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Phytotaxa is a hybrid journal and has published many open access papers:
We encourage the open access of papers as they are more widely read and cited. Our open access option has one of the lowest article processing fees.
Announcements
Acceptance rate 36% during the third quarter of 2025 2025-10-02
During the third quarter of 2025, Phytotaxa received 400 manuscripts, accepted 256 manuscripts, declined 147 manuscripts and published 245 manuscripts; days to first decision is 4, to accept is 53 and to reject is 20; rejection rate is 64% (32% desk reject and 32% after review reject).
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Lanonia yangchunensis (Arecaceae, Coryphoideae), a new species from Guangdong, China
Published : 2026-02-18 -
A revision of Thismia abei (Thismiaceae) endemic to Japan, with clarification of its flower structure and nomenclatural issues
Published : 2026-02-18 -
A preliminary annotated checklist of Ophiorrhiza (Ophiorrhizeae, Rubioideae, Rubiaceae) in New Guinea
Published : 2026-02-18 -
Sri Lanka, a new hotspot for Rhytidhysteron (Hysteriaceae): a novel species and three new records
Published : 2026-02-18 -
Medinilla calanasan (Melastomataceae), a new species from Apayao Province, Philippines
Published : 2026-02-18 -
Aspidistra thanhhoaensis (Asparagaceae: Convallarioideae), a new species from North Central Vietnam
Published : 2026-02-18
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Published : 2023-05-01Xanthagaricus montgomeryensis sp. nov. (Agaricaceae, Agaricales) from Chichawatni Forest, Punjab Pakistan
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Tessmannia princeps (Fabaceae), a new rainforest tree from the Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania
Published : 2025-03-20 -
Polygala bamaensis (Polygalaceae), a replacement name for the later homonym Polygala spatulata
Published : 2025-09-09 -
Published : 2016-05-20The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase
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The third opinion on fern phylogenetics with novel insights into their mitogenome evolution
Published : 2023-11-14 -
An update of the taxonomic system of Dactylorhiza (Orchidaceae, Orchideae)
Published : 2025-03-07