Journal of Systematics and Evolution

Aims & Scope

Journal of Systematics and Evolution (JSE, since 2008; formerly Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica) is a plant-based international journal newly dedicated to the description and understanding of the biological diversity.

It covers: description of new taxa, monographic revision, phylogenetics, molecular evolution and genome evolution, evolutionary developmental biology, evolutionary ecology, population biology, conservation biology, biogeography, paleobiology, evolutionary theories, and related subjects.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.9
2024	3.40

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4081

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	980

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.108

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	65

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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.

• A community‐derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns

  Citation: 1222

  Authors:

• A worldwide phylogenetic classification of the Poaceae (Gramineae)

  Citation: 432

  Authors: Robert J., Paul M., Konstantin, Gerrit, Fernando O., Emmet J., Tarciso S., Jerrold I., Osvaldo

• A worldwide phylogenetic classification of the Poaceae (Gramineae) II: An update and a comparison of two 2015 classifications

  Citation: 387

  Authors: Robert J., Paul M., Konstantin, Gerrit, Jordan K., Lynn G., Patricia, Lynn J., Fernando O.

• Eastern Asian endemic seed plant genera and their paleogeographic history throughout the Northern Hemisphere

  Citation: 279

  Authors: Steven R., Zhi‐Duan, An‐Ming, Kazuhiko

• Review of plant biogeographic studies in Brazil

  Citation: 235

  Authors: Pedro, José R.

• Plant DNA barcodes: Applications today and in the future

  Citation: 232

  Authors: W. John

• Intercontinental disjunctions between eastern Asia and western North America in vascular plants highlight the biogeographic importance of the Bering land bridge from late Cretaceous to Neogene

  Citation: 210

  Authors: Jun, Ze‐Long, Stefanie M.

• Phylogeographic studies of plants in China: Advances in the past and directions in the future

  Citation: 207

  Authors: Jian‐Quan, Yong‐Shuai, Xue‐Jun, Lian‐Ming, Ying‐Xiong

• Angiosperm phylogeny inferred from sequences of four mitochondrial genes

  Citation: 184

  Authors: Yin-Long, Libo, Bin, Jia-Yu, Tory A., Rui-Qi, Joseph W., Yang, Geordan T., Zhi-Duan

• Genomic architectural variation of plant mitochondria—A review of multichromosomal structuring

  Citation: 180

  Authors: Zhi‐Qiang, Xue‐Zhu, Xiao‐Ni, Luke R., Amanda

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