About the Journal

Phytum (ISSN: IN-PROGRESS) is an open access journal devoted to publish research papers from all areas of plant science to share advances to a wider audience. The journal invites submission of manuscripts that meet the general criteria of significance and scientific excellence, and will publish:

  • Original articles (research paper, short communications, etc)
  • Review articles

Interested in submitting to this journal? We recommend that you review the About the Journal page for the journal's section policies, as well as the Author Guidelines. Authors need to register with the journal prior to submitting or, if already registered, can simply log in and begin the five-step process.

Principal Contact

Mr. Hassan Bashir

Managing Editor

Phytum

Scieon Publishing

Journal website: https://scieon.org/ojs/index.php/phytum

Email: phytum@scieon.org

Aim and Scope

Phytum brings out research findings in all areas of plant science. The Phytum journal accepts submissions on all groups, living as well as fossil, covered under international code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi and Plants, i.e., all those traditionally treated as Algae, Fungi or Plants (Algae, Diatoms, Fungi, Hornworms, Lichens, Liverworts, Mosses, Vascular plants). Various sections in which manuscripts can be submitted are as follows:

  1. Plant Disease Management/Metabolomics Proteomics Transcriptomics
  2. Phytochemistry/Pharmacology
  3. Ethnobotany / Ethnomedicines / Plant Morphology
  4. Plant Microbe Interactions / Microbiology
  5. Agriculture / Plant Sciences
  6. Bioinformatics / In Silico
  7. Plant Biochemistry/Physiology /Plant stress tolerance
  8. Food Sciences / Nanotechnology
  9. Environmental Sciences
  10. Plant Conservation
  11. Phylogenetics/ Cryptogamic Botany / Plant Genetics

Phytum is a peer reviewed, open access, online journal indexed by several indexing and abstracting services. Papers published by the journal aim to represent important advances within the field.

We are committed to provide an efficient service for both authors and readers. Several independent reviewers and editors from all over the world are offering their expertise to the journal. An unbiased peer-review system allows our team of editors to make rapid decisions. Accepted papers are published without much delay in 2 issues per year (June and December). 

Peer Review Process

All papers, solicited and unsolicited, will be first assessed by the Editor in Chief or one of the Editors (preliminary review). Plagiarism will be checked at this stage. The submissions and references will be checked for journal's style.  Papers found unsuitable in terms of the overall requirements of the journal will be returned. If suitable, the manuscripts will be sent to Reviewers for detailed review. We carry out double-blind peer review process. Authors of these papers will be notified of acceptance, need for revision or rejection of the paper. If the Editor or Reviewer recommends resubmission after detailed revision, the same will be communicated to the authors. 

Review details: The Phytum reviews all the material it receives. We aim to reach a first decision on all manuscripts within two or three weeks of submission.

We may screen a research article initially by reading only the abstract, so abstracts should be as complete, accurate, and clear as possible. If the work does not seem to fit in the Phytum, it will be rejected.

The Phytum's team of research editors aims to read all of newly submitted research articles normally within two working days. If the article is potentially suitable for the Phytum that editor will send the article to three external peer reviewers.

We aim to reach a final decision on publication within four to six weeks of submission for all articles. If we make an offer of publication subject to revision, we usually ask authors to return their articles to us within two weeks.

Accepted articles are published at https://scieon.org/ojs/index.php/phytum as they become ready.

Originality and plagiarism

Plagiarism is not acceptable in Phytum submissions. Plagiarized content will not be considered for publication. If plagiarism is identified, we will follow COPE guidelines.

The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted. Phytum is a member of CrossCheck’s plagiarism detection initiative and uses plagiarism detection software.

Publication Frequency

The Phytum Journal will publish one volume each year. There will be two issues per volume, publishing in the months of June and December. After the publication of an issue, all the new articles will be first added to the "Early Access" issue and thereafter to the next issue at the time of publication.

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Editorial Team

Our Editorial Team comprises of honorary positions such as Editor-in-Chief, Associate Editors, Editorial Board members, Managing Editor, Editorial Assistants, and Layout Assistant who manage the submissions received and help till publishing. The term of appointment is 2 years. 

Selection criteria: Journal will invite applications for Editorial Board members once in 2 years. The member selection criteria include expertise in the field of interest, ResearchGate's RG Score, Google Scholar's H-index, etc and previous experience, if any. Those who serve as Reviewers of Phytum and perform well (quick and detailed reviewing) may get a preference during the selection process. Journal ensures geographical balance while selecting members to the editorial team. 

Editor in Chief take care of the article review activities such as identifying suitable reviewers in association with Editors, coordinate revision of the articles, and takes the final decision on the acceptance of the manuscripts in line with the review outcome of the submissions. Responsibilities of the Editor in Chief are assisted by two editorial assistants and a personal assistant.

Overall journal management, site maintenance, layout and proofread activities, etc are coordinated by the Managing Editor.

See our Editorial Team

Revenue sources

The journal collects revenue from Article Processing Charges (APC) to partially meet the journal publishing costs. The Publisher invests revenue from other sources to meet the revenue gap. 

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