NEW COORDINATING EDITOR: We are pleased to welcome Dr. Mark Hughes, @thebotanics.bsky.social, to our editorial board! Mark will contribute his expertise to develop NJB's #taxonomy section. Photo credit: RGBE. vist.ly/4nrvk #begonia #biodiversity #biogeography #phylogenomics

Our very first fully #OpenAccess issue is now out! 🥳Don't miss the Editorial with interesting facts on NJB's origin, its successful development as a @nordicoikos.bsky.social.bsk.social journal and a positive future outlook! ➡️Full issue: vist.ly/4mvwd

We are ready for you in the exhibitor’s hall at the #BES2025! Publishing chat, Christmas spirit, free swag and friendly faces await you! @avianbiology.bsky.social @nordicjbotany.bsky.social @wildlifebiology.bsky.social @oikosjournal.bsky.social @ecography.bsky.social

NEW SUBJECT EDITOR: We also welcome our third SE for Chinese vascular plants, Prof. Qiang Wang! He specialises in Lamiaceae and Campanulaceae. Read more here: vist.ly/4ieag @nordicoikos.bsky.social.bsky.social #editor #plants #taxonomy #systematics

NEW SUBJECT EDITOR: We welcome Prof. Tao Deng as Subject Editor for Chinese vascular plants. His expertise is in the taxonomy and biodiversity of angiosperms from Southwest China and the Pan-Third Pole regions. ➡️Read more: vist.ly/4ia6q

Get the most out of your conference visit! Meet us at the #BES2025 to: - Ask about publishing - Ask which of our journals fits your manuscript - Find out the benefits of becoming an NSO member - Join our workshop How to get published - Just chat with us and get to know us! - Pick up some free swag

NEW SUBJECT EDITOR: We welcome Prof. Bo Li as Subject Editor for Chinese vascular plants. He will focus on Polygonaceae and Lamiaceae. Welcome to the board! vist.ly/4i5e8 #taxonomy #systematics #plants #editor @nordicoikos.bsky.social.bsky.social

NEW SUBJECT EDITOR: Joining us as Subject Editor for molecular systematics is Gerald M. Schneeweiss from the University of Vienna. Welcome to the editorial board! vist.ly/4hygd #editor #systematics #plants @nordicoikos.bsky.social.bsky.social

NEW EDITORS: This week, we are presenting our new subject editors who have joined us in the past months! We start by welcoming Dr Masoomeh Ghobad-Nejhad, new SE in mycology! Read about her here: vist.ly/4hstc @nordicoikos.bsky.social.bsky.social #mycology #editor #taxonomy

NEW PAPER: Rotala myanmarensis sp. nov. (Lythraceae) from Myanmar and taxonomic reassessment of Rotala occultiflora var. leichhardtii by Prasanth & Sardesai. vist.ly/4hc9j #OpenAccess #plant #taxonomy @nordicoikos.bsky.social.bsky.social

NEW ISSUE: The NJB December is out! The cover shows the flower polymorphism in Sedum diversiflorum sp. nov. from the article by Ito et al. vist.ly/4g2b9 @nordicoikos.bsky.social.bsky.social

NEW PAPER: Astragalus zhobensis, a new species of section Caprini (Fabaceae) from Zhob, northern Balochistan, Pakistan by Khan et al. The new species was evaluated as Critically Endangered (IUCN). vist.ly/4gcrf @nordicoikos.bsky.social.bsky.social

NEW PAPER: Strobilanthes sharavathiensis (Acanthaceae), a new species from Ambaragudda, a high-altitude shola grassland, central Western Ghats, Karnataka, India by Sathisha et al. vist.ly/4g8rj @nordicoikos.bsky.social.bsky.social

NEW PAPER: Cortinarius swatensis sp. nov. (Basidiomycota; Agaricales) in C. subg. Infracti from Pakistan, based on morphology, microscopy and phylogeny by Ijaz et al. The genus contains many ecologically significant ectomycorrhizal fungi. vist.ly/4f6h2 #OpenAccess #mycorrhiza #ecology #fungi

NEW PAPER: Chloroplast genome of the critically endangered Ginger Zingiber odoriferum Blume from Java, Indonesia: characterization, comparison, and conservation insights by Martiansyah et al. vist.ly/4efec #OpenAccess

NEW PAPER: Sedum diversiflorum sp. nov. (Crassulaceae), a new species with variable merosity from the Satsunan Islands, Kagoshima, Japan by Ito et al. The plant was previously identified as S. formosanum subsp. formosanum but showed distinct features. vist.ly/4dyz2 #OpenAccess #plants

