Castanea

Aims & Scope

Castanea is named in honor of the American Chestnut tree.

Castanea is thebotanical name for Chestnuts, dating back to what the ancient Greeks calledthem.

The American Chestnut is a critically endangered tree that once made up 35%of the forests of the Eastern US before being devastated by a blight thatdestroyed up to 4 billion American Chestnut trees.

Castanea serves professional and amateur botanists by reviewing andpublishing scientific papers related to botany in the Eastern United States.

We accept papers relating to plant biology, biochemistry, ecology, floristics,physiology and systematics.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.3

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.170

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	29

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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, 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.

• Invasion History of Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) S.T. Blake in Florida

  Citation: 69

  Authors: F. Allen, Bradley C., Ted D.

• Aspect Induced Differences in Vegetation, Soil, and Microclimatic Characteristics of an Appalachian Watershed

  Citation: 68

  Authors: Fekedulegn, J. J., James S., Kurt W.

• The Vascular Flora of the Longleaf Pine Ecosystem of Fort Bragg and Weymouth Woods, North Carolina

  Citation: 62

  Authors: Bruce A., Janet Bracey, Philip J.

• A Review of the Lichens of the Dare Regional Biodiversity Hotspot in the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain of North Carolina, Eastern North America

  Citation: 45

  Authors: James C., Richard C., Ana Maria

• A Vegetation Classification of Fire-Dependent Pinelands of Florida

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Susan C., Kevin M., Robert K.

• Does Phylogenetic Distance Between Parental Genomes Govern the Success of Polyploids

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Richard J. A., Pamela S., Evgeny V., V. Vaughan, Douglas E.

• The Vascular Flora of the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve, Osage County, Oklahoma

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Michael W.

• On the Spread and Current Distribution of Pyrus calleryana in the United States

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Michael A.

• Vegetation-Environment Relationships Among Woody Species in Four Canopy-Layers in an Old-Growth Mixed Mesophytic Forest

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Ryan W., Robert N., Brian C.

• Historical Presence and Distribution of Prairies in the Black Belt of Mississippi and Alabama

  Citation: 26

  Authors: John A.

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