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Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1996

ISSN1462-0316eISSN2380-4084

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

154

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 142d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.45

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.769

Total Worksi

3,124

Total Citationsi

55,932

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.08

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Horticulture; Genetics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

FrequencySix Issues Yearly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,124

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1462-0316 / 2380-4084

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

Citations received

1.7k

2019

882

2020

767

2021

702

2022

280

2023

277

2024

2025

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

GeneticsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Horticulture

Scopus Categories

GeneticsHorticulture

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Is Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology?

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology 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 2.08.

Is Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology?