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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Published on behalf of the Linnean Society of London

Edited by:
Michael F. Fay

ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2008: 76/155 Plant Sciences
Impact Factor: 1.189

The Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society publishes original papers on systematic and evolutionary botany and comparative studies of both living and fossil plants. Review papers are also welcomed which integrate fields such as cytology, morphogenesis, palynology and phytochemistry into a taxonomic framework. The Journal will only publish new taxa in exceptional circumstances or as part of larger monographic or phylogenetic revisions.

Also published on behalf of the Linnean Society: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society and Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

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New classification for flowering plants and land plants
In the latest issue of the Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society (October 2009), a consortium of botanists have produced a new classification for all flowering plants (Angiosperm Phylogeny Group Classification - APG III) and for all land plants. In the same issues, other papers provide a revised linear sequence for the families of flowering plants recommended for use in herbaria and other botanical collections and a revised infrafamilial classification for three families of monocots most affected by the new classification presented in APG III.

Read the full press release on the Linnean Society website

Top 10 species from 2008
Each year The International Institute for Species Exploration names the Top 10 new species of the previous year. Whilst the top ten list for 2008 is mainly dominated by non-plant species, the two new plant species to be featured on the list were both published in Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.

Giant suicidal palm from Madagascar - Tahina spectabilis
Caffeine-free coffee from Cameroon - Coffea charrieriana

Read the full press release on the Linnean Society website.

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Online Manuscript Submission Now Available
You can now submit your manuscript to the Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society online, with the new manuscript submission website. The online manuscript submission and review process promises to lead to faster submission to first decision times and greater simplicity for authors and reviewers. Submit your best manuscript to the Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.

Free access in the developing world
Free online access to this journal is available within institutions in the developing world through the AGORA Initiative with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the OARE Initiative (Online Access to Research in the Environment) in conjunction with UNEP, the United Nations Environment Programme.

OnlineOpen
Authors of articles in this journal can now choose to make their articles open access and available free for all readers through the payment of an author fee. Read more on the 'for authors' page.

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