Annals of Botany
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Aims and Scope
Annals of Botany is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing experimental, theoretical and applied papers on all aspects of plant biology. The current (2020) Chief Editor, appointed in 2008, is John Seymour (Pat) Heslop-Harrison (University of Leicester, UK and the South China Botanical Garden). The journal is owned and managed by the Annals of Botany Company, a non-profit educational charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. It is published monthly through Oxford University Press in paper form and online, and is paid for primarily by institutional annual subscriptions. Regular extra issues, published free-of-charge, focus on topical themes. The journal does not levy page charges but authors may choose to pay a standard fee to secure open access status for their papers. According to Journal Citation Reports, in 2019 (published 2020) Annals of Botany’s impact factor was 4.005 and was ranked 27ᵗʰ out of 234 journals in the Plant Sciences category. The Journal’s Eigenfactor was 0.01652, its H-Index 165 and the SCImago score 1.615. Annals of Botany has two sister journals, AoB PLANTS, an online only open access botanical journal and in silico PLANTS, an online open access journal devoted to plant modelling. It is also closely associated with the informal online plant science publication Botany One. Less
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- PublisherOXFORD UNIV PRESS
- LanguageEnglish
- FrequencyMonthly
- LanguageEnglish
- FrequencyMonthly
- Publication Start Year1887
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FAQs
Since when has Annals of Botany been publishing? 
The Annals of Botany has been publishing since 1887 till date.
How frequently is the Annals of Botany published?
Annals of Botany is published Monthly.
What is the H-index. SNIP score, Citescore and SJR of Annals of Botany?
Annals of Botany has a H-index score of 195, Citescore of 8.6, SNIP score of 1.64, & SJR of Q1
Who is the publisher of Annals of Botany?
The publisher of Annals of Botany is OXFORD UNIV PRESS.
Where can I find a journal's aims and scope of Annals of Botany?
For the Annals of Botany's Aims and Scope, please refer to the section above on the page.
How can I view the journal metrics of Annals of Botany on editage?
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What is the eISSN and pISSN number of Annals of Botany?
The eISSN number is 1095-8290 and pISSN number is 0305-7364 for Annals of Botany.
What is the focus of this journal?
The journal covers a wide range of topics inlcuding Pollen, Germination, Genome, Handroanthus heptaphyllus, Peat, Anatomy, Pollination, Urban forest, Starch, Cluster analysis, Climate change, Arabidopsis thaliana, Life history, Genotype, Plant traits, Xylem, Insect, Sorghum, Exudate, Genome size.
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