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Fruit Growing Research

Research institute of Fruit Growing PITESTI · Romania · Est. 2013

ISSN2344-3723
SJR Q4Scopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q4
SJR · Scopus
Bottom 25%
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.138
H-Indexi
4
SNIPi
0.17
Total Worksi
200
Total Citationsi
132
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.04
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

FRUIT GROWING RESEARCH is an international journal, which has been issued under the care of the Research Institute for Fruit Growing Pitesti, Romania. Fruit growing research is an annual journal aimed at disseminating significant research and original papers on genetic resources, breeding of deciduous fruit trees species; fruit sustainable technologies – environment protection; propagation, virology and tissue culture, postharvest, that can be of interest to a wide audience of plant scientists in all areas of fruit growing.

General Information

Country / RegionRomania
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2013
Frequencyannual
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications200
OA Since2017
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 · 73%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Research institute of Fruit Growing PITESTI
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2344-3723
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
29
32
2018
18
29
2019
14
16
2020
20
21
2021
34
18
2022
21
17
2023
31
3
2024
23
1
2025

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.

Agronomy and Crop ScienceQ4
HorticultureQ4
Soil ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Agronomy and Crop ScienceSoil ScienceHorticulture

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesHorticultural and Viticultural ResearchPostharvest Quality and Shelf Life ManagementBerry genetics and cultivation researchFungal Plant Pathogen ControlPlant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBanana Cultivation and ResearchPlant tissue culture and regenerationPlant Virus Research StudiesPlant Disease Management Techniques

Frequently asked questions about Fruit Growing Research

Is Fruit Growing Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Fruit Growing Research: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Fruit Growing Research?

Fruit Growing Research is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.138.

Is Fruit Growing Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Fruit Growing Research is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Fruit Growing Research?

FRUIT GROWING RESEARCH is an international journal, which has been issued under the care of the Research Institute for Fruit Growing Pitesti, Romania. Fruit growing research is an annual journal aimed at disseminating significant research and original papers on genetic resources, breeding of deciduous fruit trees species; fruit sustainable technologies – environment protection; propagation, virology and tissue culture, postharvest, that can be of interest to a wide audience of plant scientists in all areas of fruit growing.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref