Journal profile · Plant Sciences
Rhodora
ISSN 0035-4902 · Allen Press Inc. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1899
Rhodora: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.07; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 50 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Rhodora is published by Allen Press Inc. 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 Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies, Botany and Plant Ecology Studies and Plant and animal studies, together about 39% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This peer-reviewed journal is devoted primarily to the botany of North America and accepts scientific papers and notes relating to the systematics, floristics, ecology, paleobotany, or conservation biology of this or floristically related regions.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Plant Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences22.2%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.7%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.2%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.7%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science5.1%
- Rangeland and Wildlife ManagementEnvironmental Science5%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.9%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science4.4%
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
- 0.07LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 103OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.39OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.23%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 999 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 50 | 23 | 9 |
| 2024 | 53 | 17 | 38 |
| 2023 | 21 | 4 | 7 |
| 2022 | 52 | 16 | 48 |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | 8 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Allen Press Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1899
- ISSN
- 0035-4902
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Rhodora
What CAS zone is Rhodora in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Rhodora 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 Rhodora?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.07; CiteScore 0.7, h-index 25.
How long does peer review take at Rhodora?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Rhodora?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Rhodora is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Rhodora open access, and what is the APC?
Rhodora is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .