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| European Journal of Botany | |
|---|---|
| Title | European Journal of Botany |
| Discipline | Botany |
| Abbreviation | Eur. J. Bot. |
| Publisher | Masaryk University Press |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Frequency | Bimonthly |
| History | 1903–present |
| Openaccess | Hybrid |
| Issn | 1210-6525 |
European Journal of Botany The European Journal of Botany is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering vascular plant and non-vascular plant research with emphasis on floristics, systematics, ecology, physiology, evolution and conservation. It serves an international readership of botanists, taxonomists, ecologists and conservationists, and is associated with a long tradition of botanical scholarship that intersects institutional collections, herbaria, and research universities. The journal publishes original research articles, reviews, monographs and short communications that are relevant to practitioners working in both field-based and laboratory settings.
The journal traces its roots to early 20th-century botanical publishing traditions associated with institutions such as Masaryk University, Charles University, University of Vienna, University of Prague, and regional herbaria in cities like Brno and Prague. Its development paralleled shifts in European botanical science influenced by figures and institutions linked to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Natural History Museum, London, Botanical Garden of the University of Copenhagen, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, and the rise of plant systematics schools at University of Göttingen and University of Leipzig. Throughout the 20th century the journal navigated intellectual currents shaped by debates involving researchers from University of Oslo, University of Helsinki, University of Warsaw, and connections to expeditions financed by organizations such as the Royal Society and the Austrian Academy of Sciences. In the late 20th and early 21st centuries editorial practices modernized in step with digital platforms maintained by publishers including Masaryk University Press and collaborations with botanical societies such as the International Association for Plant Taxonomy.
The journal's scope spans descriptive and experimental studies, integrating taxonomic revisions that reference collections at Kew Herbarium, floristic surveys tied to regions like the Alps, Iberian Peninsula, Balkan Peninsula, Scandinavia, and boreal habitats in Siberia, with physiological and molecular work associated with laboratories at Max Planck Society, CNRS, ETH Zurich, and University of Cambridge. Contributions often engage with conservation priorities of organizations such as IUCN, policy frameworks influenced by the Convention on Biological Diversity, and biogeographic syntheses invoking regions like the Mediterranean Basin and Caucasus. The journal routinely publishes systematic treatments that cite codes and standards from entities like the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants and methodological advances that reference technologies pioneered at facilities such as European Molecular Biology Laboratory and sequencing centers at Wellcome Sanger Institute.
Editorial oversight is provided by an editor-in-chief supported by associate editors and an international editorial board representing institutions such as University of Oxford, University of Bologna, University of Barcelona, Jagiellonian University, Université de Strasbourg, University of Zurich, University of Bern, University of Milan, and University of Lisbon. The peer-review process is double-blind or single-blind depending on section policies, drawing reviewers from professional networks including members of the Royal Society of London, Deutsche Botanische Gesellschaft, Botanical Society of Scotland, Società Botanica Italiana, and university departments at Harvard University, Yale University, University of California, Berkeley, and University of Tokyo. Ethical oversight aligns with standards advocated by groups like the Committee on Publication Ethics and adherence to data-deposition practices at repositories such as Dryad and sequence databases linked to European Nucleotide Archive.
The journal operates a hybrid publication model offering subscription access alongside open-access options financed by article processing charges and institutional agreements with universities including Masaryk University, University of Vienna, Charles University, and consortia such as Biblio Consortium. Production workflows utilize manuscript handling platforms common to publishers collaborating with European university presses and integrate digital archives maintained in national libraries like the National Library of the Czech Republic and pan-European initiatives such as Europeana. Special issues and monographs have been published in partnership with botanical gardens including Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and research projects funded by agencies such as the European Research Council and Horizon 2020.
The journal is indexed in major bibliographic services and databases that serve botanical literature, including Web of Science, Scopus, BIOSIS Previews, CAB Abstracts, Zoological Record for cross-disciplinary work, and regional indexes curated by libraries at Bibliothèque nationale de France and Austrian National Library. Abstracting in plant-focused resources aligns the journal with citation metrics compiled by institutions such as Clarivate Analytics and bibliometric studies conducted by research centers at Leiden University and University College London.
The journal's impact has been assessed through citation indicators produced by Journal Citation Reports and usage statistics tracked by platforms operated by CrossRef and Altmetric aggregators. Its reputation among botanical communities is reflected in citations by leading monographs and floras produced under the auspices of institutions such as Flora Europaea Project, Flora Iberica, Flora of China Project, and regional conservation assessments compiled by BirdLife International and WWF. Reviews in professional newsletters of societies like the International Association for Plant Taxonomy and the European Botanical Congress have recognized the journal's role in disseminating rigorous taxonomic revisions and regional syntheses.
Notable contributions include taxonomic revisions that have influenced nomenclatural treatments cited in the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants, phylogenetic studies employing methods from labs at Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research and Sainsbury Laboratory, and floristic inventories that informed conservation lists used by IUCN and national agencies in France, Spain, Italy, Czech Republic, and Greece. The journal has published influential methodological papers referenced by researchers at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Natural History Museum, London, Botanical Garden of Meise, and academic programs at University of Utrecht and University of Leiden for integrating molecular data with classical morphology in systematic botany.
Category:Botany journals