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American Journal of Botany Template

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About the American Journal of Botany format

American Journal of Botany is a peer-reviewed journal published by Wiley, covering Plant and animal studies, Plant Diversity and Evolution, Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies.

PublisherWiley
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." American Journal of Botany 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inPlant and animal studies Plant Diversity and Evolution Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Plant Reproductive Biology
ISSN0002-9122
Citation impact (2-yr)2.43
h-index241
i10-index16,552
Total citations793,218
Article processing charge$2,000
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of California, Davis
Journal websitebsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
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Papers published in American Journal of Botany per year

246
2014
255
2015
260
2016
232
2017
221
2018
203
2019
188
2020
233
2021
194
2022
172
2023
180
2024
189
2025

Citation impact of American Journal of Botany by publication year

9.8K
2014
7.1K
2015
6.9K
2016
4.7K
2017
7.8K
2018
3.5K
2019
3.2K
2020
3.6K
2021
1.7K
2022
1.4K
2023
714
2024
342
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in American Journal of Botany

Comparison of whole chloroplast genome sequences to choose noncoding regions for phylogenetic studies in angiosperms: the tortoise and the hare III

Joey Shaw, Edgar B. Lickey, Edward E. Schilling et al. · 1 Mar 2007

Although the chloroplast genome contains many noncoding regions, relatively few have been exploited for interspecific phylogenetic and intraspecific phylogeographic studies. In our recent evaluation of the phylogenetic utility of 21 noncoding chloroplast regions, we found the most widely used noncoding regions are among the least variable, but the more variable regions have rarely been employed.…

2,227 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
PLANT MICROTECHNIQUE: SOME PRINCIPLES AND NEW METHODS

Ned Feder, T. P. O'Brien · 1 Jan 1968

Some easily seen structural features of living plant cells are destroyed or badly distorted by most of the common fixatives and embedding media used in plant histology. In stained sections of plant tissues fixed in FAA (formalin‐acetic acid‐alcohol mixtures) and embedded in paraffin wax, for example, mitochondria and fine transvacuolar strands of cytoplasm are usually…

2,022 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
The tortoise and the hare II: relative utility of 21 noncoding chloroplast DNA sequences for phylogenetic analysis

Joey Shaw, Edgar B. Lickey, John T. Beck et al. · 1 Jan 2005

Chloroplast DNA sequences are a primary source of data for plant molecular systematic studies. A few key papers have provided the molecular systematics community with universal primer pairs for noncoding regions that have dominated the field, namely trnL-trnF and trnK/matK. These two regions have provided adequate information to resolve species relationships in some taxa, but…

1,985 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Chloroplast DNA phylogeny, reticulate evolution, and biogeography of <i>Paeonia</i> (Paeoniaceae)

Tao Sang, Daniel J. Crawford, Tod F. Stuessy · 1 Aug 1997

The coding region of the mat K gene and two intergenic spacers, psb A-trn H and trn L(UAA)-trn F(GAA), of cpDNA were sequenced to study phylogenetic relationships of 32 Paeonia species. In the psb A-trn H intergenic spacer, short sequences bordered by long inverted repeats have undergone inversions that are often homoplasious mutations. Insertions/deletions found…

1,465 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
THE ESSENTIAL ROLE OF CALCIUM ION IN POLLEN GERMINATION AND POLLEN TUBE GROWTH

J. L. Brewbaker, B. H. Kwack · 1 Oct 1963

Brewbaker, James L., and Beyoung H. Kwack. (U. Hawaii, Honolulu.) The essential role of calcium ion in pollen germination and pollen tube growth. Amer. Jour. Bot. 50(9): 859–865. Illus. 1963.—A pollen population effect occurs whenever pollen grains are grown in vitro. Small pollen populations germinate and grow poorly if at all, under conditions which support…

1,373 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

American Journal of Botany template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the American Journal of Botany format?
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What reference style does American Journal of Botany use?
American Journal of Botany uses Author–year (Chicago) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." American Journal of Botany 12 (3): 45–58.
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