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| Australian Journal of Botany | |
|---|---|
| Title | Australian Journal of Botany |
| Discipline | Botany |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | CSIRO Publishing |
| Country | Australia |
| Abbreviation | Aust. J. Bot. |
| History | 1953–present |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Impact | 1.1 |
| Issn | 0067-1924 |
Australian Journal of Botany is a peer-reviewed scientific journal focused on plant biology, published by an Australian federal research publisher. Founded in the mid-20th century, it serves as a venue for research from Australasian institutions and international collaborators, addressing taxonomy, ecology, physiology, conservation, and applied plant sciences across diverse bioregions.
The journal was established in 1953 during an era of expansion in postwar Australian science that included institutions such as Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, University of Melbourne, Australian National University, University of Sydney, and University of Queensland. Early editorial leadership drew contributors connected to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Australian Biological Resources Study, and National Herbarium of New South Wales. Throughout the 20th century it published work tied to expeditions associated with CSIRO Expedition to Arnhem Land, Australian Museum', Tasmanian Herbarium, and collaborations with researchers at Monash University, University of Adelaide, James Cook University, University of Western Australia, and Macquarie University. Shifts in publishing mirrored reforms at Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation and later transfers to CSIRO Publishing, with editorial changes influenced by figures linked to Australian Academy of Science, Royal Society of New South Wales, Australian Systematic Botany Society, and international partners at Smithsonian Institution, Kew Gardens, and National Herbarium of Victoria.
The journal covers original research in plant systematics, phylogenetics, and floristics involving taxa studied at institutions such as Australian National Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Harvard University Herbaria, Field Museum, and Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. It publishes papers on plant physiology and ecophysiology relevant to ecosystems like the Great Barrier Reef seagrasses, Eucalypt woodlands, Daintree Rainforest communities, Mallee shrublands, and Nullarbor Plain flora, connecting studies by researchers from University of Tasmania, Griffith University, Curtin University, Flinders University, and La Trobe University. Articles address conservation biology and restoration biology involving agencies such as Parks Australia, Australian Wildlife Conservancy, Greening Australia, WWF-Australia, and IUCN assessments. The journal accepts taxonomic revisions describing new species often deposited in herbaria like National Herbarium of Victoria and cited alongside collections from Kew Gardens, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Missouri Botanical Garden, New York Botanical Garden, and regional museums including the Queensland Museum.
The editorial board typically includes editors affiliated with CSIRO, Australian National University, University of Melbourne, University of Queensland, University of Sydney, University of Western Australia, James Cook University, Monash University, and international scholars from Kew Gardens, Smithsonian Institution, Harvard University, National University of Singapore, and University of California, Berkeley. Peer review is single- or double-blind depending on section practices common to publishers linked with Wiley-Blackwell, Springer Nature, and Elsevier standards; production and online hosting are managed by CSIRO Publishing platforms integrated with indexing services maintained by organizations such as Clarivate Analytics, Scopus via Elsevier, and national repositories like Trove. Publishing cadence moved from quarterly issues in the 1950s to a monthly schedule aligned with digital-first workflows, referencing style conventions used by journals like New Phytologist, Plant Physiology, Journal of Ecology, American Journal of Botany, and Taxon.
The journal is indexed in major bibliographic databases including Web of Science (part of Clarivate Analytics), Scopus (published by Elsevier), BIOSIS Previews (from Clarivate), and regional indexes such as Australasian Digital Theses Program and entries in Trove and national library catalogues like National Library of Australia. Abstracting partnerships align with services provided by PubMed Central practices for plant science coverage, and metadata are discoverable through aggregators such as CrossRef and Directory of Open Access Journals feeds where applicable. Citation tracking links to researcher profiles in ORCID, ResearchGate, Google Scholar, and institutional repositories hosted by universities including University of Melbourne, Australian National University, and University of Queensland.
The journal has been cited in policy and management documents from agencies such as Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (Australia), Australian Research Council, Parks Victoria, Department of Environment and Science (Queensland), and conservation NGOs including Australian Conservation Foundation and WWF-Australia. Its impact factor and citation metrics are compared in editorial discussions with titles like New Phytologist, Journal of Ecology, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Plant Systematics and Evolution, and Annals of Botany. Reviews in national outlets such as Australian Academy of Science summaries, regional newsletters from Botanic Gardens Conservation International, and conference proceedings of the Australasian Systematic Botany Society reflect the journal's role in documenting Australasian biodiversity and informing management of bioregions like South West Australia Ecoregion, Wet Tropics of Queensland, Kakadu National Park, and Blue Mountains National Park.
Significant contributions include taxonomic monographs describing new species associated with collections at Kew Gardens, National Herbarium of Victoria, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, and Queensland Herbarium; molecular phylogenetic studies co-authored with teams from Monash University, University of Melbourne, University of Queensland, Harvard University, and University of Oxford; ecological syntheses influencing restoration projects by Greening Australia and management plans by Parks Australia and Department of Conservation (New Zealand). Landmark papers have intersected with research on Eucalyptus evolution, Acacia systematics, subtropical rainforest dynamics in the Daintree Rainforest, and seagrass ecology in the Great Barrier Reef, often cited alongside work published in Molecular Ecology, Conservation Biology, Ecology Letters, Journal of Biogeography, and New Phytologist. The journal has hosted special issues emerging from conferences such as the International Botanical Congress, meetings of the Australasian Systematic Botany Society, and symposia organized by Australian Academy of Science.
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