American Journal of Botany
Overview
The American Journal of Botany is a renowned scientific journal that publishes cutting-edge research in the field of botany. It covers a wide range of topics including plant physiology, ecology, genetics, evolution, and systematics. With rigorous peer-review and a global readership, it serves as a vital resource for botanists, researchers, and students seeking to advance their knowledge and understanding of plant biology.
Details
Details
Abbr.
Am J Bot
Publisher
Wiley
Start
1914
End
Continuing
Frequency
Monthly
p-ISSN
0002-9122
e-ISSN
1537-2197
Country
United States
Language
English
Specialty
Biology
Metrics
Metrics
h-index / Ranks: 1051
172
SJR / Ranks: 4892
841
CiteScore / Ranks: 6010
4.40
JIF / Ranks: 3481
3.0
Recent Articles
1.
Onyenedum J, Sousa-Baena M, Hunt L, Acevedo A, Glos R, Anderson C
Am J Bot
. 2025 Mar;
:e70014.
PMID: 40088133
Premise: Gelatinous (G)-fibers are specialized fibers that generate tensile force to bend and straighten many plant organs; this phenomenon has been intensively studied in tension wood of trees. Previous work...
2.
Grossenbacher D, Lo M, Waddington M, ODell R, Kay K
Am J Bot
. 2025 Mar;
:e70018.
PMID: 40079352
Premise: Floral pigments such as anthocyanins are well known to influence pollinator attraction, yet they also confer tolerance to abiotic stressors such as harsh soils, extreme temperatures, low precipitation, and...
3.
Young B, Thiers B, White J, Struwe L
Am J Bot
. 2025 Mar;
:e70017.
PMID: 40069929
Premise: Interactions between endophytic microbes and bryophytes have been understudied. The liverwort oil body has also remained poorly understood since its discovery, and modern studies have failed to ascertain its...
4.
Nerlekar A, Spalink D, Veldman J
Am J Bot
. 2025 Mar;
:e70013.
PMID: 40065644
Premise: Understanding relationships among grass traits, fire, and herbivores may help improve conservation strategies for savannas that are threatened by novel disturbance regimes. Emerging theory, developed in Africa, emphasizes that...
5.
Mansaray J, Bedoya A, Frost L, Degreenia O, Lagomarsino L
Am J Bot
. 2025 Mar;
:e70016.
PMID: 40065493
Premise: Centropogon subgenus Centropogon comprises 55 species found primarily in midelevation Andean forests featuring some of the most curved flowers among angiosperms. Floral curvature is linked to coevolution with the...
6.
Akbar M, Moskoff D, Barrett S, Colautti R
Am J Bot
. 2025 Mar;
:e70015.
PMID: 40057940
Premise: Flowering phenology strongly influences reproductive success in plants. Days to first flower is easy to quantify and widely used to characterize phenology, but reproductive fitness depends on the full...
7.
Vargas-Martinez V, Sanchez A
Am J Bot
. 2025 Mar;
:e70011.
PMID: 40045820
Premise: Key innovations within a group result in ecological divergence. Those innovations involve functional traits that may reflect the species' adaptations to environmental conditions and to interactions within the community....
8.
Mondragon-Botero A, Powers J
Am J Bot
. 2025 Mar;
:e70008.
PMID: 40038045
Premise: The tamarind tree (Tamarindus indica) is a species of significant cultural, economic, and ecological value, with a pantropical distribution. However, the tamarind is experiencing a decline in wild populations...
9.
Cohen R, Cisse A, Jones J, Williams J, Eaton D
Am J Bot
. 2025 Mar;
:e70004.
PMID: 40023761
Premise: Co-occurring plant species that share generalist pollinators often exchange pollen. This heterospecific pollen transfer (HPT) impacts male and female reproductive success through pollen loss and reductions in seed set,...
10.
Anghel I, Smith L, Lichter-Marck I, Zapata F
Am J Bot
. 2025 Feb;
:e70005.
PMID: 40007150
Premise: Understanding how plants successfully diversified in novel environments is a central question in evolutionary biology. Linanthus occurs in arid areas of western North America and exhibits extensive floral trait...