Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Horticulture
Horticulture Environment and Biotechnology
ISSN 0253-6498 · eISSN 2211-3460 · Springer Singapore · SOUTH KOREA · Bimonthly · Founded 2011
Horticulture Environment and Biotechnology: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.82; hybrid open access; APC about USD 500; median 170 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: 0%; 119 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Horticulture Environment and Biotechnology is published by Springer Singapore and is in Zone 3 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, Flowering Plant Growth and Cultivation and Plant tissue culture and regeneration, together about 43.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Horticulture, Environment, and Biotechnology (HEB) is the official journal of the Korean Society for Horticultural Science, was launched in 1965 as the "Journal of Korean Society for Horticultural Science". HEB is an international journal, published in English, bimonthly on the last day of even number months, and indexed in Biosis Preview, SCIE, and CABI. The journal is devoted for the publication of original research papers and review articles related to vegetables, fruits, ornamental and herbal plants, and covers all aspects of physiology, molecular biology, biotechnology, protected cultivation, postharvest technology, and research in plants related to environment.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Horticulture
Editor-in-chief Jinwook LeePublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 3%); most named South Korea 39, Japan 7, United States 4, Mainland China 2, Canada 2 (59 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 Sciences18.8%
- Flowering Plant Growth and CultivationAgricultural and Biological Sciences16.5%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.9%
- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.3%
- Horticultural and Viticultural ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences6%
- Ecology and Conservation StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Agriculture, Soil, Plant ScienceAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
- Garlic and Onion StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Horticulture | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Horticulture | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Horticulture | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Biosys Preview, CABI
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
- Impact factor
- 2.82LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.94LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 10.54%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 119LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 168,600Publisher website ·
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
170 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 122 days – 231 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 34 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 211 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (214 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".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 0%LetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 21 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer review, at least 2 reviewersPublisher website · model-extracted
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | USD 500 / GBP 2,290 / USD 3,290 / EUR 2,590 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- USD 500
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 prepare9 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Templates
- Word
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted2
- research report3.1 Research report Abstract Keywords Introduction Materials and methods Results Discussion (or Results and Discussion) Conclusion (optional)Length not stated
- review3.2 Review Title page Abstract Keywords Introduction Sub-title Conclusion Supplementary data (optional)Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship 4.12 Author contribution statement
Authors must provide a short description of the contributions made by each listed author (please use initials). This will be published in a separate section in front of the Acknowledgments. We insist that no author be omitted. Note by the editor: Please be aware that changes to the list of authors are not possible after final acceptance of the manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest 1) Conflict of Interest
Authors must disclose all relationships or interests that could have direct or potential influence or impart bias on the work. Although an author may not feel there is any conflict, disclosure of relationships and interests provides a more complete and transparent process, leading to an accurate and objective assessment of the work. Awareness of a real or perceived conflicts of interest is a persp…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability 4.15 Data availability
A submission to the journal implies that materials described in the manuscript, including all relevant raw data, will be freely available to any researcher wishing to use them for non-commercial purposes, without breaching participant confidentiality. The journal strongly encourages that all datasets on which the conclusions of the paper rely should be available to readers. We encourage authors to…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics 2.4 Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright 3) Copyright
Submission of a manuscript implies that the work described has not been published before (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture, review, or thesis); that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere; that its publication has been approved by all co-authors, if any, as well as – tacitly or explicitly – by the responsible authorities at the institution where …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Horticulture, Environment, and Biotechnology, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review by at least two invited reviewers Model summary
Submitted manuscripts are reviewed by at least two invited reviewers.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening with iThenticate Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are to be Cross-Checked to compare to previously published articles by iThenticate software to prevent possible plagiarism.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint deposition on non-commercial servers accepted Model summary
HEB accepts manuscripts which were deposited on non-commercial pre-print servers like bioRxiv.
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
- Springer Singapore
- Country or region
- SOUTH KOREA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2011
- ISSN
- 0253-6498
- Print ISSN
- 2211-3452
- Electronic ISSN
- 2211-3460
- Society / sponsor
- Korean Society for Horticultural Science
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 67, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Horticulture Environment and Biotechnology
What CAS zone is Horticulture Environment and Biotechnology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Horticulture Environment and Biotechnology is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Horticulture. 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.
What is the impact factor of Horticulture Environment and Biotechnology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.82; CiteScore 4.7, h-index 14.
How long does peer review take at Horticulture Environment and Biotechnology?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 170 days (interquartile range 122–231 days); authors report an average review time of about 6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “0%”. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Horticulture Environment and Biotechnology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; Templates: Word; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Horticulture Environment and Biotechnology based?
Of the 59 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Korea (39), Japan (7) and United States (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Horticulture Environment and Biotechnology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Horticulture Environment and Biotechnology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Horticulture Environment and Biotechnology open access, and what is the APC?
Horticulture Environment and Biotechnology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .