About the Journal
Aims and Scope
Plant Diversity of Central Asia is a peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing original research and review papers on all aspects of plant (including algae and bryophytes) and fungi biodiversity and biodiversity conservation. The journal accepts papers on systematics, phylogenetics, phylogenomics, biogeography, ecology, vegetation science, ethnobotany, conservation biology, and palaeobotany, with a geographic focus on Central Asia. Research from outside Central Asia is considered when relevant to Central Asian plant diversity or as part of special issues on topics of broad interest.
About the Journal
The journal is published by the Institute of Botany, Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences (Publisher and Founder). It is an English-language, open-access periodical. Print ISSN 2181-239X; Online ISSN 2181-2403.
Peer Review Policy
All submissions undergo single-blind peer review (the reviewers' identities are concealed from the authors). Manuscripts are first assessed by the editors for scope and compliance, then evaluated by independent expert reviewers. Editorial decisions are based on the scientific quality, originality and relevance of the work, and are final.
Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
The journal follows the Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). All authors must have made substantial contributions and given explicit consent to submit; the corresponding author ensures that all listed authors have approved the manuscript, including the names and order of authors, and manages all communication with the journal. All authors must disclose any financial or personal relationships that could bias their work, and editorial board members exclude themselves from handling manuscripts where a conflict exists. Submissions are screened with plagiarism-detection software; cases of suspected misconduct are handled according to COPE guidelines and may lead to correction or retraction. Authors are encouraged to archive supporting data in an appropriate public repository and to include data-availability statements.
Open Access Policy
This is an open-access journal. All content is freely available under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) licence; authors retain copyright.
Indexing
The journal is registered/indexed in ROAD (Directory of Open Access Scholarly Resources), Crossref (DOI registration), and OpenAlex. Every article carries complete English-language metadata, references and a registered DOI, in line with the requirements of international citation databases (Scopus, Web of Science).
Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief
Komiljon Sh. Tojibaev — Institute of Botany, Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, Uzbekistan (ORCID: 0000-0003-2846-5777)
Managing Editor
Ziyoviddin Yusupov — Institute of Botany, Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, Uzbekistan (ORCID: 0000-0003-2278-542X)
Editorial Board Members
| Name | Affiliation | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Khabibullo Shomurodov | Institute of Botany, Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences | Uzbekistan |
| Alijon Esankulov | Institute of Botany, Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences | Uzbekistan |
| Sara Palacio Blasco | Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología (IPE-CSIC) | Spain |
| David E. Boufford | Harvard University Herbaria | USA |
| Hyeok Jae Choi | Changwon National University | South Korea |
| Ismail Eker | Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University | Turkey |
| Dmitry A. German | Altai State University | Russia |
| Chang-gee Jang | Kongju National University | South Korea |
| Georgy Lazkov | Institute of Biology and Pedology | Kyrgyzstan |
| Marcin Nobis | Jagiellonian University | Poland |
| Arkadiusz Nowak | Opole University / PAS Botanical Garden | Poland |
| Munir Ozturk | Ege University | Turkey |
| Alexander Rudov | Institute of Botany | Armenia |
| Alexander N. Sennikov | Botanical Museum, University of Helsinki | Finland |
| Alexander R. Sukhorukov | Lomonosov Moscow State University | Russia |
| Yerlan Turuspekov | Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology | Kazakhstan |
| Nikolai Friesen | University of Osnabrück | Germany |
| Zhimin Li | Yunnan Normal University | China |
| Farshid Memariani | Ferdowsi University of Mashhad | Iran |
| Nikolai Orlovsky | Ben-Gurion University of the Negev | Israel |
| Hakan Ozkan | Cukurova University | Turkey |
| Hiroaki Setoguchi | Kyoto University | Japan |
Note: ORCID identifiers for board members will be added; full profiles are maintained by the editorial office.
