Journal of Bryology exists to promote the scientific study of bryophytes (mosses, peat-mosses, liverworts and hornworts) and to foster understanding of the wider aspects of bryology.
Journal of Bryology is an international botanical periodical which publishes original research papers in cell biology, anatomy, development, genetics, physiology, chemistry, ecology, paleobotany, evolution, taxonomy, molecular systematics, applied biology, conservation, biomonitoring and biogeography of bryophytes, and also significant new check-lists and descriptive floras of poorly known regions and studies on the role of bryophytes in human affairs, and the lives of notable bryologists.
Papers containing information on other organisms are acceptable providing that they also incorporate significant new data on bryophytes.
Shorter contributions are published as Bryological Notes whereas extremely long papers (exceeding 20 printed pages) may be published as Bryological Monographs. New records of bryophyte species from regions other than the British Isles may appear in an edited and numbered column, New National and Regional Bryophyte Records, which carries the names of all contributors as authors.
Detailed studies of the biology of single bryophyte species from any part of the world are welcomed for inclusion in the Bryophyte Profiles series. All original research articles are subject to full peer review before acceptance and the names of the referees used are published at intervals. Invited obituaries of eminent bryologists are published under the direction of the BBS Honorary Membership Committee.
The Journal aims to assess all new bryological books in its Book Reviews section and all newly appearing bryological articles and works are listed quarterly in Recent Bryological Literature.
The Journal regularly publishes new plant names, which are highlighted under the 'taxonomic conditions and changes' heading. Copies are sent to Missouri Botanical Gardens for indexing.
There are no submission or page charges and print colour is offered throughout the Journal at the Editor's discretion.
We are pleased to announce that authors are now able to directly submit their preprints to the Journal of Bryology from bioRxiv.
bioRxiv is a free online archive and distribution service for unpublished preprints in the life sciences. Posting preprints on bioRxiv allows authors to make their findings immediately available to the scientific community, fostering communication and collaboration and allowing authors to receive feedback on draft manuscripts before they are submitted to journals.
To submit your preprint simply select Journal of Bryology from the drop-down menu on the bioRxiv website.
Journal metrics
Usage
29K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
1.2 (2023) Impact Factor
1.4 (2023) 5 year IF
4.5 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
1.660 (2023) SNIP
0.442 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
42 days avg. from submission to first
decision
84 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
22 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
55% acceptance rate
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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.
Dr Neil Bell (Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK) [email protected]
Scientific Editors:
Dr Richard Beckett (School of Biological and Conservation Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Professor Jeffrey G Duckett (Department of Botany, Natural History Museum, London, UK)
Dr Maria T Gallego Morales (University of Murcia, Spain)
Dr David Glenny (Landcare Research, Allan Herbarium, New Zealand)
Dr Kristian Hassel (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway)
Dr Si He (Missouri Botanic Garden, USA)
Mr Nick Hodgetts (Portree, Isle of Skye, UK)
Dr Sanna Huttunen (University of Turku, Finland)
Dr Jairo Patiño (Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología, Tenerife, Spain)
Dr Alain Vanderpoorten (University of Liège, Belgium)
NNRBR Editor and Nomenclatural Editor:
Len Ellis (Department of Botany, Natural History Museum, London, UK)
Copy-editor:
Dr Kim Howell (Edinburgh, UK)
Assistant Proofreader:
Dr Philip Stanley (Cambridge, UK)
Updated 18 October 2022
Abstracting and indexing
Journal of Bryology is included in the following services:
AGRICOLA (Agricultural Online Access)
BIOBASE (Current Awareness in Biological Sciences)
Biochemistry and Biophysics Citation Index
Biological Abstracts
Current Contents
Ecology Abstracts
Research Alert
Science Citation Index
Scopus
Open access
Journal of Bryology 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.
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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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