South African Journal of Botany

ISSN: 0254-6299• JCR: S AFR J BOTElsevier BVSouth Africa
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2.7
2025 Impact Factor
3.1
5-Year Impact Factor
Q2
JCR Quartile
B3
CAS Block

South African Journal of Botany impact factor and JCR quartile

The 2025 impact factor for South African Journal of Botany is 2.7. The 5-year impact factor is 3.1. The journal is listed as JCR Q2 in the current Journal Metrics dataset.

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Ranking position in Biology & Basic Science

Ranked #2,126 in Biology & Basic Science by impact factor and #609 among Q2 Biology & Basic Science journals. This context helps compare South African Journal of Botany against journals publishing in the same field.

#2,126
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South African Journal of Botany publication trend

Published 2,792 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 2.7.

2026 vs 2025: -492
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Journal Details

Total Articles
9,914
H-Index
114
Open Access
Hybrid
APC
$2,750 USD
Subject Areas
Nature and Landscape ConservationFood ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsPlant ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Article Volume

2021
492
2022
626
2023
690
2024
706
2025
631
2026
139
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