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''Taxon'' is a bimonthly peer-reviewed
scientific journal In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research. Content Articles in scientific journals are mostly written by active scientists such as ...
covering
plant taxonomy Plant taxonomy is the science that finds, identifies, describes, classifies, and names plants. It is one of the main branches of taxonomy (the science that finds, describes, classifies, and names living things). Plant taxonomy is closely allied ...
. It is published by Wiley on behalf of the
International Association for Plant Taxonomy The International Association for Plant Taxonomy (IAPT) is an organization established to promote an understanding of plant biodiversity, facilitate international communication of research between botanists, and oversee matters of uniformity and ...
, of which it is the official journal. It was established in 1952 and is the only place where nomenclature proposals and motions to amend the
International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants The ''International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants'' (ICN) is the set of rules and recommendations dealing with the formal botanical names that are given to plants, fungi and a few other groups of organisms, all those "tra ...
(except for the rules concerning fungi) can be published. The editor-in-chief is Dirk C. Albach ( University of Oldenburg).


Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in: According to the '' Journal Citation Reports'', the journal has a 2020
impact factor The impact factor (IF) or journal impact factor (JIF) of an academic journal is a scientometric index calculated by Clarivate that reflects the yearly mean number of citations of articles published in the last two years in a given journal, as i ...
of 2.817.


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External links

*{{Official website, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/19968175/homepage/overview Botany journals Wiley (publisher) academic journals Bimonthly journals English-language journals Publications established in 1952