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Australian Journal of Botany

Abbreviation (ISO):Aust. J. Bot
Country: Australia•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.432•SCImago Rank: #13,400•Identifier (ISSN):0067-1924(Print)/1444-9862(Online)•Articles / Year: 50•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,770 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
1.3
↑ +0.4

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
64

64 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate11.1%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
50articles/year
66.96% Gold OA•88.24% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q3(IF: 1.3)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.3)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.9)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.9)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.1)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.505)
🔵 Computed
20211.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.237)
🔵 Computed
20201.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.386)
🔵 Computed
20191.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.164)
🔵 Computed
20181.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.903)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Australian Journal of Botany is an international journal for publication of original research in plant science. We seek papers of broad interest with relevance to Southern Hemisphere ecosystems. Our scope encompasses all approaches to understanding plant biology. Australian Journal of Botany is published with the endorsement of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and the Australian Academy of Science.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology99.8%Botany95.4%Ecology91.2%Geology60.4%Chemistry55.4%Genetics50.1%Paleontology48.8%Agronomy48.3%Horticulture47%Biochemistry46%Medicine45.3%Gene36.2%Geography29.7%Sociology20.6%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #13,400Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1953-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.432

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
80

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.46

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,770 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations157
3-Year Documents114
Citable Documents114

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate43.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ2
Plant ScienceQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Biology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区PLANT SCIENCES
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
CSIRO
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
1953
Editorial Address
CSIRO PUBLISHING, 150 OXFORD ST, PO BOX 1139, COLLINGWOOD, AUSTRALIA, VICTORIA, 3066
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
PLANT SCIENCES
JCRSCIE
194/285Q3
PLANT SCIENCES
JCISCIE
199/285Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—1810
20250.93230
20240.944127
20231.144168
20221.50536148
20211.23756349
20201.38659539
20191.16451614
20180.90363764
2017—60907
2016—781,862
2015—931,622
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Australian Journal of Botany

WoS Q3
0112201820192020202120222023202420250.90
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0.9

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 11.1%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

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Database Updated: 2026-09-30