Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Horticulture
Fruit Research
ISSN 2769-4615 · Maximum Academic Press · China
Fruit Research: CAS Zone 2 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 2.9 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,950; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 42 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Fruit Research is published by Maximum Academic Press 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, Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management and Plant Gene Expression Analysis, together about 36.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science and Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Horticulture
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.5%
- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.2%
- Plant Gene Expression AnalysisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.5%
- Horticultural and Viticultural ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.2%
- Plant Molecular Biology ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.4%
- Plant Reproductive BiologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.1%
- Plant biochemistry and biosynthesisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.5%
- Plant Stress Responses and ToleranceAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.1%
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)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Horticulture | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.15OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 47LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 203 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 42 | 42 | 12 |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 70 |
| 2024 | 39 | 39 | 182 |
| 2023 | 44 | 44 | 383 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 228 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 231 |
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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | USD 1,950 | Yes | CC BY | |
| LetPub | USD 2,250 | Yes | — |
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
- Maximum Academic Press
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2769-4615
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Fruit Research
What CAS zone is Fruit Research in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Fruit Research?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.9; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.8, h-index 16.
How long does peer review take at Fruit Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 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 Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Fruit Research is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Fruit Research open access, and what is the APC?
Fruit Research is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,950.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .