We are delighted to announce that the 2017 Impact Factor of the journal is 3.657—an increase on the 2016 Impact Factor of 2.050. The journal ranks 26 among 222 journals in the Plant Sciences category of SCI (Q1 quartile), an increase from the 2016 ranking of 68 among 211 journals in the same category.

We would like to thank the editorial board members, authors and reviewers for their great contributions to the journal!

Editorial Office of Journal of Systematics and Evolution