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Horticulture Journal

Japanese Society for Horticultural Science · Japan · Est. 1953

ISSN2189-0102eISSN2189-0110

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.39

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.019

Total Worksi

672

Total Citationsi

5,321

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.86

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Horticulture; Plant Science.

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1953

Annual Volume~ 51 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications672

Publisher OrgJapanese Society for Horticultural Science

OA Since2014

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2189-0102 / 2189-0110

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

546

2019

793

2020

344

2021

322

2022

186

2023

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.

HorticultureQ2

Plant ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Horticulture

Scopus Categories

Plant ScienceHorticulture

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesPostharvest Quality and Shelf Life ManagementHorticultural and Viticultural ResearchPlant Molecular Biology ResearchPlant Reproductive BiologyPlant Gene Expression AnalysisFlowering Plant Growth and CultivationPlant tissue culture and regenerationPlant and animal studiesPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases

Frequently asked questions about Horticulture Journal

Is Horticulture Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Horticulture Journal: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Horticulture Journal?

Horticulture Journal 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 0.86.

Is Horticulture Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Horticulture Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Horticulture Journal?