E

Botanical studies

ISSN 0006-8063 · Springer Science+Business Media · https://as-botanicalstudies.springeropen.com/
Journal Trust Rating E · 21/100 — Not recommended — critical failures or red flags · checked 12 November 2026, 14:34 IST

Pillars

PillarPointsWeight
Identity & governance5 / 25 (3 unchecked)25
Editorial integrity9 / 2525
Technical standing0 / 20 (10 unchecked)20
Preservation & access0 / 15 (6 unchecked)15
Reach & citation7 / 15 (2 unchecked)15

Checks and sources

CheckResultDetailSource
ISSN registered (ISSN Portal)BAD 0/8no record for this ISSNportal.issn.org
ISSN key-title matchesNA 0/3not checkedportal.issn.org
Journal website live and on HTTPSOK 3/3HTTP 200 in 0.1sas-botanicalstudies.springeropen.com
Editorial board / editor named on the siteBAD 0/4no editorial board / editor found on the homepageas-botanicalstudies.springeropen.com
ISSN displayed on the siteWARN 0/3ISSN not found on the homepageas-botanicalstudies.springeropen.com
Contact address / email publishedWARN 0/2no contact foundas-botanicalstudies.springeropen.com
Publisher identifiedOK 2/2Springer Science+Business Mediaportal.issn.org
Peer-review policy publishedBAD 0/7no peer-review policy foundas-botanicalstudies.springeropen.com
Publication ethics / malpractice policyBAD 0/6no ethics / malpractice statementas-botanicalstudies.springeropen.com
Plagiarism screening statedWARN 0/3no screening statementas-botanicalstudies.springeropen.com
No predatory-style red flagsOK 9/9none detectedas-botanicalstudies.springeropen.com
Crossref member — DOIs registeredBAD 0/5journal not found in Crossref by ISSNapi.crossref.org
Crossref metadata completenessNA 0/6—
DOIs displayed as links on the siteWARN 0/2no doi.org links on the homepageas-botanicalstudies.springeropen.com
OAI-PMH endpoint and Google Scholar tagsWARN 0/3no OAI link seen · no citation_* tags on homepageas-botanicalstudies.springeropen.com
Registered DOIs resolve to a live pageNA 0/2not checked — no DOI check has been run for this journal
Articles on the site carry a registered DOINA 0/2not checked — no DOI census has been run for this journal
Preservation (Keepers Registry / archives)NA 0/6not checkedportal.issn.org
Creative Commons licence statedWARN 0/4no licence statement foundas-botanicalstudies.springeropen.com
APC / fee transparencyWARN 0/3no statement about feesas-botanicalstudies.springeropen.com
Open-access statementWARN 0/2no OA statementas-botanicalstudies.springeropen.com
Listed in DOAJWARN 0/6not in DOAJdoaj.org
Indexed and cited in OpenAlexOK 5/51314 works · 28029 citations · h-index 68openalex.org
Citation depth (h-index ≥ 5)OK 2/2h-index 68openalex.org
Other verified index / registry listingsNA 0/2none recorded

Method

The Journal Trust Rating is computed by Smart Scholars from public registries (ISSN Portal, Crossref, DOAJ, OpenAlex, Keepers Registry) and the journal's own website at the time shown. It is not an impact factor and does not assess the quality of individual articles. Methodology: https://institutions.smartscholars.in/methodology.php. Verify this certificate: https://scholar.smartscholars.in/check.php?q=0006-8063