Botany

Aims & Scope

Published since 1929, this monthly journal features comprehensive research articles and notes in all segments of plant sciences, including cell and molecular biology, ecology, mycology and plant-microbe interactions, phycology, physiology and biochemistry, structure and development, genetics, genomics, systematics, and phytogeography.

It also publishes Methods, Plant Genomic Resources, Discussions (Comments and Replies), and Review articles on topics of current interest, contributed by internationally recognized scientists.

Botany also accepts manuscripts written by Indigenous Traditional Knowledge keepers.

Please consult the “Instructions to Authors” for more details.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.3
2024	1.00

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	15472

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	247

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.338

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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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.

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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.

• Rhizosphere interactions: root exudates, microbes, and microbial communities

  Citation: 629

  Authors: Xing-Feng, Jacqueline M., Kenneth F., Ruifu, Qirong, Jorge M.

• Participation of abscisic acid and gibberellins produced by endophytic<i>Azospirillum</i>in the alleviation of drought effects in maize

  Citation: 338

  Authors: Ana C., Claudia N., Rubén, Patricia N.

• Phylogenetic patterns and diversification in the caesalpinioid legumesThis paper is one of a selection of papers published in the Special Issue on Systematics Research.

  Citation: 226

  Authors: Anne, Marjorie, Gwilym P., Patrick S.

• Molecular cloning of an aldehyde dehydrogenase implicated in artemisinin biosynthesis in <i>Artemisia annua</i>This paper is one of a selection of papers published in a Special Issue from the National Research Council of Canada – Plant Biotechnology Institute.

  Citation: 208

  Authors: Keat H., Devin R., Darwin W., Patrick S.

• Plant traits and taxonomy drive host associations in tropical phyllosphere fungal communities

  Citation: 198

  Authors: Steven W., Rebecca C.

• The microbial ecology of flowers: an emerging frontier in phyllosphere research

  Citation: 196

  Authors: Kristin, Miranda, Ashley

• Adaptive epigenetic memory of ancestral temperature regime in<i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i>This paper is one of a selection of papers published in a Special Issue from the National Research Council of Canada – Plant Biotechnology Institute.

  Citation: 195

  Authors: C. A., S. P., M. O., J. E.

• DNA-based detection and identification of Glomeromycota: the virtual taxonomy of environmental sequences

  Citation: 177

  Authors: Maarja, John, Mari, Martin

• Dark septate endophytes (DSE) of the <i>Phialocephala fortinii</i> s.l. – <i>Acephala applanata</i> species complex in tree roots: classification, population biology, and ecology

  Citation: 150

  Authors: Christoph R., Valentin, Thomas N., Ottmar

• “Where our women used to get the food”: cumulative effects and loss of ethnobotanical knowledge and practice; case study from coastal British ColumbiaThis paper was submitted for the Special Issue on Ethnobotany, inspired by the Ethnobotany Symposium organized by Alain Cuerrier, Montreal Botanical Garden, and held in Montreal at the 2006 annual meeting of the Canadian Botanical Association.

  Citation: 149

  Authors: Nancy J., Katherine L.

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