JOURNAL OF THE PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR CACTUS DEVELOPMENT

Aims & Scope

The Journal of the Professional Association for Cactus Development is an annual journal that publishes original scientific articles conducted by specialists in the Cactaceae and near family species community worldwide. All sections undergo a double-blind peer-review process. The journal is available digitally for consultation in an Open Access System. JPACD began as the dissemination medium of the Professional Association for Cactus Development in September 1996. It aims to create synergy between scientists, growers, legislators, and businesspeople vital to the development of Cactaceae and near family species to serve people in arid and semiarid lands. This multidisciplinary Open-Access journal is at the forefront of disseminating and communicating scientific knowledge and impactful discoveries to researchers, academics, policymakers, and the public worldwide.

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.

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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.

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