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Tundra Transitions: Understanding Vegetation Change Across Scales and Systems Submit your abstract for consideration in this special issue by 30th Nov 2025 through this form vist.ly/4d5w3 or directly to [email protected] Full call: vist.ly/4d5v2

NEW PAPER: An overlooked new species of Miliusa (Miliuseae: Malmeoideae: Annonaceae) from Western Ghats, India by Sujana & Kaliyamurthy. M. beddomei named after the late British botanist Richard Henry Beddome is classified as Endangered vist.ly/4bm37

NEW PAPER: Small collections, great findings: three new species and two new state records for Asteraceae from Brazil by Bueno et al. One of the new species found in the BHZB herbarium is Calea aggregata, which is considered as Critically Endangered. vist.ly/4bfy6

NEW PAPER: Intra-specific variability and sex influence allelopathic capacity of Empetrum nigrum by Ryde et al. The hermaphroditum group had the strongest inhibitory effect on germination of Festuca richardsonii seedlings and the highest concentration of the inhibitor BIII. vist.ly/4as79

NEW PAPER: A replacement name, a new record, and lectotypifications in Rhamnus (Rhamnaceae) from China by Yang et al. The intricate genus has first been described in the 18th century. In this paper, the authors start a revision of the genus and confirm R. purpurea in China. vist.ly/49z3c

Did you know that there are many possibilities to publish #OpenAccess with us? ➡️Funder & institution agreements: vist.ly/49psa ➡️Discounts & waivers: vist.ly/49ps9 ➡️NJB waivers: vist.ly/49psb

NEW PAPER: Revisiting the taxonomy and nomenclature of Phyla, a small genus of Verbenaceae by Cardoso et al. The study recognises only two species of Phyla instead of previously five: P. betulifolia and P. nodiflora. vist.ly/49erw

NEW ISSUE: The cover of the October issue features the #succulent Euphorbia paraikalli from the article by De Jong et al. The plant was already collected in 2013, but only now described as a separate species from E. susan-homlesiae. vist.ly/495xk @nordicoikos.bsky.social

Excited to welcome a passionate group of Arctic scientists to the 22nd International Tundra Experiment (ITEX) meeting at Nordens Ark, on Sweden’s stunning west coast!

We are pleased to officially open abstract submissions for the Tundra Transitions Special Issue at the 22nd ITEX Meeting, organised by @matsbjorkman.bsky.social, @annebeejay.bsky.social and NJB's Subject Editor @robertgbjork.bsky.social !

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: We are now inviting abstract submissions for the special issue Tundra Transitions - Understanding Vegetation Change Across Scales and Systems. Submit by 30th Nov via vist.ly/48ts3 or to [email protected]. Invited manuscripts should be submitted by 31st May 2026.

NEW PAPER: Oxytropis oyunmaae sp. nov. (Fabaceae) from Khuvsgul province, Mongolia by Baasanmunkh et al. The species epithet was selected in recognition of the outstanding contribution of Dr J. Oyunmaa to the study of the vascular plant diversity in Khuvsgul Province, Mongolia. vist.ly/489gh

NEW PAPER: Pinda mukherjeeana (Apiaceae), a new species from Maharashtra, India by Chappan et al. The species occurs along the margins of semi-evergreen forests at 400–800 m a.s.l. in shady places near roadsides and wet areas. vist.ly/47xz5 @nordicoikos.bsky.social #plant

NEW PAPER: Description of pistillate flowers and conservation status of two species of Mollinedia (Monimiaceae, Laurales) from the Brazilian Atlantic forest by Zavatin et al. The species M. ruschii is classified as Critically Endangered. vist.ly/47nsw @nordicoikos.bsky.social #OpenAccess

NEW PAPER: Leaf anatomy of species of Calea sect. Lemmatium (Asteraceae) with a taxonomic emphasis by Monteiro et al. One distinguishing feature is the petiole contour varied from concave–convex, to plane-convex and circular. vist.ly/47e3c @nordicoikos.bsky.social #OpenAccess

NEW ISSUE: The NJB September cover shows Passiflora quimiana, a new species from the Cordillera del Cóndor, described in the article by Kuethe et al. vist.ly/4754h @nordicoikos.bsky.social #OpenAccess

NEW PAPER: The micro-morphological characteristics of Hypodematium Kunze (Hypodematiaceae) from China and their significance in classification by Li & Li. The perispore ornamentation allowed division into six groups. vist.ly/44uxi @nordicoikos.bsky.social

Boswellia oropedionis (Burseraceae) sp. nov., a frankincense tree from Socotra, and notes on B. ameero and B. bullata by Thulin et al. The photo by Michael Weber shows the cliffs above the Socotra coastal plains. #OpenAccess vist.ly/44khx @nordicoikos.bsky.social

NEW PAPER: Two new Argyreia (Convolvulaceae) species from the Western Ghats of India by Yadav and Kumbhar. vist.ly/444ng @nordicoikos.bsky.social

NEW PAPER: Microlicia ciliatobracteata (Melastomataceae: Lavoisiereae), a new species from the state of Goiás, Brazil by Versiane et al. vist.ly/43ubq @nordicoikos.bsky.social

NEW PAPER: A new species of Pseudosperma and first record of P. aureocitrinum (Agaricales, Inocybaceae) from Pakistan by Faryad et al. The image shows P. khanspuricum. vist.ly/43ghc @nordicoikos.bsky.social

NEW PAPER: Taxonomic corrections and new records for vascular plants of Kyrgyzstan by Sennikov et al. The image shows Erodium ciconium found along the Uzun-Akhmat river, as the first country record in Kyrgyzstan. vist.ly/43ckf @nordicoikos.bsky.social

📢From today, all new submissions to NJB will be associated with an #OpenAccess licence and an APC upon publication. If you submitted a manuscript before today, you will not be affected by the APC. More info: vist.ly/32eva Or email us at [email protected] @nordicoikos.bsky.social

NEW ISSUE: The NJB August issue is out with 20 great articles! The cover image features Carex fuliginosa, a rare mountainous species from the Subarctic and Subalpine Northern Hemisphere, from the #OpenAccess article by Koopman et al. vist.ly/327j5

📢We are excited to announce that from today, Jalil Noroozi will join @saocousins.bsky.social‬ (EiC ecology) as new EiC for taxonomy! Jalil is taking over this role from Torbjörn Tyler, who has our deep gratitude for his long commitment to NJB. More about Jalil: vist.ly/3zwvv

In 1 week, we start our transition to becoming a Gold #OpenAccess journal! What does this mean? ➡️From 6 Aug, all 𝐧𝐞𝐰 submissions will be OA-licenced upon publication ➡️From 1 Jan, all content will be free to read ➡️Same high quality of research and editorial standard! @nordicoikos.bsky.social

NEW PAPER: New species of Taraxacum from Norrbotten, northern Scandinavia by Räsänen et al. The image shows T. norrbottnicum, one of 20 newly identified species based on microsatellite DNA. vist.ly/3zicv @nordicoikos.bsky.social

📢From 6 August, all 𝐧𝐞𝐰 submissions, if published, will be associated with the #OpenAccess licence and an Article Publication Charge. Check here which charge applies to you: vist.ly/3yv8t Authors who are not covered by an agreement can apply for an NJB waiver: vist.ly/3yv8q

NEW PAPER: A comparative study of the anatomy of Noccaea aucheri (Brassicaceae) species complex by Can et al. The results show that anatomical characters partially distinguish N. sempervivum from other taxa, but do not differentiate between N. aucheri and N. mummenhoffiana. vist.ly/3yres

On 1 January 2026, NJB will become a Gold #OpenAccess journal! OA articles are 1.3x more cited and 3.5x more viewed than subscription based articles! Read more here: ➡️Advantages of OA: vist.ly/3y8hk ➡️Agreements to cover APCs: vist.ly/3y8hh @nordicoikos.bsky.social

NEW PAPER: Two new species from Asia: 🍄Agaricus tarbelensis from Pakistan by Maula et al.: vist.ly/3xxjd 🌼Koenigia arunachalensis from India by Hajong et al: vist.ly/3xxjg @nordicoikos.bsky.social

Great news! From 1 January 2026, Nordic Journal of Botany will be a fully #OpenAccess journal! We are pleased to make NJB content freely accessible and increase the visibility of your published research! Read more here: vist.ly/3n8zh4q @nordicoikos.bsky.social

Great news! From 1 January 2026, Nordic Journal of Botany will be a fully #OpenAccess journal! We are pleased to make NJB content freely accessible and increase the visibility of your published research! Read more here: vist.ly/3n8zh4k @nordicoikos.bsky.social