South African Journal of Botany

Elsevier
Elsevier
ISSN: 02546299, 17279321
SCImago
Q2
WOS
Q2
Impact factor
2.7
SJR
0.536
CiteScore
5.2
Categories
Plant Science
Areas
Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Years of issue
1982-1986, 1988-1990, 1993-2025
journal names
South African Journal of Botany
S AFR J BOT
Publications
9 037
Citations
90 835
h-index
83
Publications
3 050
Citations
58 934
Top-3 citing journals
Plants
Plants (2421 citations)
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Top-3 organizations
University of KwaZulu-Natal
University of KwaZulu-Natal (770 publications)
University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria (672 publications)
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University (471 publications)
University of KwaZulu-Natal
University of KwaZulu-Natal (124 publications)
King Saud University
King Saud University (88 publications)
Lovely Professional University
Lovely Professional University (74 publications)
Top-3 countries
South Africa (4188 publications)
India (859 publications)
China (394 publications)
India (680 publications)
South Africa (424 publications)
China (208 publications)

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