Taxon

Aims & Scope

TAXON is the leading international journal devoted to systematics, phylogeny and taxonomy of algae, fungi, and plants.

It also accepts papers on methodology, botanical history, biography, bibliography and related subjects, accepts opinion pieces, commentaries and new perspectives, and publishes a number of regular columns including Plant Systematics World.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2
2024	3.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.882

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	100

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5870

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	707

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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.

• EVOLUTION AND MEASUREMENT OF SPECIES DIVERSITY

  Citation: 3769

  Authors: R. H.

• THE COMPARISON OF DENDROGRAMS BY OBJECTIVE METHODS

  Citation: 1111

  Authors: Robert R., F. James

• A classification for extant ferns

  Citation: 1036

  Authors: Alan R., Kathleen M., Eric, Petra, Harald, Paul G.

• Alien plants in checklists and floras: towards better communication between taxonomists and ecologists

  Citation: 991

  Authors: Petr, David M., Marcel, Grady L., Mark, Jan

• TOWARD A RATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF CULTIVATED PLANTS

  Citation: 939

  Authors: J. R., J. M. J.

• A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny: The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG)

  Citation: 811

  Authors: Nasim, Marielle, C. Donovan, Hannah, Ariane R., Rafael Barbosa, James S., Leonardo M., Gillian K., Anne, Elisa, Domingos, Kuo-Fang, Ruth P., Adilva de S., Michael, Paloma, Alfonso, Kyle G., Jeff J., Jérôme, Ashley N., Manuel, Marcus J., Dmitry A., Ana Paula, Renée H., Edeline, Peter, Juliana Gastaldello, Ana Maria Goulart, Bee, David, Elspeth, Julie A., Patrick S., Colin E., João R.V., Firouzeh, Sheku Alfred, Shahrokh, Geoffrey C., Bente B., Fábio J., Erik J.M., Lynsey, Matt, Marianne, Gwilym P., Haroldo C., Maria Cristina, Barbara, Vitor Hugo, Valéry, Vidal F., Brigitte, Sawai, Joseph T., Chika, Tania, Daniel J., Madhugiri, Bruno, Danilo, Dario I., R. Toby, Darién E., Gerhard, Luciano Paganucci, Gustavo, Fabiana L. Ranzato, Pétala G., María, Michael J., Juliana, Wallace M.B., Marcos J.S., Marcelo F., Carole, Cristiane, Élvia R., Janet, Kelly P., Julia E., Royce, Charles H., Shuichiro, Benjamin M., Hironori, Daiane Trabuco, Mohammad, Jan J., Michael, Martin F., Tetsukazu, Tingshuang, Erin

• Silica gel: An ideal material for field preservation of leaf samples for DNA studies

  Citation: 666

  Authors: Mark W., Harold H.

• MINORITY CYTOTYPE EXCLUSION IN LOCAL PLANT POPULATIONS

  Citation: 562

  Authors: Donald A.

• ECOLOGICAL SPECIES, MULTISPECIES, AND OAKS

  Citation: 547

  Authors: Leigh

• A NEW METHOD FOR ESTIMATING KARYOTYPE ASYMMETRY

  Citation: 509

  Authors: Carlos Romero

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