Journal profile · Horticulture
Horticultural Science
ISSN 0862-867X · eISSN 1805-9333 · Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CZECH REPUBLIC · Quarterly · Founded 1976
Horticultural Science: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.12; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 33 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Horticultural Science is published by Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences 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 Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management, together about 39.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal publishes results of basic and applied research from all areas of horticulture – fruit growing, orcharding, viticulture, vegetable growing, floriculture, ornamental gardening, mushroom growing, medicinal plants, garden, and landscape architecture. Original scientific papers, short communications, and review articles are published in the journal. Articles are published in English (British spelling).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Horticulture
Editor-in-chief Boris KrPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Czechia 16, Italy 3, United States 1, France 1, Australia 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 Sciences19.3%
- Horticultural and Viticultural ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.5%
- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.3%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.2%
- Flowering Plant Growth and CultivationAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.8%
- Plant Reproductive BiologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.9%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.6%
- Growth and nutrition in plantsAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.7%
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
- 1.12LetPub ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 265OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.28OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.87%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 34LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 760 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 24 | 2 |
| 2025 | 33 | 33 | 22 |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | 90 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | 120 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | 188 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 154 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 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 565 | No | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 565 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 565 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use
AI use must be disclosed; AI only for language editing, not for data/results Model summary
any use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the manuscript preparation is clearly disclosed, except for tools used solely for literature search or reference management that do not generate or modify manuscript content. AI is used only for language editing and improving readability, but not for generating or manipulating research data, results, interpretations, or images
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Conflict of interest declaration required Model summary
any conflict of interest is declared in the manuscript
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Funding sources declared Model summary
all sources of financial support are declared in the manuscript
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics committee / animal care compliance where applicable Model summary
performed experiments comply with the current laws and the written consent of the Research Ethics Committee / National Animal Care Authority (as is mentioned in the manuscript submitted) (where applicable)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licence terms
CC BY 4.0 licence, copyright authors Model summary
© Authors. Articles submitted by 2025 are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC-BY-NC 4.0) license. Articles submitted since 2026 are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY 4.0) license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Immediate open access to content Model summary
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Originality / not published elsewhere Model summary
submitted manuscript is original, has not been published previously, and is not currently being considered for publication elsewhere
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
- Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
- Country or region
- CZECH REPUBLIC
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1976
- ISSN
- 0862-867X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1805-9333
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 53 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- 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 Horticultural Science
What CAS zone is Horticultural Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Horticultural Science 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 Horticultural Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.12; CiteScore 2, h-index 40.
How long does peer review take at Horticultural Science?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 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 Horticultural Science 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 Czechia (16), Italy (3) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Horticultural Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Horticultural Science is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Horticultural Science open access, and what is the APC?
Horticultural Science is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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: .