New Zealand Journal of Botany

New Zealand Journal of Botany is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. 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, Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, together about 30.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Published by Wiley from 2026. Visit their website to find out more. The New Zealand Journal of Botany is an international journal aiming to disseminate peer-reviewed scientific research in all areas of plant science. We welcome submissions relevant to all aspects of botany, mycology, and phycology of New Zealand and the southern hemisphere. Papers concerning general botanical principles and other species of the world likely to be of interest to a wide audience of plant scientists are also encouraged. The journal’s subject matter encompasses biosystematics and biogeography, ecology, physiology, biochemistry, genetics, reproductive biology, structure and development, plant biotechnology, plant-animal interactions, forestry, taxonomy, ethnobotany, medicinal plants, palaeobotany, bryology, lichenology, mycology, plant pathology, and phycology. Prospective contributors should consult recent issues of the journal and see whether a planned submission is appropriate. No page charges for publication Free colour printing Articles published online before quarterly print publication Open Select options available for open access publication (e.g., Gold OA) Electronic and printed issues are published quarterly (B5 format). Peer review policy All manuscripts are screened by the editorial office to assess their match to the journal’s aims and scope. The senior editor assigns those manuscripts deemed to be appropriate for peer-review to an associate editor. The New Zealand Journal of Botany operates a single anonymized peer-review system. Reviewers will be sourced from both domestic and overseas institutions. All manuscripts are normally reviewed by two experts but where there is disparity regarding the merits of the work, an additional review may also be requested or one of the journal’s editors may give an evaluation. The exception to this is short taxonomic note manuscripts which are reviewed by one expert in the field. Supplementary material is subject to editorial oversight and is made available to reviewers. Direct correspondence between reviewers and authors is not permitted; all correspondence between these parties must be made through the editor. Sorry, there are currently no metrics available for this journal.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Plant Sciences

Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named New Zealand 12 (12 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-09-30

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

SCIEScopusLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

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Web of ScienceGeoRefCurrent ContentsPublisher website

Other: ProQuest, CABI, EBSCOhost Academic Search Alumni Edition, 1/1/2006-, Academic Search Complete, 1/1/2006-, Academic Search Elite, 1/1/2006-, Academic Search Premier, 1/1/2006-, Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre, 1/1/2006-, Biological Abstracts (Online), Current Abstracts, 1/1/2006-, Food Science Source, 1/1/2006-, Elsevier BV, BIOBASE, GEOBASE, CORE, International Atomic Energy Agency, Thomson Reuters, BIOSIS Previews, Elsevier BV BIOBASE, Thomson Reuters Biological Abstracts (Online)

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Impact

Impact factor

3.34LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore 2026-06

3.2LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR 2026-06

0.36LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

0.88LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

35LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

82OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

1,481OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

2.27OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

8.8%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

7.43%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

58LetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

Other sources

Average review time (community reports)

over 12 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13

Average acceptance (community reports)

EasyLetPub · 2026-09-13

Peer review

Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website

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A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.

Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)

Colour charges

No colour charges

Page charges

No page charges

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Publisher

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

Country or region

NEW ZEALAND

Language

English

Frequency

Quarterly

Founded

1963

ISSN

0028-825X

Electronic ISSN

1175-8643

Latest issue on the website

Volume 63, Issue 5 (2025)

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Submission system ↗LetPub
• Special issues ↗Publisher website