Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Forestry
Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany)
ISSN 2465-423X · eISSN 0495-3843 · Forest Herbarium
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Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany): fully open access; 10 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) is published by Forest Herbarium. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions, Plant Diversity and Evolution and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, together about 86.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) (TFB) publishes papers on plant taxonomy (especially of vascular plants), nomenclature, phylogeny, systematics, plant geography, and floristics, and in morphology, palynology, cytotaxonomy, chemotaxonomy, anatomy and other relevant disciplines. Submissions should have relevance to Thailand and adjoining countries (Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Peninsular Malaysia). Priority is given to papers written by botanists working on the Flora of Thailand project. Limited space is available for other relevant papers. TFB is published once a year, usually in January. One free copies of the issue in which the manuscript is published are given to each author. The journal makes no charges to authors for publication. All manuscripts are peer reviewed. Manuscripts are considered on the understanding that their contents have not appeared, or will not appear, elsewhere in the same or abbreviated form. To speed up the processing of your manuscript please follow these guidelines precisely. Failure to do so will result in a delay to publication.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Forestry
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Thailand 13, United Kingdom 3, Singapore 3, Japan 1, Germany 1 (24 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant and Fungal Species DescriptionsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology30.7%
- Plant Diversity and EvolutionAgricultural and Biological Sciences28.8%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences26.7%
- Plant Taxonomy and PhylogeneticsAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.6%
- Fern and Epiphyte BiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.4%
- Linguistic and Cultural StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences1%
- Ginger and Zingiberaceae researchPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.7%
- Bryophyte Studies and RecordsAgricultural and Biological Sciences0.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forestry | Q3 | 116/181 | 36th |
| Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | Q3 | 515/736 | 30th |
| Plant Science | Q3 | 389/541 | 28th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.34OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 578 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 68 |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | 95 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 136 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 163 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 152 |
| 2021 | 33 | 33 | 179 |
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
- Peer review
- Open 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
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, Open access
- Authorship
Authors must register with the journal prior to submitting; registered authors can log in and begin the five-step submission process. Model summary
Authors need to register with the journal prior to submitting or, if already registered, can simply log in and begin the five-step process.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) - here referred to as TFB (Botany) - aims to be a responsible research publication upholding the principles of editorial independence and integrity. The editors of TFB (Botany) take seriously concerns about plagiarism and other forms of fraud and misconduct in academic publishing. We consider it an essential part of our ethical responsibilities for our editors to be a…
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.
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.
Before you submit
Three checks before submitting to Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany)
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions, Plant Diversity and Evolution.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatPrepare text, figures and references as the author guidelines ask.Submission rules
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
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Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Forest Herbarium
- ISSN
- 2465-423X
- Electronic ISSN
- 0495-3843
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 54, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany)
Where are the editorial board members of Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) based?
Of the 24 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Thailand (13), United Kingdom (3) and Singapore (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany)?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) is indexed in Scopus.
Is Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) open access, and what is the APC?
Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 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: .