Journal profile · Evolutionary Biology
Taxon
ISSN 0040-0262 · eISSN 1996-8175 · International Association for Plant Taxonomy · AUSTRIA · Quarterly · Founded 1951
Taxon: CAS Zone 2 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.87; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,630; median 158 days to acceptance (53 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 192 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Taxon is published by International Association for Plant Taxonomy and is in Zone 2 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 Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, together about 35.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
TAXON is the leading international journal devoted to systematics, phylogeny and taxonomy of algae, fungi, and plants. It also accepts papers on methodology, botanical history, biography, bibliography and related subjects, accepts opinion pieces, commentaries and new perspectives, and publishes a number of regular columns including Plant Systematics World. TAXON is the only place to publish proposals to amend the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi and plants or nomenclatural proposals. TAXON is published bimonthly.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Evolutionary Biology
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 7%); most named United States 8, Germany 4, Brazil 4, Mainland China 3, United Kingdom 3 (41 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant Diversity and EvolutionAgricultural and Biological Sciences14.3%
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences12%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.1%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.2%
- Plant and Fungal Species DescriptionsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.2%
- Plant Taxonomy and PhylogeneticsAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.8%
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and faunaAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.5%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Evolutionary Biology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Evolutionary Biology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Evolutionary Biology | 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
- 1.87LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 201OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,366OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.32OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 27.25%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 89LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 165Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 301,270Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 14,524 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 160 | 85 | 48 |
| 2025 | 192 | 146 | 192 |
| 2024 | 194 | 135 | 480 |
| 2023 | 252 | 211 | 655 |
| 2022 | 218 | 76 | 720 |
| 2021 | 226 | 139 | 1,421 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
158 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 113 days – 235 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 39 days (101 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 244 days
- Sample
- 53 articles with submission and acceptance dates (375 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 35%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 35%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 20 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 20 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 183 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 80 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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 2,630 / EUR 2,220 / GBP 1,960 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 50 | — | — |
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
- EUR 50
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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≥ 5
- Graphical abstract
- Required
Article types accepted10
- editorialTAXON publishes peer-reviewed research articles that report new results with implications of general interest beyond the study group. It also solicits review ar…Length not stated
- nomenclature articlesFinally, TAXON publishes significant contributions to the taxonomy and nomenclature of organisms or about the general field of biological nomenclature (nomencla…Length not stated
- opinionTAXON publishes peer-reviewed research articles that report new results with implications of general interest beyond the study group. It also solicits review ar…Length not stated
- perspectiveTAXON publishes peer-reviewed research articles that report new results with implications of general interest beyond the study group. It also solicits review ar…Length not stated
- perspective articlesTAXON also provides a forum for perspective articles highlighting important and sometimes controversial and contemporary discussions on general or specific topi…Length not stated
- research articleTAXON publishes peer-reviewed research articles that report new results with implications of general interest beyond the study group. It also solicits review ar…Length not stated
- research articlesTAXON publishes peer-reviewed research articles that report new results with implications of general interest beyond the study group.Length not stated
- reviewTAXON publishes peer-reviewed research articles that report new results with implications of general interest beyond the study group. It also solicits review ar…Length not stated
- review articleTAXON publishes peer-reviewed research articles that report new results with implications of general interest beyond the study group. It also solicits review ar…Length not stated
- review articlesIt also solicits review articles on recent developments in methods, systematics of major taxa or interpretation of the evolution of characters important for sys…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Self-archiving
- Authorship Author Contributions
Please detail in this section the contribution of each author to the submitted manuscript including their input into the following aspects of the work: design of the research; performance of the research; data analysis, collection, or interpretation; writing of the manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of Interest Statement
Authors will be asked to provide a conflict of interest statement during the submission process. For details on what to include in this section, see the ‘Conflict of Interest’ section in the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section below. Submitting authors should ensure they liaise with all co-authors to confirm agreement with the final statement.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Availability
Authors are required to summarize all data used in the study leading to the manuscript and where it is available. In this paragraph reference need to be made to all data and where in the manuscript the exact information on its availability can be found.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics 5. EDITORIAL POLICIES AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Peer Review and Acceptance The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to journal readership. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are single-blind peer reviewed. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editors determine that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements. Papers will only be sent to review…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Licensing: standard copyright agreement or OnlineOpen Creative Commons License. Model summary
Authors may choose to publish under the terms of the journal’s standard copyright agreement, or OnlineOpen under the terms of a Creative Commons License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Continuous publication model. Model summary
Under a Continuous Publication model used at Wiley, journal articles are published directly into an online issue with their final citations as soon as they are ready.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review and Acceptance
Peer review model: single-blind. Model summary
The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to journal readership. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are single-blind peer reviewed. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editors determine that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editors determine t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint policy: preprints on non-commercial servers are allowed. Model summary
Preprint Policy: This journal will consider for review articles previously available as preprints on non-commercial servers such as ArXiv, bioRxiv, psyArXiv, SocArXiv, engrXiv, etc.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Self-archiving allowed under specific conditions per standard copyright agreement. Model summary
Note that the journal’s standard copyright agreement allows for self-archiving of different versions of the article under specific conditions.
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
- International Association for Plant Taxonomy
- Country or region
- AUSTRIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1951
- ISSN
- 0040-0262
- Electronic ISSN
- 1996-8175
- Society / sponsor
- International Association for Plant Taxonomy
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 75, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Taxon
What CAS zone is Taxon in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Taxon is in Zone 2 of Biology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Plant Sciences / Evolutionary Biology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Taxon?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.87; CiteScore 5.1, h-index 201.
How long does peer review take at Taxon?
Based on the dates recorded on 53 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 158 days (interquartile range 113–235 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 35% (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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Taxon?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 5; Graphical abstract: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Taxon based?
Of the 41 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 7%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (8), Germany (4) and Brazil (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Taxon?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Taxon is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Taxon open access, and what is the APC?
Taxon is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,630.
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: .