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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

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.422

H-Indexi

145

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.731

Total Worksi

31,702

Total Citationsi

306,520

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.96

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Horticulture.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

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

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

0018-5345 / 2327-9834

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

✅

Peer review process documented?

Peer review

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

❌

Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

❌

Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

Citations received

380

5.5k

2019

324

3.9k

2020

239

2021

235

1.5k

2022

258

1.1k

2023

279

637

2024

374

273

2025

182

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

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

Horticulture

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesHorticultural and Viticultural ResearchFlowering Plant Growth and CultivationPlant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesPostharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management

Frequently asked questions about Hortscience: A Publication of the American Society for Hortcultural Science

Is Hortscience: A Publication of the American Society for Hortcultural Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Hortscience: A Publication of the American Society for Hortcultural Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 100/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Hortscience: A Publication of the American Society for Hortcultural Science?

Hortscience: A Publication of the American Society for Hortcultural Science is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.96.

Is Hortscience: A Publication of the American Society for Hortcultural Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Hortscience: A Publication of the American Society for Hortcultural Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Hortscience: A Publication of the American Society for Hortcultural Science?