Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Plant Science
Lankesteriana
ISSN 1409-3871 · eISSN 2215-2067 · Universidad de Costa Rica · Costa Rica
Lankesteriana: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 10 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Lankesteriana is published by Universidad de Costa Rica. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Plant Diversity and Evolution, Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, together about 66.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
LANKESTERIANA is an international scientific journal published by the Lankester Botanical Garden Research Center – University of Costa Rica. The journal is globally recognized for its specialization and contributions to the knowledge of the orchid family. In addition to research articles, LANKESTERIANA is dedicated to facilitating scholarly communication and exchange by publishing a comprehensive array of content, including book reviews, checklists, comments, conference proceedings, correspondence, corrigendum, obituaries, opinions, reviews, and special issue contributions.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Plant Science
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant Diversity and EvolutionAgricultural and Biological Sciences23.9%
- Plant and Fungal Species DescriptionsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology22.3%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences19.8%
- Fern and Epiphyte BiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.8%
- Flowering Plant Growth and CultivationAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.7%
- Botany and Geology in Latin America and CaribbeanAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.4%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.2%
- History of Science and Natural HistoryArts and Humanities2.2%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plant Science | Q3 | 313/541 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SciELOPublisher website
Other: Latindex, Thomson Reuters’ Biosis, Scirus, WZB, Redalyc, E-journals, Ebookbrowse, FAO Online Catalogues, CiteBank, Mendeley, WorldCat, Core Electronic Journals Library, Biodiversity Heritage Library, The Latindex Directory
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 0.43Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 0.95Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 92OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.53OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 764 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 167 |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | 231 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 204 |
| 2023 | 30 | 30 | 278 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 279 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 293 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted2
- commentariesShort communications and commentaries are also accepted and should be titled as such.Length not stated
- short communicationsShort communications and commentaries are also accepted and should be titled as such.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Official language is English; Spanish manuscripts considered case-by-case Model summary
The official language of the journal is English (papers are published with a Spanish summary), and manuscripts submitted in Spanish will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
No page charges; copyright assigned to Lankester Botanical Garden Research Center, University of Costa Rica. Model summary
Authors are not required to cover any page charges. In consideration of the publication of the article, the authors grant Lankester Botanical Garden Research Center, University of Costa Rica, all rights in the article.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access policy
This journal follows the principle of open access, providing free and immediate access to its content to encourage global knowledge exchange. All articles published in LANKESTERIANA are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivs 3.0 Costa Rica license unless indicated otherwise. Authors are not charged for page fees, and their articles are available as open access at no …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Double-blind peer review by two or more external referees Model summary
LANKESTERIANA uses a double-blind peer-review process, following the journal’s ethical guidelines, the COPE principles, and the University of Costa Rica regulations. After a manuscript passes the initial Editorial Board screening, it is anonymized and sent to at least two expert reviewers, including at least one external to the University of Costa Rica. If an editorial board member is an author or…
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
- Universidad de Costa Rica
- Country or region
- Costa Rica
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 1409-3871
- Electronic ISSN
- 2215-2067
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 26, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Lankesteriana
How long does peer review take at Lankesteriana?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Lankesteriana?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Lankesteriana?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Lankesteriana is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Lankesteriana open access, and what is the APC?
Lankesteriana is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .