Journal profile · PLANT SCIENCES
Telopea
ISSN 0312-9764 · eISSN 2200-4025 · Royal Botanic Gardens · AUSTRALIA · Semiannual · Founded 1975
Telopea: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.65; fully open access; community-reported acceptance: easy; 28 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Telopea is published by Royal Botanic Gardens 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 Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions, together about 44.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Manuscripts submitted for publication in TELOPEA are published online, after peer review and acceptance by the TELOPEA Editorial Committee and when final editorial formatting has been completed. The journal specialises in plant systematics and phylogeny. The geographic scope of the journal encompasses Australia, Malesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. The suitability of a work for the journal depends on the topic and the region of origin, generally the narrower the focus of the manuscript the closer to New South Wales must be its geographic focus. As a general guide, we will consider:1) revisionary treatments and other substantial bodies of work from any of the regions mentioned above.2) new species from any Australian state. 3) new country records for Australia from any state.4) new state records from New South Wales only. However, we aim to support botanical research across the broader Australasian and Pacific region, and will consider submissions on their merit. Generally we will not consider extraterritorial new country records, or single lectotypification papers unless they pertain to New South Wales taxa, or have significant bearing on the Australian flora. Please contact the editor for more information.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PLANT SCIENCES
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Australia 5 (5 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 Sciences19.7%
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences15.1%
- Plant and Fungal Species DescriptionsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.5%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.7%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- Lichen and fungal ecologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Bryophyte Studies and RecordsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Plant Taxonomy and PhylogeneticsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
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
- 0.65LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 172OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.56OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 37.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 48.39%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 882 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 9 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 17 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 67 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 67 |
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 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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted1
- articlesArticles Updates to the New South Wales flora for 2023–2024Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright
All papers published are now released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC) and by submitting papers to TELOPEA, authors and their institutions agree to the conditions of this licence. Any commercial requests for reproduction of content should be addressed to the Editor.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Copyright All papers published are now released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC) and by submitting papers to TELOPEA, authors and their institutions agree to the cond…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
All papers will be refereed by international experts. Authors are encouraged to have their papers reviewed by colleagues prior to submission.Please have your manuscript proof-read by a native English speaker.
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
- Royal Botanic Gardens
- Country or region
- AUSTRALIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semiannual
- Founded
- 1975
- ISSN
- 0312-9764
- Electronic ISSN
- 2200-4025
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 30 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Telopea
What CAS zone is Telopea in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Telopea 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 Telopea?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.65; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 32.
Where are the editorial board members of Telopea based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Telopea?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Telopea is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Telopea open access, and what is the APC?
Telopea is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .