Journal profile · Plant Sciences
Nordic Journal of Botany
ISSN 0107-055X · eISSN 1756-1051 · Wiley-Blackwell · DENMARK · Bimonthly · Founded 1981
Nordic Journal of Botany: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.01; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,950; review about 125 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); community-reported acceptance: about 75%; 164 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nordic Journal of Botany is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 40.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
<em>Nordic Journal of Botany</em> is a plant science journal covering all aspects of plant and fungal ecology, evolution, conservation, biogeography, and taxonomy.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Plant Sciences
Editor-in-chief Sara CousinsPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant Diversity and EvolutionAgricultural and Biological Sciences17.1%
- Plant and Fungal Species DescriptionsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.2%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.3%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7%
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
- Plant Taxonomy and PhylogeneticsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
- Plant Parasitism and ResistanceAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.1%
- 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
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 1.01LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30LetPub ·
- h-index
- 70OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,263OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 27.55%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 151LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 153Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 143,696Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,780 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 112 | 103 | 15 |
| 2025 | 164 | 103 | 166 |
| 2024 | 143 | 88 | 239 |
| 2023 | 125 | 81 | 293 |
| 2022 | 121 | 24 | 522 |
| 2021 | 163 | 28 | 672 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
125 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 2 months
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 75%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 45%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 45%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 42 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 42 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 125 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 43 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 2,950 / EUR 2,230 / GBP 1,450 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- DENMARK
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1981
- ISSN
- 0107-055X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1756-1051
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 2026, Issue 9 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nordic Journal of Botany
What CAS zone is Nordic Journal of Botany in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Nordic Journal of 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 Nordic Journal of Botany?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.01; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 70.
How long does peer review take at Nordic Journal of Botany?
The publisher reports about 125 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 75%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 45% (2025). 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 Nordic Journal of Botany?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nordic Journal of Botany is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Nordic Journal of Botany open access, and what is the APC?
Nordic Journal of Botany is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,950.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .