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Horticultural Plant Journal

KeAi Communications Co. · China · Est. 2015

ISSN2095-9885eISSN2468-0141
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
65
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q1+25
DOAJ Verified+15
Total65
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
1.589
H-Index
54
CiteScore
5.8
SNIP
2.004
Total Works
950
Total Citations
14,565
2yr Mean Citedness
3.88
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Aims & Scope

Liming Miao | Mengmeng Duan | Ning Guo | Xin Liu | Mei Zong | Guixiang Wang | Shuo Han | Fan Liu Na Wang | Fei Wang | Liu Yang | Xiaoguang Wang | Ran Wang | Bixi Li | Yuying Li | Xiaogai Hou | Lili Guo Wen Chen | Zheyuan Ding | Yuanji Shen | Yingying Zhou | Ping Luo | Yongyi Cui Shuqing Wu | Yao Wang | Junkang Zhang | Xiaojun Gong | Zhen Zhang | Jingjing Sun | Xuesen Chen | Yanling Wang We use cookies to analyse and improve our service, to improve and personalise content, advertising and your digital experience. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners. We use cookies and similar technologies on our website. Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information, which your computer or mobile device downloads when you visit a website. When you return to websites, or visit websites that use the same cookies, they recognise these cookies and therefore your browsing device.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
33
weeks to review
Slow · median is 15 wks
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionChina
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2015
Annual Volume~ 167 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications950
Publisher OrgKeAi
Region🌍 Global South
OA Since2014
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~33 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
KeAi Communications Co.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2095-9885 / 2468-0141
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico, CLOCKSS
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q1
EcologyQ1
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1
HorticultureQ1
Plant ScienceQ1
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

HorticulturePlant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Plant ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentHorticultureEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Molecular Biology ResearchPlant Gene Expression AnalysisPlant Reproductive BiologyPlant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesPlant biochemistry and biosynthesisPostharvest Quality and Shelf Life ManagementPlant Stress Responses and TolerancePhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsPlant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityPlant tissue culture and regeneration
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref