Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas

Aims & Scope

ournal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas (issn 1934-5259) (formerly Sida, Contributions to Botany) is an international journal of systematic botany containing primary research papers sensu lato, including anatomy, biogeography, chemotaxonomy, cladistics, ecology, floristics, genetics & evolution, morphology, numerical taxonomy, paleobotany, and palynology.

Also welcome are papers on botanical history when appropriate.

Geographic coverage is global; J.

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Texas accepts submissions in English or Spanish, and all published articles include abstracts in at least two languages.

We encourage and welcome authors to include abstracts in the local language of the area in which the research was conducted.

If you would like your work to have wide, bilingual distribution, J.

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Texas provides it—along with quick turnaround, personal service, and expert advice.

All submissions are peer-reviewed.

See below and/or please contact the Editor for the latest submission information.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.215

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	26

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	20350

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	33

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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

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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.

• Studies in the vascular flora of the southeastern United States. VIII

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Alan S., Derick B., Bruce A., Eric A., Scott G., James W., Wesley M., Steven P.

• Diplodia and Dothiorella species (Botryosphaeriaceae: Ascomycota) from Uzbekistan

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Yusufjon, Davron

• Endemic plants of the central grassland of North America: distribution, ecology, and conservation status

  Citation: 10

  Authors: James H.

• Studies in the vascular flora of the southeastern United States. VI

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Alan S., Derick B., Hannah C., Bruce A., Carol Ann, Edwin L., Steve L., Keith A., Harvey E., Remington N., Samuel L., Alan R.

• Regulation of peyote (Lophophora williamsii: Cactaceae) in the U.S.A: A historical victory of religion and politics over science and medicine

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Martin, Keeper

• Procambial and cambial variants in Serjania and Urvillea species (Sapindaceae: Paullinieae)

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Willian Adriano Lira, Luiz Antonio de, Odair José Garcia de

• A new species of Microlicia (Melastomataceae) endemic to restingas in Bahia, Brazil

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Ricardo, Frank

• Exploraciones botánicas a poblaciones de Consolea (Cactaceae) en Cuba: estado de conservación y principales amenazas

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Duniel, Edgardo, Lucas C.

• Tropidogyne lobodisca sp. nov., a third species of the genus from mid-Cretaceous Myanmar amber

  Citation: 7

  Authors: George O., Kenton L.

• New combinations, rank changes, and nomenclatural and taxonomic comments in the vascular flora of the southeastern United States. II

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Alan S., Derick B., Richard J., Bruce A., Cassandra H, Parker J., Edwin L, Steve L, Brian R., Andrea, Richard D., María, James T., George D., Aaron J.

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