| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plant Science | 71 / 541 | 86th | Q1 |
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Annals of Botany
Annals of Botany is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 7.1), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Oxford University Press.
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ISSN 0305-7364Verify ISSN ↗1095-8290Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Cost to publish: About US$3,617 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (APC covered)
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Is Annals of Botany indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1887–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 7.1.
What quartile is Annals of Botany in Scopus?
Annals of Botany is Q1 in Plant Science (rank 71 of 541), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Annals of Botany?
Annals of Botany is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 7.1, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 86th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.292, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 224.
How much does it cost to publish in Annals of Botany?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,617 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Annals of Botany and what is its ISSN?
Annals of Botany is published by Oxford University Press. Its print ISSN is 0305-7364 and its online ISSN is 1095-8290.
Is Annals of Botany covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Annals of Botany in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Annals of Botany open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Annals of Botany? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Annals of Botany has an h-index of 271 and a 2-year mean of 3.17 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 7.1, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #100 of 521 Scopus journals in Plant Science.
Annals of Botany published 346 papers in 2025. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Annals of Botany? — latest 100 articles, 2026
In its latest 100 research articles (2026), authors are most often from United States (15.9%), China (15.1%) and Brazil (8.8%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Annals of Botany? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 2 retracted papers are recorded (0.1 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 2 · 0.1 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 · 0.1 per 1,000 papers — mostly suspect text
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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