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Hortscience: A Publication of the American Society for Hortcultural Science

American Society for Horticultural Science · United States

ISSN0018-5345eISSN2327-9834

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total58

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.391

H-Index

145

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.731

Total Works

31,702

Total Citations

306,520

2yr Mean Citedness

0.96

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on horticultural science, encompassing research on crop production, plant breeding, and postharvest quality. Studies investigate sustainable practices, nutrient management, and the impact of environmental factors on plant growth and yield. The scope also includes consumer preferences, genetic improvement of crops, and the development of new horticultural technologies.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 304 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications31,702

Publisher OrgAmerican Society for Horticultural Science

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time~16 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Society for Horticultural Science

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0018-5345 / 2327-9834

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

HorticultureQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Horticulture

Scopus Categories