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Journal of Horticultural Sciences

Society for Promotion of Horticulture · India

ISSN2582-4899

SJR Q4✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total68

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.207

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.411

Total Worksi

978

Total Citationsi

2,881

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.34

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Horticulture; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Plant Science.

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 74 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications978

Publisher OrgSociety for Promotion of Horticulture

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~6 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-SA

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Internet Archive

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Society for Promotion of Horticulture

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2582-4899

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-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?

Internet Archive

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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

Citations received

139

2019

151

2020

2021

233

2022

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.

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ4

HorticultureQ4

Plant ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Horticulture

Scopus Categories

Plant ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsHorticulture

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesFlowering Plant Growth and CultivationAgricultural Practices and Plant GeneticsBanana Cultivation and ResearchPostharvest Quality and Shelf Life ManagementPlant tissue culture and regenerationAgricultural Science and FertilizationAgricultural pest management studiesAgricultural Economics and PracticesHorticultural and Viticultural Research

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Horticultural Sciences

Is Journal of Horticultural Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Horticultural Sciences: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 68/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Horticultural Sciences?

Journal of Horticultural Sciences 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 0.34.

Is Journal of Horticultural Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Horticultural Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Horticultural Sciences?