Journal profile · HORTICULTURE
Horticulture Journal
ISSN 2189-0102 · eISSN 2189-0110 · Japanese Society for Horticultural Science · JAPAN
Horticulture Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.35; fully open access; 60 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Horticulture Journal is published by Japanese Society for Horticultural Science 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, Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management and Horticultural and Viticultural Research, together about 37.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science and Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Horticulture Journal (Hort. J.), which has been renamed from the Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science (JJSHS) since 2015, has been published with the primary objective of enhancing access to research information offered by the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science, which was founded for the purpose of advancing research and technology related to the production, distribution, and processing of horticultural crops. Since the first issue of JJSHS in 1925, Hort. J./JJSHS has been central to the publication of study results from researchers of an extensive range of horticultural crops, including fruit trees, vegetables, and ornamental plants. The journal is highly regarded overseas as well, and is ranked equally with journals of European and American horticultural societies.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): HORTICULTURE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences19.5%
- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.4%
- Horticultural and Viticultural ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences8%
- Plant Molecular Biology ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.6%
- Plant Reproductive BiologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.3%
- Plant Gene Expression AnalysisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.9%
- Flowering Plant Growth and CultivationAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.5%
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
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
- Impact factor
- 1.35LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 217OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.01OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 53LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 706 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 53 | 53 | 4 |
| 2025 | 60 | 60 | 50 |
| 2024 | 44 | 44 | 104 |
| 2023 | 50 | 50 | 193 |
| 2022 | 60 | 60 | 329 |
| 2021 | 50 | 50 | 348 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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 websiteOpen access
- Open access Promotion of open access
J-STAGE promotes open access, which (1) provides free access to articles and (2) specifies the conditions of reuse including modification or redistribution. Over 90% of articles on J-STAGE are free to read. Open-access articles display a Creative Commons (CC) license and can be reused under the terms of the license. CC license on an article page CC license on an article PDF For more information ab…
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
- Japanese Society for Horticultural Science
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2189-0102
- Electronic ISSN
- 2189-0110
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Horticulture Journal
What CAS zone is Horticulture Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Horticulture Journal 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 Horticulture Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.35; CiteScore 2.6, h-index 28.
Which databases index Horticulture Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Horticulture Journal is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Horticulture Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Horticulture Journal is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .