The Academic Journal of Botanical Sciences (ISSN: 3084-0279) invites original, ethical, well-structured, and scientifically relevant manuscripts from botanists, plant scientists, ecologists, taxonomists, environmental researchers, agricultural scientists, faculty members, research scholars, postgraduate students, and professionals working in botanical sciences and allied plant research areas.
Authors may submit manuscripts related to plant biology, plant taxonomy, plant physiology, ecology, biodiversity, conservation, ethnobotany, medicinal plants, phytochemistry, environmental botany, plant pathology, mycology, plant biotechnology, agriculture, forestry, and applied plant sciences.
Author Guidelines
Authors should prepare manuscripts carefully before submission. The manuscript should be original, unpublished, properly referenced, scientifically valid, ethically prepared, and relevant to the aims and scope of the Academic Journal of Botanical Sciences.
- The manuscript must be original and should not be under consideration by another journal.
- The topic should be clearly related to botanical sciences, plant research, ecology, biodiversity, conservation, or allied plant science fields.
- The article should include a clear title, abstract, keywords, introduction, objectives, methodology, results, discussion, conclusion, and references where applicable.
- Plant names, taxonomy, species details, field observations, laboratory data, tables, figures, and references must be accurate.
- Authors should follow ethical research practices in fieldwork, laboratory work, plant collection, and use of traditional knowledge.
- The language should be clear, academic, scientific, and suitable for botanical publication.
Suitable Manuscript Types
Subject Areas for Submission
The journal accepts manuscripts from a broad range of botanical and allied plant science areas. Authors should ensure that the manuscript topic fits the journal scope before submission.
- Plant biology, morphology, anatomy, reproduction, and development
- Plant taxonomy, systematics, nomenclature, floristics, and herbarium studies
- Plant physiology, plant biochemistry, genetics, and molecular plant science
- Plant ecology, vegetation science, ecosystem studies, and biodiversity assessment
- Conservation biology, rare plants, endangered species, and habitat restoration
- Ethnobotany, medicinal plants, pharmacognosy, and traditional plant knowledge
- Phytochemistry, natural metabolites, plant-based products, and useful plant resources
- Plant pathology, mycology, plant-microbe interaction, and crop disease studies
- Agricultural botany, forestry, sustainable agronomy, and plant resource management
- Environmental botany, climate change impact, pollution response, and plant adaptation
- Plant biotechnology, tissue culture, seed science, and experimental botanical methods
- Interdisciplinary research connecting botany with environment, agriculture, health, and sustainability
Manuscript Structure
| Title | The title should be clear, concise, informative, and directly related to the botanical or plant science topic. |
| Abstract | The abstract should briefly present the background, objective, methodology, key findings, scientific relevance, and conclusion. |
| Keywords | Authors should provide relevant keywords related to plant science, taxonomy, ecology, conservation, physiology, or the main research area. |
| Introduction | The introduction should explain the research background, botanical importance, literature gap, problem statement, and purpose of the study. |
| Objectives | Objectives should clearly state what the study aims to examine, document, test, compare, analyse, or establish. |
| Methodology | The methodology should describe field site, sampling method, laboratory procedure, identification method, tools, materials, and data analysis where applicable. |
| Results and Discussion | Results should be presented clearly and discussed with scientific interpretation, comparison with previous studies, and botanical relevance. |
| Conclusion | The conclusion should summarize key findings, contribution, limitations, conservation value, and future research direction. |
| References | All cited articles, books, reports, plant databases, taxonomic references, and official sources should be listed accurately. |
Before Submission
- Check that the manuscript fits the journal scope.
- Ensure the work is original and unpublished.
- Review grammar, formatting, tables, figures, and references.
- Verify plant names, taxonomy, species details, and scientific terms.
- Include permissions or ethical approval where required.
- Confirm that all authors have approved the final manuscript.
Author Responsibilities
- Submit honest, original, and ethical botanical research.
- Provide accurate field data, laboratory results, and methods.
- Use accepted botanical names and reliable taxonomic sources.
- Disclose conflicts of interest and funding where applicable.
- Respond to reviewer and editorial comments properly.
- Follow publication ethics and journal policies.
Originality and Plagiarism
Authors must submit only original work. The journal does not accept plagiarism, copied content, duplicate submission, self-plagiarism, fabricated data, falsified results, improper citation, image misuse, or misleading presentation of botanical research.
- All borrowed ideas, plant data, tables, figures, images, methods, and arguments must be cited.
- Authors should not copy content from published or unpublished sources without proper acknowledgment.
- The same manuscript should not be submitted to more than one journal at the same time.
- Field observations, plant records, and laboratory outcomes should be presented honestly.
- Manuscripts with serious plagiarism or ethical concerns may be rejected.
Botanical Data and Ethical Requirements
Authors should follow responsible botanical research practices when reporting plant collections, field locations, rare species, herbarium records, ecological data, medicinal plant knowledge, laboratory results, and traditional community information.
- Rare, endangered, or protected plant species should be reported responsibly.
- Field locations of vulnerable species should not be disclosed in a way that may create conservation risk.
- Plant collection and field research should follow applicable permissions where required.
- Herbarium records, voucher specimens, and taxonomic references should be accurate.
- Ethnobotanical knowledge should be documented respectfully with proper acknowledgment where applicable.
- Laboratory results, plant extracts, phytochemical data, and experimental findings should not be manipulated.
Ethical Declarations
Authors should provide required declarations wherever applicable. These may include conflict of interest, funding, ethical approval, fieldwork permission, plant collection permission, data availability, acknowledgment, and author contribution details.
- Conflict of interest declaration where applicable.
- Funding or institutional support details where applicable.
- Ethical approval, field permission, or institutional permission where required.
- Plant collection or biodiversity-related permission where applicable.
- Acknowledgment of institutions, laboratories, herbariums, communities, or contributors.
- Clear author contribution details where required by the journal.
Review and Revision Process
Submitted manuscripts may undergo editorial screening and peer review. Authors may be asked to revise their manuscripts according to editorial or reviewer suggestions. Revised manuscripts should be submitted with clear improvements and, where required, a response to comments.
- Initial screening checks scope, completeness, originality, ethics, and basic quality.
- Suitable manuscripts may be reviewed by reviewers or subject experts.
- Authors may receive comments for minor or major revision.
- Revision should address comments carefully and professionally.
- The final decision depends on manuscript quality, ethics, relevance, and journal standards.
Publication Frequency and Issue Assignment
Academic Journal of Botanical Sciences follows a bi-annual publication frequency and publishes two issues per year. Authors may submit manuscripts throughout the year. Accepted manuscripts are assigned to a suitable upcoming issue after completion of editorial screening, review, revision, formatting, and final approval.
Acceptance of a manuscript does not always mean immediate publication in the current issue. Issue assignment depends on editorial workflow, manuscript readiness, publication capacity, and the bi-annual publication schedule.
After Acceptance
| Final Formatting | Accepted manuscripts may be formatted according to journal publication requirements. |
| Author Verification | Authors may be asked to verify final details such as title, author names, affiliation, references, tables, figures, species names, and article content. |
| Publication | The article is published in a suitable bi-annual issue after final editorial approval. |
| Indexing and Metadata | Article metadata may be used for indexing, archiving, citation, library listing, and academic discovery. |
Important Note
Authors submitting to the Academic Journal of Botanical Sciences should ensure that their manuscripts are original, ethical, scientifically valid, well-structured, properly referenced, and suitable for botanical sciences and allied plant research. Submission confirms that authors agree to follow the journal’s editorial process, peer review policy, publication ethics, open access policy, privacy policy, and final editorial decision.