Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agronomy and Crop Science
Fruit Growing Research
ISSN 2286-0304 · eISSN 2344-3723 · Research institute of Fruit Growing PITESTI · Romania
Fruit Growing Research: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 23 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Fruit Growing Research is published by Research institute of Fruit Growing PITESTI. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies, Genetics and Plant Breeding and Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management, together about 46.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Fruit growing research is an annual journal aimed at disseminating significant research and original papers on genetic resources, breeding of deciduous fruit trees species; fruit sustainable technologies – environment protection; propagation, virology and tissue culture, postharvest, that can be of interest to a wide audience of plant scientists in all areas of fruit growing.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agronomy and Crop Science
Editor-in-chief Mihail COMANPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences23.9%
- Genetics and Plant BreedingAgricultural and Biological Sciences12%
- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.4%
- Berry genetics and cultivation researchAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.4%
- Plant Growth and Agriculture TechniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.6%
- Horticultural and Viticultural ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.5%
- Insect behavior and control techniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.5%
- Plant Disease Management TechniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.5%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soil Science | Q4 | 162/167 | 3rd |
| Agronomy and Crop Science | Q4 | 409/422 | 3rd |
| Horticulture | Q4 | 124/125 | 1st |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google ScholarPublisher 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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.07OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 199 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | 19 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 23 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | 24 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | 17 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Author–date
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright
Copyright: authors hold copyright without restrictions. Model summary
The journal allows the author(s) to hold the copyright without restrictions.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access journal; free availability on the public internet. Model summary
FRUIT GROWING RESEARCH is defined as an open access journal that uses a funding model that does not charge readers or their institutions for access.
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
- Research institute of Fruit Growing PITESTI
- Country or region
- Romania
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2286-0304
- Print ISSN
- 2602-1978
- Electronic ISSN
- 2344-3723
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Fruit Growing Research
How long does peer review take at Fruit Growing Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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.
Which databases index Fruit Growing Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Fruit Growing Research is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Fruit Growing Research open access, and what is the APC?
Fruit Growing Research 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: .