.1%
- Plant and Fungal Species DescriptionsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.7%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.9%
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.2%
- African Botany and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.7%
- Plant Taxonomy and PhylogeneticsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Botanical Research and ChemistryAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
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 3 |
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
CAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- 0.71LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 121OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,631OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.81OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 42.16%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 72LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 231,800Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,513 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 66 | 40 | 4 |
| 2025 | 83 | 44 | 51 |
| 2024 | 67 | 29 | 120 |
| 2023 | 71 | 25 | 146 |
| 2022 | 78 | 33 | 345 |
| 2021 | 69 | 37 | 413 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
118 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 82 days – 174 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 205 days (81 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 336 days
- Sample
- 30 articles with submission and acceptance dates (160 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Submission to first decision
- 26 daysPublisher website ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,190 / EUR 2,590 / GBP 2,290 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websitePolicy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Kew Bulletin, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page.
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
- Springer London
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- 4 issues per year
- Founded
- 2008
- ISSN
- 0075-5974
- Electronic ISSN
- 1874-933X
- Society / sponsor
- Royal Botanic Gardens
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 81, Issue 2 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Kew Bulletin
What CAS zone is Kew Bulletin in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Kew Bulletin is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 3 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 Kew Bulletin?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.71; CiteScore 1.7, h-index 121.
How long does peer review take at Kew Bulletin?
Based on the dates recorded on 30 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 118 days (interquartile range 82–174 days). 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Kew Bulletin based?
Of the 32 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (23), United States (2) and Japan (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Kew Bulletin?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Kew Bulletin is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Kew Bulletin open access, and what is the APC?
Kew Bulletin is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,190.
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: .