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Molecular Horticulture

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2005

ISSN2730-9401eISSN2730-9401

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

278

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 154d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

2.457

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.932

Total Worksi

214

Total Citationsi

3,449

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.06

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Horticulture; Plant Sciences; Agronomy and Crop Science; Molecular Biology; Plant Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2005

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications214

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2020

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2730-9401 / 2730-9401

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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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?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

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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

2005

1.3k

2021

1.1k

2022

585

2023

541

2024

364

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.

Agronomy and Crop ScienceQ1

HorticultureQ1

Molecular BiologyQ1

Plant ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

HorticulturePlant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Molecular BiologyAgronomy and Crop SciencePlant ScienceHorticulture

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Gene Expression AnalysisPlant Molecular Biology ResearchPlant Reproductive BiologyPostharvest Quality and Shelf Life ManagementPlant biochemistry and biosynthesisPlant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesPlant Stress Responses and TolerancePlant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsPlant tissue culture and regeneration

Frequently asked questions about Molecular Horticulture

Is Molecular Horticulture a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Molecular Horticulture: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Molecular Horticulture?

Molecular Horticulture 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 5.06.

Is Molecular Horticulture indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Molecular Horticulture is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Molecular Horticulture?