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Applied Fruit Science

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany · Est. 2023

ISSN2948-2631

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.308

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

836

Total Citationsi

1,228

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.36

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Applied Fruit Science is an international trade journal for commercial fruit growing worldwide. It covers economically important fruit species such as apple, strawberry, and sweet cherry, as well as other fruit and wild fruit species. The journal's main objective is to present application-oriented research results for science and practice.

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General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2023

Annual Volume~ 244 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications836

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2948-2631

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

161

2023

218

763

2024

480

966

2025

287

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.

HorticultureQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Horticulture

Scopus Categories

Horticulture

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesHorticultural and Viticultural ResearchPostharvest Quality and Shelf Life ManagementPhytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesBanana Cultivation and ResearchNuts composition and effectsSmart Agriculture and AIBerry genetics and cultivation researchFermentation and Sensory AnalysisAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact

Frequently asked questions about Applied Fruit Science

Is Applied Fruit Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Applied Fruit Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Applied Fruit Science?

Applied Fruit Science 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 1.36.

Is Applied Fruit Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Applied Fruit Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.