Journal profile · Plant Sciences
Pakistan Journal of Botany
ISSN 0556-3321 · eISSN 2070-3368 · Pakistan Botanical Society · PAKISTAN · Quarterly · Founded 1969
Pakistan Journal of Botany: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.01; fully open access; APC about USD 200; review about 12 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 225 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Pakistan Journal of Botany is published by Pakistan Botanical Society 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 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility, Plant tissue culture and regeneration and Agricultural Science and Fertilization, together about 21.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Botanical Society of Pakistan is one of the leading societies that aims to cultivate, promote and disseminate the knowledge of all the branches of plant sciences. BSP provides an opportunity to active research workers to present their results and to generate discussions for further planning of their research. Pakistan Journal of Botany (PJB) is a peer-reviewed bi-monthly publication of the Botanical Society of Pakistan. PJB is being published since 1968. The PJB publishes original, innovative research articles including reviews on all aspects of plant sciences including Physiology, Biochemistry, Systematics, including Molecular Phylogeny, Evolution, Genetics, Biodiversity and Conservation, Paleobotany, Ecology, all plant groups and allied organisms including Algae, Cyanobacteria and Fungi. To fulfill our mission of spreading innovative and meaningful research on plant sciences, we keep our publication charges low to encourage brilliant researchers who are unable to pay higher charges.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Plant Sciences
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Pakistan 4 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Crop Yield and Soil FertilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.6%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.6%
- Agricultural Science and FertilizationAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.5%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.2%
- Genetics and Plant BreedingAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Plant Ecology and Taxonomy StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Plant Stress Responses and ToleranceAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
- Botanical Research and ChemistryAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
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
- 1.01LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 64OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,102OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.73OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 18.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 244LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,026 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 194 | 194 | 11 |
| 2025 | 225 | 225 | 135 |
| 2024 | 247 | 247 | 339 |
| 2023 | 270 | 270 | 605 |
| 2022 | 267 | 267 | 822 |
| 2021 | 279 | 279 | 1,184 |
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 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Editorial 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 200 | Yes | CC BY |
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
- Pakistan Botanical Society
- Country or region
- PAKISTAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1969
- ISSN
- 0556-3321
- Electronic ISSN
- 2070-3368
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Pakistan Journal of Botany
What CAS zone is Pakistan Journal of Botany in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Pakistan 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 Pakistan Journal of Botany?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.01; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 64.
How long does peer review take at Pakistan Journal of Botany?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”. 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 Pakistan Journal of Botany based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Pakistan (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Pakistan Journal of Botany?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Pakistan Journal of Botany is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Pakistan Journal of Botany open access, and what is the APC?
Pakistan Journal of Botany is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 200.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, OpenAlex, 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: .