Plant Systematics and Evolution is a biannual peer-reviewed scientific journal covering systematic botany and evolutionary biology.[1] The editors-in-chief are Marcus A. Koch (Heidelberg University), Martin A. Lysak, (Masaryk University), and Karol Marhold (Slovak Academy of Sciences).[1][2]

History

The journal was established in Vienna in 1851 under founding editor-in-chief Alexander Skofitz as Österreichisches Botanisches Wochenblatt (Austrian Botanical Weekly).[3] In 1858 the publication was renamed Österreichische Botanische Zeitschrift (Austrian Journal of Botany) and it continued under that title from volume 9 to 91. In 1943 and 1944, two volumes were published under the title Wiener botanische Zeitschrift (Viennese Botanical Journal).[4] It then continued under its previous title until 1973 when it was relaunched with a more international scope under its current title.[2]

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in Agricola, Biological Abstracts, CAB Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts Service, EMBiology, International Bibliography of Periodical Literature, Scopus, Current Contents/Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences, The Zoological Record, BIOSIS Previews, and the Science Citation Index.[1][5] According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2013 impact factor of 1.154.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Plant Systematics and Evolution". Springer Science+Business Media. Retrieved 16 Feb 2015.
  2. ^ a b Marhold, Karol; Singliarová, Barbora; Olšavská, Katarína; Koch, Marcus; Lysak, Martin (28 July 2014). "Plant Systematics and Evolution - bridging tradition and the rapidly evolving field of plant systematics". Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  3. ^ Nowotny, O. (2005). Skofitz, Alexander (1822-1892), Pharmazeut und Botaniker (PDF) (in German). Institut für Neuzeit- und Zeitgeschichtsforschung. pp. 327–328. ISBN 978-3-7001-3580-7. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  4. ^ "Oesterr. Bot. Z". Tropicos. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Master Journal List". Intellectual Property & Science. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
  6. ^ "Plant Systematics and Evolution". 2013 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2014.

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