Lankesteriana

Aims & Scope

LANKESTERIANA, the Scientific Journal of Jardín Botánico Lankester - Universidad de Costa Rica, aims to be a scientific journal of great prestige and recognition worldwide, for its specialization and contribution to the knowledge of the orchid family.

LANKESTERIANA is dedicated to the publication of original contributions related to orchidology, including systematics, phylogeny, evolution, ecology, reproductive biology, anatomy, physiology, conservation, and history of orchids, as well as reviews of books and lectures on these topics.

In addition, short communications, comments and range extensions that are titled as such are accepted.

The journal is aimed at scientists, researchers, students, and enthusiasts from all over the world, with an interest in botany and especially orchids.

It is also distributed to more than 350 institutions around the world.

The official language of the journal is English and the manuscripts presented in Spanish are evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

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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.

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.

Policy Links

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• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Apc url

APC Details

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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.

• Genera Pleurothallidinarum: an updated phylogenetic overview of Pleurothallidinae

  Citation: 57

  Authors: Adam P.

• Lord of the flies: pollination of Dracula orchids

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Lorena, David, Bitty

• An integrated strategy for the conservation and sustainable use of native Vanilla species in Colombia

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Nicola S., Ana Teresa

• A reappraisal of Neotropical Vanilla. With a note on taxonomic inflation and the importance of alpha taxonomy in biological studies

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Adam P., Isler F., Gustavo, Marco, Alexander, Guillaume

• Generic and Subtribal relationShipS in neotropical cymbidieae (orchidaceae) baSed on matK/ycf1 plaStid data

  Citation: 22

  Authors: W Mark, Kurt M, N H

• Nocturnal pollinatIon by Fungus gnats of the colombian endemic species, Pleurothallis marthae (orchidaceae: pleurothallidinae)

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Carol Andrea, Néstor Fabio, J

• Main fungal partners and different levels of specificity of orchid mycorrhizae in the tropical mountain forests of Ecuador

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Juan Pablo, Ingrid

• Orchids distribution and bioclimatic niches as a strategy to climate change in areas of tropical dry forest in Colombia

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Guillermo A., Jorge E., Fabio A., Ignasi

• Lankesteriana, a new genus in the pleurothallidinae (orchidaceae)

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Adam P

• An annotated checklist of the orchids of Western Himalaya, India

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Jeewan Singh, J.