Aims & Scope

Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica (APG) is an international peer-reviewed journal published three times a year by the Japanese Society for Plant Systematics.

It is the continuation of the journal Societas Phytogeographica Kyoto, Japan.

APG publishes research manuscripts in the fields of taxonomy, phylogeny, evolution, conservation, biogeography of plants (including algae and fungi) and related disciplines.

Contributions devoted to new taxa, nomenclature, monographs, floristic studies and genetic variation are also invited.

All manuscripts should be sent to the Editor-in-Chief.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year Value
2025 0.4
2024 0.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year Value
2024 0.179

Quartile

Year Value
2024 Q4

Journal Rank

Year Value
2024 22553

Journal Citation Indicator

Year Value
2024 27

Impact Factor Trend


Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.


Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.


Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.


Quick Facts

Current Factor
0.4
First Published: 2025

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

SJR
0.179
First Published: 2024

Quartile

Current Quartile
Q4
First Published: 2024

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