Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Horticulture
Advances in Horticultural Science
ISSN 0394-6169 · eISSN 1592-1573 · Firenze University Press · Italy
Advances in Horticultural Science: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 35 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Advances in Horticultural Science is published by Firenze University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies, Horticultural and Viticultural Research and Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management, together about 40.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Advances in Horticultural Science aims to provide a forum for original investigations in horticulture, viticulture and oliviculture. The journal publishes fully refereed papers which cover applied and theoretical approaches to the most recent studies of all areas of horticulture - fruit growing, vegetable growing, viticulture, floriculture, medicinal plants, ornamental gardening, garden and landscape architecture, in temperate, subtropical and tropical regions. Papers on horticultural aspects of agronomic, breeding, biotechnology, entomology, irrigation and plant stress physiology, plant nutrition, plant protection, plant pathology, and pre and post harvest physiology, are also welcomed. The journal scope is the promotion of a sustainable increase of the quantity and quality of horticultural products and the transfer of the new knowledge in the field. Papers should report original research, should be methodologically sound and of relevance to the international scientific community. AHS publishes three types of manuscripts: Full-length - short note - review papers. Papers are published in English.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Horticulture
Editor-in-chief Elisa MasiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 20%); most named Italy 4, Mainland China 1 (5 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 Sciences20.2%
- Horticultural and Viticultural ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.7%
- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.3%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.1%
- Flowering Plant Growth and CultivationAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.5%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.8%
- Growth and nutrition in plantsAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.6%
- Banana Cultivation and ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, AGRICOLA, OCLCPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 177OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.14OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,186 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 3 |
| 2025 | 35 | 35 | 27 |
| 2024 | 35 | 35 | 69 |
| 2023 | 32 | 32 | 89 |
| 2022 | 33 | 33 | 128 |
| 2021 | 40 | 40 | 165 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics
Originality / not under consideration elsewhere Model summary
The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright retained by authors; CC BY 4.0 license Model summary
Authors retain the copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY-4.0) that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Diamond Open Access; no publication fees (APC) from authors. Model summary
AHS is Diamond Open Access: it does not require publication fees (APC, Article Processing Charges) from authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Fully refereed papers. Model summary
Submissions are first evaluated by the Senior Editors, who assign each manuscript to a member of the Editorial Board with specific expertise in the topic of the submitted paper. This initial assessment is typically completed within two weeks. Manuscripts that are out of scope or do not meet the journal’s minimum standards - such as lacking novelty, containing serious scientific flaws, or being wri…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening via Crossref Similarity Check (iThenticate) Model summary
The authors authorize the Editorial Team to screen the submission using Crossref Similarity Check (iThenticate) to verify its originality.
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
- Firenze University Press
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0394-6169
- Electronic ISSN
- 1592-1573
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Advances in Horticultural Science
How long does peer review take at Advances in Horticultural Science?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. 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 Advances in Horticultural Science based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 20%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (4) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Advances in Horticultural Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Advances in Horticultural Science is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Advances in Horticultural Science open access, and what is the APC?
Advances in Horticultural Science is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .