The New Zealand Journal of Botany is an international journal aiming to disseminate peer-reviewed scientific research in all areas of plant science. We welcome submissions relevant to all aspects of botany, mycology, and phycology of New Zealand and the southern hemisphere. Papers concerning general botanical principles and other species of the world likely to be of interest to a wide audience of plant scientists are also encouraged.
The journal’s subject matter encompasses biosystematics and biogeography, ecology, physiology, biochemistry, genetics, reproductive biology, structure and development, plant biotechnology, plant-animal interactions, forestry, taxonomy, ethnobotany, medicinal plants, palaeobotany, bryology, lichenology, mycology, plant pathology, and phycology.
Prospective contributors should consult recent issues of the journal and see whether a planned submission is appropriate.
No page charges for publication
Free colour printing
Articles published online before quarterly print publication
Open Select options available for open access publication (e.g., Gold OA)
Electronic and printed issues are published quarterly (B5 format).
Peer review policy
All manuscripts are screened by the editorial office to assess their match to the journal’s aims and scope. The senior editor assigns those manuscripts deemed to be appropriate for peer-review to an associate editor.
The New Zealand Journal of Botany operates a single anonymized peer-review system. Reviewers will be sourced from both domestic and overseas institutions. All manuscripts are normally reviewed by two experts but where there is disparity regarding the merits of the work, an additional review may also be requested or one of the journal’s editors may give an evaluation. The exception to this is short taxonomic note manuscripts which are reviewed by one expert in the field.
Supplementary material is subject to editorial oversight and is made available to reviewers. Direct correspondence between reviewers and authors is not permitted; all correspondence between these parties must be made through the editor.
Journal metrics
Usage
158K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
0.8 (2023) Impact Factor
0.8 (2023) 5 year IF
2.2 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
0.640 (2023) SNIP
0.339 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
35 days avg. from submission to first
decision
46 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
19 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
43% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors
who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Associate Editors Dr Joanne Birch – University of Melbourne, Australia Dr Melisa Blackhall – Universidad Nacional del Comahue-CONICET, Argentina Dr Nattawut Boonyuen – National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), Thailand Dr Michael Bradshaw – Harvard University, United States Dr Andreu Cera – Université de Caen Normandie, France Dr Christopher Cornwall – Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand Professor Lynda Delph – Indiana University Bloomington, United States Professor Donald Drake – University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, United States Professor Julian Eaton-Rye – University of Otago, New Zealand Dr Gary Houliston – Landcare Research, New Zealand Professor Samantha Karunarathna – Qujing Normal University, China Dr Liliana Katinas – Museo de La Plata, Argentina Dr Chetan Keswani – Banaras Hindu University, India Associate Professor Janice Lord – University of Otago, New Zealand Dr Robert Lücking – Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum, Germany Professor Sajeewa Maharachchikumbura – University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China Dr Eric McKenzie – Landcare Research, New Zealand Dr Heidi Meudt – Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, New Zealand Dr Adrian Monks – Landcare Research, New Zealand Professor Rewi Newnham – Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand Associate Professor Susana Paula – Universidad Austral de Chile, Chile Dr Matt Renner – Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, Australia Professor Felipe Klein Ricachenevsky – Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Professor Jolanda Roux – University of Pretoria, South Africa Dr Milan Samarakoon – Chiang Mai University, Thailand Dr Rob Smissen – Landcare Research, New Zealand Professor Saowaluck Tibpromma – Qujing Normal University, China Dr John van Klink – Plant & Food Research, New Zealand Dr Susanna Wood – Cawthron Institute, New Zealand Associate Professor Levi Yafetto – University of Cape Coast, Ghana
New Zealand Journal of Botany is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
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Members receive a discount subscription to the research journals published by the society. Membership information including fees, benefits, and how to join is available on the society website.
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