| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | 574 / 736 | 22nd | Q4 |
| Plant Science | 430 / 541 | 20th | Q4 |
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Novon
Novon is Scopus-indexed (Q4, CiteScore 1.2), WoS SCIE. Published by Missouri Botanical Garden.
Checked against the index lists dated .
ISSN 1055-3177Verify ISSN ↗1945-6174Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Missouri Botanical Garden
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
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Is Novon indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1994–2025, best quartile Q4, CiteScore 1.2.
What quartile is Novon in Scopus?
Novon is Q4 in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (rank 574 of 736) and Q4 in Plant Science (rank 430 of 541), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Novon?
Novon 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 1.2, which places it in quartile Q4 at the 22nd percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.235, quartile Q3, with an H-index of 30.
Who publishes Novon and what is its ISSN?
Novon is published by Missouri Botanical Garden. Its print ISSN is 1055-3177 and its online ISSN is 1945-6174.
Is Novon in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Novon open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Novon? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Novon has an h-index of 31 and a 2-year mean of 0.43 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 1.2, quartile Q4. On 2-year citations it ranks #562 of 711 Scopus journals in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.
Novon published 25 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2018 with 48. 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 Novon? — latest 99 articles, 2023–2026
In its latest 99 research articles (2023–2026), authors are most often from United States (50.6%), Colombia (5.9%) and India (5.1%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Novon? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration50.6% of recent authorship from United States
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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