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Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality

Julius Kuhn-Institut Federal Research Center for Cultivated Plants Β· Germany Β· Est. 1919

ISSN1613-9216eISSN1439-040X
SJR Q3βœ“ WOS SCIEβœ“ Scopus / SJRβœ“ DOAJβœ“ Open Access
96
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
β—† WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78
βœ“ Corroboration (3 more)+18
Total96
Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. Β· Third-party records Β· how this is calculated Β· Report an error β†’
⚑ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
20
weeks to publish Β· journal-reported
Average Β· vs ~15 wk median
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field
Impact Factor & Quartile Β· Web of Science (JCR)

βœ“ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) β€” Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page β†—

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate β€” we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3 Β· Scopus CiteScore 2.1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei
0.207
H-Indexi
5
CiteScorei
2.1
SNIPi
0.383
Total Worksi
8
Total Citationsi
75
2yr Mean Citednessi
15.00
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

TheJournal of Applied Botany and Food Quality(JABFQ) is an international open access journal dedicated to applied research in botany and plant food quality. The aim of the journal is to provide a platform for scientists to disseminate recent results of applied plant research in the fields of e.g. plant physiology and plant ecology, plant biotechnology, plant breeding and cultivation, phytomedicine, plant nutrition, plant stress and resistance, plant microbiology, plant analysis (including -omics techniques), and plant food chemistry. Within these fields, manuscripts are expected to have a clear focus on botanical and plant quality aspects and to contain new and innovative information based on state-of-the-art methodologies.Authors should clearly state and evaluate their specific research hypotheses and place their results into a conceptual framework. Research results must have general applications, should not be of a pure corroborative nature and should not be of only local significance. Novelty and significance of the work should be adequately discussed by the authors. JABFQ will publish articles on the application of a standard method on a new species or cultivar only, if the results are critically evaluated and put into context to already published studies. Contributions which emphasize pure agronomic research related to the fields above and which describe food processing technologies or research on medical plants with a focus on pharmaceutical rather than on botanical aspects are unsuitable for publication.Accepted papers will be published online after typesetting usually 6 to 8 weeks after acceptance and are freely accessible for everyone. JABFQ publishes original articles and reviews. Prof. Dr. Jutta PapenbrockSection Applied Botany of the German Society for Plant Sciences (DBG)Leibniz University Hannover Dr. Andrea KrΓ€hmerGerman Society for Quality Research on Plant FoodsJulius KΓΌhn-Institut President Dr. Andrea KrΓ€hmerJulius KΓΌhn Institute (JKI),Federal Rese

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1919
FrequencyThree Times A Year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications8
Publisher OrgSection Applied Botany of the German Botanical Society, German Society for Quality Research on Plant Foods (DGQ)
OA Since2005
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
Review Time~20 weeks
Acceptance Rateβ€”
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes
Plagiarism Detectionβœ“ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/12 Β· 75%
βœ…
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Julius Kuhn-Institut Federal Research Center for Cultivated Plants
βœ…
Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
βœ…
Is the ISSN verified?
1613-9216 / 1439-040X
βœ…
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
βœ…
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
❌
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
βœ…
Not on predatory/blacklists?
βœ“ Clean
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
βœ…
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
βœ…
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
βœ…
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
2
35
2004
1
4
2005
1
0
2007
1
10
2013
3
24
2014
1
15
2025

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” 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 β€” its quartile can differ by discipline.

Food ScienceQ3
Plant ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Plant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Plant ScienceFood Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesInsect-Plant Interactions and ControlBiofuel production and bioconversionPostharvest Quality and Shelf Life ManagementWood Treatment and PropertiesVoice and Speech DisordersInsect Pest Control StrategiesFungal Biology and ApplicationsPlant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesForest ecology and management

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality

Is Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality?

Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality 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 β€” including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles β€” receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 2.1.

Is Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality?

TheJournal of Applied Botany and Food Quality(JABFQ) is an international open access journal dedicated to applied research in botany and plant food quality. The aim of the journal is to provide a platform for scientists to disseminate recent results of applied plant research in the fields of e.g. plant physiology and plant ecology, plant biotechnology, plant breeding and cultivation, phytomedicine, plant nutrition, plant stress and resistance, plant microbiology, plant analysis (including -omics techniques), and plant food chemistry. Within these fields, manuscripts are expected to have a clea

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