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International Journal of Fruit Science

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United States · Est. 2005

ISSN1553-8362eISSN1553-8621

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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.474

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.363

Total Worksi

1,020

Total Citationsi

13,739

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.06

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Horticulture; Agronomy and Crop Science; Ecology; Plant Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2005

FrequencyFour Issues A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,020

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

OA Since2020

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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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

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Is the ISSN verified?

1553-8362 / 1553-8621

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.2k

2019

159

2020

1.4k

2021

888

2022

203

2023

172

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.

Agronomy and Crop ScienceQ2

EcologyQ2

HorticultureQ2

Plant ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Horticulture

Scopus Categories

Agronomy and Crop SciencePlant ScienceEcologyHorticulture

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesHorticultural and Viticultural ResearchPostharvest Quality and Shelf Life ManagementBerry genetics and cultivation researchPhytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesPlant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesPlant Disease Management TechniquesBanana Cultivation and ResearchGrowth and nutrition in plantsFermentation and Sensory Analysis

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Fruit Science

Is International Journal of Fruit Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Fruit Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Fruit Science?

International Journal of Fruit 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 2.06.

Is International Journal of Fruit Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Fruit Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Fruit Science?