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Frontiers in Horticulture

Frontiers Media SA · Switzerland · Est. 2022

ISSN2813-3595eISSN2813-3595

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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.576

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

145

Total Citationsi

575

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.87

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Frontiers in Horticulture is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal that publishes original research, reviews, and opinion articles on all aspects of horticulture.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2022

FrequencyContinuous

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications145

Publisher OrgFrontiers Media

OA Since2021

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Frontiers Media SA

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2813-3595 / 2813-3595

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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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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

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

2022

243

2023

346

2024

133

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.

HorticultureQ1

Plant ScienceQ2

GeneticsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Plant Sciences

Scopus Categories

GeneticsPlant ScienceHorticulture

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesPlant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesPlant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityComposting and Vermicomposting TechniquesPostharvest Quality and Shelf Life ManagementHorticultural and Viticultural ResearchGreenhouse Technology and Climate ControlLight effects on plantsInnovations in Aquaponics and Hydroponics SystemsPlant Pathogens and Resistance

Frequently asked questions about Frontiers in Horticulture

Is Frontiers in Horticulture a predatory journal?

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

Frontiers in 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 2.87.

Is Frontiers in Horticulture indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

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

What is the aims and scope of Frontiers in Horticulture?