Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Plant Science
Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy
ISSN 1225-8318 · eISSN 2466-1546 · Korean Society of Plant Taxonomists
Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; median 75 days to acceptance (72 articles, last 24 months); 37 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy is published by Korean Society of Plant Taxonomists 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 Conservation Studies, Plant and animal studies and Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions, together about 51.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Plant Science
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ecology and Conservation StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences27.9%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.7%
- Plant and Fungal Species DescriptionsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.4%
- Agriculture, Soil, Plant ScienceAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.3%
- Plant Diversity and EvolutionAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.2%
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.8%
- Food Quality and Safety StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.3%
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 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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 106OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.64OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 30%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,464 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 26 | 4 |
| 2025 | 37 | 37 | 16 |
| 2024 | 36 | 36 | 43 |
| 2023 | 36 | 36 | 111 |
| 2022 | 33 | 33 | 81 |
| 2021 | 33 | 33 | 187 |
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
75 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 48 days – 102 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (72 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 94 days
- Sample
- 72 articles with submission and acceptance dates (82 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".
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- Korean Society of Plant Taxonomists
- ISSN
- 1225-8318
- Electronic ISSN
- 2466-1546
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy
What CAS zone is Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy 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.
How long does peer review take at Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy?
Based on the dates recorded on 72 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 75 days (interquartile range 48–102 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.
Which databases index Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy open access, and what is the APC?
Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy is a fully open-access 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: .