Journal profile · Horticulture
Acta Scientiarum Polonorum-Hortorum Cultus
ISSN 1644-0692 · eISSN 2545-1405 · Wydawnictwo Akad Rolniczej W Lublinie · POLAND · Quarterly
Acta Scientiarum Polonorum-Hortorum Cultus: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.98; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 196 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); community-reported acceptance: easy; 40 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Scientiarum Polonorum-Hortorum Cultus is published by Wydawnictwo Akad Rolniczej W Lublinie and is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies, Horticultural and Viticultural Research and Flowering Plant Growth and Cultivation, together about 28.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Hortorum Cultus is one of nine series of the scientific journal Acta Scientiarum Polonorum, founded in 2001 by the rectors of Polish agricultural universities and supervised by the Program Board consisting of representatives of these universities. Acta Scientiarum Polonorum Hortorum Cultus publishes original research papers, review articles, and short communications containing new and relevant information on broadly understood aspects of horticulture and related disciplines. Acta Scientiarum Polonorum Hortorum Cultus is an open access online and printed journal. The papers are published exclusively in English, in six issues per year. From 2022, the articles are made available under a CC BY 4.0 (attribution) licence. Earlier articles are made available under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (attribution – non-commercial use – no derivative works) licence. The topics include: morphology, anatomy and physiology of horticultural plants; modern systems of breeding, cultivation and nutrition of horticultural plants; ontogenetic and genetic factors shaping the quantity and quality of horticultural crops; the impact of growing conditions and environmental factors on the chemical composition and biochemical properties of horticultural products; healing and health promoting properties of horticultural products; effects of storage of horticulture crops on the stability and biological activity of bioactive components and their metabolites; economic aspects related to the production of horticultural; any subject at the interface between horticulture production and its quality
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Horticulture
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 15, Türkiye 4, Italy 1, Brazil 1, Greece 1 (25 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.1%
- Horticultural and Viticultural ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.6%
- Flowering Plant Growth and CultivationAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.5%
- Plant Growth Enhancement TechniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.3%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.8%
- Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine5.2%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Horticulture | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Horticulture | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Horticulture | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 0.98LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.07Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 1Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 135OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.06OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.35%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 40LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 758 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 24 | 2 |
| 2025 | 40 | 40 | 13 |
| 2024 | 39 | 39 | 94 |
| 2023 | 59 | 59 | 149 |
| 2022 | 75 | 75 | 261 |
| 2021 | 70 | 70 | 332 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
196 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports 4–8 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 20 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 196 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 58 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 350 / PLN 1,600 | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | PLN 1,600 / EUR 350 | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Change of license
25.01.2022 From 2022, the journal are published under the conditions CC BY 4.0 International (attribution). Earlier articles are made available under the conditions CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International (attribution - non-commercial - no derivative).
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wydawnictwo Akad Rolniczej W Lublinie
- Country or region
- POLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1644-0692
- Electronic ISSN
- 2545-1405
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 25, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Scientiarum Polonorum-Hortorum Cultus
What CAS zone is Acta Scientiarum Polonorum-Hortorum Cultus in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Scientiarum Polonorum-Hortorum Cultus is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Horticulture. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Acta Scientiarum Polonorum-Hortorum Cultus?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.98; CiteScore 1.7, h-index 24.
How long does peer review take at Acta Scientiarum Polonorum-Hortorum Cultus?
The publisher reports about 196 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Acta Scientiarum Polonorum-Hortorum Cultus based?
Of the 25 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (15), Türkiye (4) and Italy (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Acta Scientiarum Polonorum-Hortorum Cultus?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Scientiarum Polonorum-Hortorum Cultus is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Acta Scientiarum Polonorum-Hortorum Cultus open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Scientiarum Polonorum-Hortorum Cultus is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .