It is my first time of submission. The manuscript was submitted on January 7 2020. The comments of the first review were received in about more than 2 months. There were 2 reviewers, and both of them required major revision. Due to the influence of the pandemic, I couldn’t return to the unit in time, so I contacted with the editors. They understood very well and directly delayed the revision time for a few months. I returned to the unit in April. One of the reviewers raised 6 questions, which were easy to solve; One was relatively professional, who raised 28 questions. It took me about 10 days to write eight-page of reply and return it. About more than one month (after the submission of the revised manuscript), the comments of the second review were returned, and minor revision was required. Some unclearly explained contents need to be further explained; Some deficiencies were required to be perfected. It took 2 days for revision. Less than one month after submission, it was accepted. I don’t comment on other people’s research whether it is valueless or not. But mine is relatively systematic and novel. There are not many people doing it, and references are hard to find. In short, the journal review editor Luca Sebastiani is very nice, efficient, objective and fair. It took more than 8 months from submission to acceptance. Due to the impact of the pandemic and my limited writing skills, it was delayed a little time. This journal is a good one, which is worth recommending.

(6) Thank | Rockyflying

This journal is not worthy of submission at all, the overall quality is very poor, the time is long and the articles are more likely valueless, which is very bad!

(0) Thank | bladefire

Article submitted on 2012.10.9, submitted for review on 10.24, rejected on 12.4. A very pertinent expert opinion, the revision is very careful, the review is in place, requesting additional reviews. Another request, this time for an overhaul, the language should be more polished. The editorial department rejected the draft. The review draft is very efficient!

(1) Thank | Anonymous

20241110: Submitted to Journal; With Editor
20241226: Under Review
20250204: Required Reviews Completed
20250208: Revise
20250309: Revision Submitted to Journal; With Editor
20250329: Under Review
20250405: Required Reviews Completed
20250425: Accept
20250504: Online

(0) Thank | 沐沐

Hello, may I ask if this journal charges page fees? Are there any other fees?

(0) Thank | 万万万万万

It has been 10 days since submission, but it has not been reviewed yet.

(0) Thank | tinakong

I accept submissions from different regions, all medicinal plants that I work with are accepted.

(0) Thank | Rockyflying

Excuse me, does this journal only include research papers on South African plants? Are research papers from China also included?

(0) Thank | 慕风

Model diagram, is to depict your theoretical model in some way. This picture is optional in the submission

(0) Thank | 维尔娜菲茨杰拉德

Can you please help me with my homework?

(0) Thank | 维尔娜菲茨杰拉德

Can my search results include video results?

(0) Thank | 修然小公主

Is a model diagram necessary?

(0) Thank | 北国博达

Submitted on June 30th, major revisions on October 5th, submitted again on the 14th, minor revisions on November 16th, and finally accepted on December 7th. There was only one reviewer, who had a particularly good attitude and even provided suggestions for improving the abstract. The only downside was that the process was too slow.

(0) Thank | hmmmmm

So-so, as long as I can graduate, it's fine. My senior brother published a paper last year, which also counts as a successful graduation. Everything will be fine

(0) Thank | 凌霄高洁

The translation speed is a bit slow! It will be better if the research topic is related to Africa or South Africa

(0) Thank | 伏魔珍瑞

Review speed: 24.0 | Submission success rate: 50.0
Experience sharing: This journal feels like one word: very slow! It took 6 months for review, and in the end, no reviewers were found... What a tragedy

(0) Thank | 中原光华

Submitted on December 8, 2013, under review from the 15th. Decision made on January 30, 2014, with a major revision requested within 45 days. Revised on February 18, 2014, quickly under review. Decision in process on March 13, 2014, with a second decision made on the 18th and a major revision requested within 10 days. Revised on March 26, 2014, under review the same day. Decision in process on April 1, 2014, and accepted on April 2, 2014. The article did not have high requirements, and it seems that I should be a reviewer. The second review mentioned that I did not thoroughly address a few issues, but the editor was still friendly and provided another major revision for further improvement. The entire process took almost 4 months, which was quite slow, with a long period for the first review

(0) Thank | 凌霄高洁

Review Speed: 3.0 Experience Sharing: The article was submitted on October 9, 2012, reviewed on October 24, and rejected on December 4. One expert's opinion was very fair, the revisions were very careful, and the comments were very precise, requesting additional experiments. Another expert requested major revisions and language polishing. The editorial office ultimately rejected the submission. Overall, it feels like the quality of this journal is quite good, but the article itself does have some issues. The review efficiency is very high!

(0) Thank | 金梅小可爱

http://www.sabotany.co.za/
http://www.journals.elsevier.com/south-african-journal-of-botany/

(0) Thank | 极乐艺霖

http://www.sabotany.co.za/http://www.journals.elsevier.com/south-african-journal-of-botany/

(0) Thank | Anonymous

Journal Homepage URL: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find ... ription#description

(0) Thank | Anonymous

Review speed: 24.0 | Submission acceptance rate: 75.0 Experience sharing: Quite slow, I was tortured for a year before being accepted

(0) Thank | 凌霄高洁

I think the magazine is pretty good. After submitting for two months, I received feedback asking for major revisions. After making the revisions and submitting again, I received a response in just one month, and my article was accepted. It seems like I'm really lucky

(0) Thank | 凌霄高洁

This magazine is so trashy, the review process is super slow. If you want to graduate, definitely don't submit to this magazine

(0) Thank | 凌霄高洁

It's really slow. It has been two to three months and it is still under review

(0) Thank | 凌霄高洁