Journal profile · HORTICULTURE
Applied Fruit Science
ISSN 2948-2623 · eISSN 2948-2631 · Springer Nature
Applied Fruit Science: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2026 Xinrui edition); subscription journal; APC about USD 3,390; median 91 days to acceptance (122 articles, last 24 months); 480 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Applied Fruit Science is published by Springer Nature and is classed under Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking. 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 41% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HORTICULTURE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences19.8%
- Horticultural and Viticultural ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.8%
- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.3%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine5.8%
- Smart Agriculture and AIAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.5%
- Banana Cultivation and ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Nuts composition and effectsNursing4%
- Berry genetics and cultivation researchAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
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)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Horticulture | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.88OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 26.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.66%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 473LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,061 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 328 | 16 | 84 |
| 2025 | 480 | 31 | 1,043 |
| 2024 | 218 | 19 | 804 |
| 2023 | 35 | 1 | 167 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
91 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 67 days – 150 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 26 days (122 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 120 days
- Sample
- 122 articles with submission and acceptance dates (838 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,390 / EUR 2,790 / GBP 2,390 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- ISSN
- 2948-2623
- Electronic ISSN
- 2948-2631
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Applied Fruit Science
What CAS zone is Applied Fruit Science in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Applied Fruit Science?
Based on the dates recorded on 122 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 91 days (interquartile range 67–150 days). 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.
Which databases index Applied Fruit Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Applied Fruit Science is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Applied Fruit Science open access, and what is the APC?
Applied Fruit Science is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,390.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .