South African Journal of Botany
The South African Journal of Botany is the official Journal of the South African Association of Botanists.
The South African Journal of Botany (SAJB) publishes original papers that deal with the classification, biodiversity, morphology, physiology, molecular biology, ecology, biotechnology, ethnobotany and other botanically related aspects of species that are of importance to southern Africa. Manuscripts dealing with significant new findings on other species of the world and general botanical principles will also be considered and are encouraged.
The South African Journal of Botany is published by Elsevier with all the accompanying benefits to Authors, for example:
- no page charges
- rapid online publication with Articles in Press
- free use of colour to enhance your article online
- large international readership
- contents alerting services distributed globally
- personalised citation alerts on ScienceDirect
- world-wide marketing and exhibitions
- author service and support with Editorial Manager
The SAJB is the official journal of the South African Association of Botanists. We have a very experienced international Editorial Board, headed up by the Editor-in-Chief Prof. Stephen Boatwright. A team of Associate and Handling Editors facilitate manuscripts through the review process to publication.
The journal has an impact factor of 2.7 (Clarivate Analytics, 2025) and a CiteScore of 5.3, and is currently a highly ranked Q2 journal.
In addition to its regular content, several Special Issues are also published on specialised topics. Please find more information and access to the current and past issues here.
Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Stephen Boatwright
jboatwright@uwc.ac.za
Editorial Assistant
Mrs. Elisabeth Geerts
SAJBassist@outlook.com
Associate Editors:
Prof. Adeyemi Aremu
Prof. Sandy Steenhuisen
Dr.Ilze Vermaak
Prof. Wilma Augustyn
Prof. Sjirk Geerts
Prof. Ashwell Ndhlala
Prof. Stephen Amoo
Dr. Mack Moyo
Dr. Renee Street