''Plant Systematics and Evolution'' is a biannual

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covering

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and

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. The editors-in-chief are Marcus A. Koch (

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), Martin A. Lysak (

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), and Karol Marhold ( Slovak Academy of Sciences).

History

The journal was established in Vienna in 1851 under founding

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Alexander Skofitz as ' (Austrian Botanical Weekly). In 1858 the publication was renamed ' (Austrian Journal of Botany) and it continued under that title from volume 9 to 91. In 1943 and 1944, two volumes were published under the title ' (Viennese Botanical Journal). It then continued under its previous title until 1973 when it was relaunched with a more international scope under its current title.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in

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/Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences,

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, and the

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. According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2013

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of 1.154.

References

External links

* {{official website, https://www.springer.com/life+sciences/plant+sciences/journal/606 Academic journals established in 1851 Botany journals English-language journals Biannual journals Springer Science+Business Media academic journals 1851 establishments in the Austrian Empire