Botanica

Aims & Scope

Botanica (formerly Botanica Lithuanica ISSN 2029-932X) is Nature Research Centre's international periodical scientific journal established by the then Institute of Botany in 1995.

Since 2012, Botanica is an open access journal published in the English language twice a year.

Botanica publishes original research and review articles, short communications, commentaries, and information in the fields of botany and ecology (biomedical sciences), including algology, bryology, lichenology, plant physiology, phytocenology, systematics and taxonomy of plants and fungi, including phytoviruses, as well as basic botany, economic botany and conservation of botanical diversity.

Manuscripts are subject to review by at least two anonymous referees from Lithuania and foreign countries; other contributions are reviewed by editors.

About 30 percent of manuscripts are rejected.

To ensure that the content of papers published in Botanica is original, all manuscripts are checked through the CrossCheck System.

CrossCheck allows detecting plagiarism and ensure the originality and high quality of articles published.

The journal does not have article processing and article submission charges.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

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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.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Effect of melatonin and hydropriming on germination of aged triticale and rye seeds

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Yuriy E., Dmytro A., Alexander I., Tetiana O., Viktor M., Elena, Yuriy V.

• Revision of the characeae (Charales, Charophyceae) species and their distribution in Lithuania

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Zofija, Zigmantas

• Pipecolic acid in plants: biosynthesis, signalling, and role under stress

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Fatma, Burcu

• Model implementation of the legal regulation on medicinal plant cultivation for pharmaceutical purposes. Case study of Crocus sativus cultivation in Ukraine

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Olha, Narzullo Boboevich, Liudas, Victoriya

• Functioning of the antioxidant and osmoprotective systems of Triticum aestivum cultivars growing under soil drought conditions

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Yuriy E., Nataliya I., Oleh Yu., Alexander I., Dmytro A., Ivan V., Maksym A., Tetiana O.

• Effect of abiotic stresses on germination behaviour of Ruta chalepensis

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Aounia, Zoheir, Mohammed, Ali

• Employment of nanoparticles for improvement of plant growth and development

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Elisaveta, Maria, Maria, Kamelia, Mariana

• Taraxacum stepanekii, a replacement name for Taraxacum roseolum Kirschner & Å tÄ›pánek non Charit., with nomenclatural notes on the taxonomic legacy of Boris S. Kharitontsev in the digital era

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Alexander N.

• Microcystis species and their toxigenic strains in phytoplankton of ten Bulgarian waterbodies

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Blagoy, Katerina, Mariana, Jean-Pierre, Georg, Maya

• Physiological responses of Pea plants to treatment with synthetic auxins and auxin-type herbicide

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Dessislava, Iskren, Elena, Liliana, Jurga, Sigita, Virgilija, Rima