Systematic Botany

Aims & Scope

Systematic Botany is the Society's quarterly international scientific journal, and publishes papers on topics such as taxonomy, systematics, speciation, morphometrics, molecular phylogeny, conservation, biogeography, and methods.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.336

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	85

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2024	0.90

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	15550

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	173

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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 Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 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.

• Gene Trees and Species Trees: Molecular Systematics as One-Character Taxonomy

  Citation: 624

  Authors: Jeff J.

• Botanical Microtechnique and Cytochemistry.

  Citation: 380

  Authors: Graeme P., Jerome P.

• matK DNA Sequences and Phylogenetic Reconstruction in Saxifragaceae s. str.

  Citation: 372

  Authors: Leigh A., Douglas E.

• Chloroplast DNA Phylogenetic Affinities of Newly Described Species in Glycine (Leguminosae: Phaseoleae)

  Citation: 353

  Authors: Jeff J., Jane L., A. H. D.

• Phylogenetic Studies in Alismatidae, II: Evolution of Marine Angiosperms (Seagrasses) and Hydrophily

  Citation: 338

  Authors: Donald H., Maryke A., Michelle

• A Numerical Taxonomic Study of Affinity Relationships in Cultivated Citrus and Its Close Relatives

  Citation: 252

  Authors: H. C., A. M.

• Congruence and Consensus in the Cotton Tribe (Malvaceae)

  Citation: 244

  Authors: Tosak, Andrew, Jonathan F.

• Lignophyte Phylogeny and the Evolution of Spermatophytes: A Numerical Cladistic Analysis

  Citation: 228

  Authors: Gar W., Rudolph

• Phylogenetics of the Cotton Genus (Gossypium): Character-State Weighted Parsimony Analysis of Chloroplast-DNA Restriction Site Data and Its Systematic and Biogeographic Implications

  Citation: 225

  Authors: Jonathan F., Victor A.

• A Phylogeny of the Grass Family (Poaceae) Based on ndhF Sequence Data

  Citation: 208

  Authors: Lynn G., Weiping, Jonathan F.

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