Academic Journal
Q1Alpine Botany
About Alpine Botany
Alpine Botany is a scholarly journal published by Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 0.959 and H-index of 38.
Coverage: 2011-2026. Research categories: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (Q1); Plant Science (Q1).
Verified field sources
- Journal Impact Factor: 2.3 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
- Impact Factor year: 2024 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
- Editor(s): Christian Parisod PhD (Editor-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
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Topics in published research
Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies; Plant and animal studies; Botany and Plant Ecology Studies; Species Distribution and Climate Change; Tree-ring climate responses; Genetic diversity and population structure.
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Reported open-access list prices
4,390.00 USD; 3,590.00 EUR; 2,890.00 GBP
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Aims & Scope
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Margarita Paradisiotis, Kryštof Chytrý, Norbert Helm, Johannes Hausharter et al.
2026-09-12 · DOI: 10.1007/s00035-026-00373-3Direct and indirect effects of terrain, snow, and shrubs on the structure of an alpine herbaceous community in the Canadian Rocky Mountains
Zachariah J. Madsen, Scott E. Nielsen
2026-08-22 · DOI: 10.1007/s00035-026-00372-4Inter- and intraspecific variation in foliar elemental concentrations in alpine plants
Feline Peters, Stefan Dullinger, Andrea Watzinger, Mathias Mayer et al.
2026-08-04 · DOI: 10.1007/s00035-026-00371-5Bioclimate overrules microtopography to inform on plant species’ sensitivity to climate change in proglacial ecosystems
Bart Steen, Alejandra Morán-Ordóñez, Antoine Guisan, Gianalberto Losapio et al.
2026-07-30 · DOI: 10.1007/s00035-026-00366-2Environmental and edaphic drivers of taxonomic and phylogenetic beta-diversity in Kashmir Himalayan alpine vegetation
Bilal A. Rasray, Showkeen Ahmad Lone, Rameez Ahmad, Ishwari Datt Rai et al.
2026-07-27 · DOI: 10.1007/s00035-026-00367-1Recruitment of Swiss stone pine (Pinus cembra) at short- and long-distance seed caching sites of spotted nutcrackers (Nucifraga caryocatactes)
Mona Trabold, Valentin Graf, Eike Lena Neuschulz
2026-07-27 · DOI: 10.1007/s00035-026-00364-4Microhabitat-mediated microclimatic buffering of regional climate in a threatened montane bryophyte
Richard T. Caners, René J. Belland
2026-07-27 · DOI: 10.1007/s00035-026-00363-5Scaling the mountains: multiscale proxies derived from very high-resolution digital elevation models to characterize heterogeneous alpine landscapes and their local effects on plant adaptation
Stéphane Joost, Christian Parisod, Felix Gugerli
2026-07-27 · DOI: 10.1007/s00035-026-00368-0Composition, diversity, and local use of plants in traditional agro-ecosystems and their link to the sustainable development goals (SDGs) in the North Pare Mountains, Tanzania
Adili Bugingo, Pantaleo K. T. Munishi, Halima Kilungu, Samora M. Andrew et al.
2026-07-27 · DOI: 10.1007/s00035-026-00369-zExtreme flood events and riparian vegetation: current knowledge and research gaps across mountain and temperate rivers with emphasis on the Alps
Gianmarco Tavilla, Camilla Wellstein
2026-07-23 · DOI: 10.1007/s00035-026-00370-6High-resolution topoclimate data is essential for predicting species distributions in mountains: insights from CHclim25
Olivier Broennimann, Antoine Guisan
2026-07-16 · DOI: 10.1007/s00035-026-00365-3Biocrust belt below the edge of a dying glacier in the Tropical Andes
Alejandro Salazar, Maria E. Gutiérrez-Lagoueyte, Ingibjörg S. Jónsdóttir, Isabel C. Barrio et al.
2026-06-29 · DOI: 10.1007/s00035-026-00362-6Diversity in a shrinking alpine world: how does the expansion of krummholz ecotones alter microclimates and alpine plant diversity?
Alexa A. C. MacDonald, Scott E. Nielsen
2026-06-19 · DOI: 10.1007/s00035-026-00361-7Alpine life is shaped by topography
Christian Körner, Erika Hiltbrunner
2026-06-16 · DOI: 10.1007/s00035-026-00360-8High detail in high mountains: a systematic review of passive remote sensing data in alpine vegetation species distribution models
Costin Enache, Angheluță Vădineanu, Paulina Anastasiu, Constantin Cazacu et al.
2026-05-26 · DOI: 10.1007/s00035-026-00358-2Effects of cold stratification and temperature on the seed germination of Azorella compacta Phil. (Apiaceae)
Lohengrin A. Cavieres, Graciela Valencia, Maritza Mihoc, Felipe Reinoso et al.
2026-05-20 · DOI: 10.1007/s00035-026-00359-1Lack of future high-elevation topographic refuges limit giant rosette plant survival in Puno, southern Peru
Paul M. Ramsay, Gerson E. Prado, Giovana P. Vadillo, Liscely Tumi et al.
2026-04-28 · DOI: 10.1007/s00035-026-00357-3Alpine shrubs as facilitators: shrub structure, microsite exposure and site context shape seedling survival and growth dynamics
Susanna E. Venn, Jerónimo Vázquez-Ramírez
2026-04-16 · DOI: 10.1007/s00035-026-00356-4Native and non-native plant richness and diversity along an elevational gradient in the Ecuadorian Andes
Isabela Vieira, Ileana Herrera, Anahí Vargas, Kevin Panchana et al.
2026-05 · DOI: 10.1007/s00035-026-00355-5Reviews
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