The Journal of Phytomedicine and Botany is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to advancing research in phytomedicine, medicinal plants, natural products, and botanical sciences. The journal aims to provide a platform for the publication of original and innovative research that contributes to the scientific understanding, development, validation, and sustainable utilization of plant-based resources.
The journal welcomes interdisciplinary research integrating plant sciences, chemistry, pharmacology, biotechnology, molecular biology, computational approaches, and clinical research related to medicinal plants and botanical resources.
The scope of the journal includes,
Phytomedicine and Natural Products
Phytochemistry, including isolation, identification, characterization, and structural elucidation of bioactive compounds from plants
Qualitative and quantitative analysis of plant extracts and natural products
Standardization and authentication of herbal medicines and plant-derived products
Pharmacognosy, including identification, evaluation, cultivation, processing, and quality assessment of medicinal plants
Pharmacological investigations of plant extracts, fractions, and isolated compounds, including antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antidiabetic, neuroprotective, and other biological activities
Toxicological evaluation, safety assessment, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of medicinal plants and natural compounds
Clinical studies, phytotherapy, and evidence-based evaluation of herbal medicines
Ethnomedicine, traditional knowledge, and scientific validation of medicinal plant uses
Herbal drug discovery and development
Plant Biotechnology and Computational Approaches
Plant tissue culture, metabolic engineering, and biotechnology applications for medicinal plant improvement
Molecular biology, genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics of medicinal plants
Bioinformatics approaches in phytomedicine, including molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulation, network pharmacology, and computer-aided drug discovery
Applications of computational methods in the identification and evaluation of plant-derived therapeutic compounds
Botanical Sciences
Plant systematics, taxonomy, phylogenetics, and evolutionary studies
Plant morphology, anatomy, and developmental biology
Plant physiology and biochemistry
Plant genetics and molecular biology
Plant ecology, biodiversity, conservation, and sustainable utilization of plant resources
Ethnobotany and interactions between human communities and plant resources
Plant pathology and plant–microbe interactions
Medicinal and aromatic plant cultivation and management
Evidence Synthesis and Research Analysis
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses related to phytomedicine and botanical sciences
Bibliometric and scientometric studies evaluating research trends in relevant fields
The journal considers manuscripts that provide significant scientific contributions and promote advances in the discovery, evaluation, and application of plant-based knowledge for healthcare, biotechnology, and environmental sustainability.