Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Plant Science
Mediterranean Botany
ISSN 2603-9109 · Universidad Complutense · SPAIN
Mediterranean Botany: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.83; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 17 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Mediterranean Botany is published by Universidad Complutense 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 Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna, Botany and Plant Ecology Studies and Plant Diversity and Evolution, together about 45.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Mediterranean Botany (ISSNe 2603-9109) publishes original research in the field of Botany, including plant systematics, biogeography, evolutionary biology, ecophysiology, community ecology, ethnobotany and conservation biology, with a geographic scope on Mediterranean biomes around the world. Research on other bioclimatic regions or biomes is only accepted when addressing questions with interest to the geographic scope of the journal (e.g. evolutionary lineages related to current plant diversity in Mediterranean biomes) or in the context of special issues focused on wide topics of plant sciences.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Plant Science
Editor-in-chief Rosario G. GavilánPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 4, Greece 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and faunaAgricultural and Biological Sciences25.8%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.8%
- Plant Diversity and EvolutionAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.6%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science5.4%
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
- Plant Taxonomy and PhylogeneticsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.8%
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
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.83LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.05OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 190 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 29 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 27 |
| 2022 | 36 | 36 | 139 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 471 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Mediterranean Botany is an open access journal to promote global exchange knowledge. It facilitates unrestricted access to its contents from the moment of publication in its electronic edition. The originals published are property of the Universidad Complutense and it is mandatory to cite such source in case of total or partial reproduction. All contents are distributed under a Creative Commons Li…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Diamond Open Access: All papers published in Mediterranean Botany are free of charge for authors and readers. Model summary
Diamond Open Access: All papers published in Mediterranean Botany are free of charge for authors and readers.
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 Complutense
- Country or region
- SPAIN
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 2603-9109
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 47, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Mediterranean Botany
What CAS zone is Mediterranean Botany in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Mediterranean Botany 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 Mediterranean Botany?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.83; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 15.
How long does peer review take at Mediterranean Botany?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Mediterranean Botany based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (4) and Greece (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Mediterranean Botany?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Mediterranean Botany is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Mediterranean Botany open access, and what is the APC?
Mediterranean Botany 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, DOAJ, 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: .