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Journal of Horticultural Research

Sciendo · Poland · Est. 2013

ISSN2300-5009eISSN2353-3978

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total33

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.284

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.539

Total Works

318

Total Citations

2,656

2yr Mean Citedness

0.76

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Aims & Scope

Journal of Horticultural Research is a successor of two journals: Journal of Fruit and Ornamental Plant Research and Vegetable Crops Research Bulletin, published by the National Institute of Horticultural Research. The archive papers can be found at the following addresses: - Journal of Fruit and Ornamental Plant Research - Vegetable Crops Research Bulletin Journal of Horticultural Research is a bi-annual journal, which publishes original, peer-reviewed papers, short communications and review articles covering basic sciences as well as practical aspects of fruit, vegetable and ornamental plant research. Relevant subjects include: biotechnology, plant breeding, crop cultivation outdoor and under covers, soil management and plant nutrition, plant-water relations, glasshouse climate, soil biology, weed science, pest and diseases, growth regulators, seed science, post-harvest physiology and quality evaluation, nutritional value, storage and processing technology, economics and management research.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionPoland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2013

Frequency2 times per year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications318

Publisher OrgDe Gruyter Open

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~20 weeks

Acceptance Rate50%

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Sciendo

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2300-5009 / 2353-3978

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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.

HorticultureQ2

Agronomy and Crop ScienceQ3

Food ScienceQ3

Plant ScienceQ3

Soil ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Agronomy and Crop ScienceSoil SciencePlant ScienceFood ScienceHorticulture

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesPostharvest Quality and Shelf Life ManagementPlant tissue culture and regenerationHorticultural and Viticultural ResearchFlowering Plant Growth and CultivationPlant Reproductive BiologyGrowth and nutrition in plantsPlant Growth Enhancement TechniquesPlant Molecular Biology ResearchPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases