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Advances in Horticultural Science

University of Florence · Italy

ISSN1592-1573
SJR Q3Scopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.236
H-Indexi
26
SNIPi
0.326
Total Worksi
810
Total Citationsi
4,173
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.76
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Advances in Horticultural Science aims to provide a forum for original investigations in horticulture, viticulture and oliviculture The journal publishes fully refereed papers which cover applied and theoretical approaches to the most recent studies of all areas of horticulture - fruit growing, vegetable growing, viticulture, floriculture, medicinal plants, ornamental gardening, garden and landscape architecture, in temperate, subtropical and tropical regions. Papers on horticultural aspects of agronomic, breeding, biotechnology, entomology, irrigation and plant stress physiology, plant nutrition, plant protection, plant pathology, and pre and post harvest physiology, are also welcomed. The journal scope is the promotion of a sustainable increase of the quantity and quality of horticultural products and the transfer of the new knowledge in the field. Papers should report original research, should be methodologically sound and of relevance to the international scientific community.

General Information

Country / RegionItaly
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive
Total Publications810
Publisher OrgFirenze University Press
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 · 73%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
University of Florence
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1592-1573
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
32
156
2019
74
273
2020
40
162
2021
33
125
2022
32
88
2023
35
68
2024
35
24
2025
17
2
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.

HorticultureQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Horticulture

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesHorticultural and Viticultural ResearchPostharvest Quality and Shelf Life ManagementPlant tissue culture and regenerationPlant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesFlowering Plant Growth and CultivationPotato Plant ResearchPlant Reproductive BiologyGrowth and nutrition in plantsBanana Cultivation and Research

Frequently asked questions about Advances in Horticultural Science

Is Advances in Horticultural Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Advances in Horticultural Science: it is indexed in 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 Advances in Horticultural Science?

Advances in Horticultural Science is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.236.

Is Advances in Horticultural Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Advances in Horticultural Science is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Advances in Horticultural Science?

Advances in Horticultural Science aims to provide a forum for original investigations in horticulture, viticulture and oliviculture The journal publishes fully refereed papers which cover applied and theoretical approaches to the most recent studies of all areas of horticulture - fruit growing, vegetable growing, viticulture, floriculture, medicinal plants, ornamental gardening, garden and landscape architecture, in temperate, subtropical and tropical regions. Papers on horticultural aspects of agronomic, breeding, biotechnology, entomology, irrigation and plant stress physiology, plant nutrit

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref