Journal profile · Horticulture
Indian Journal of Horticulture
ISSN 0972-8538 · eISSN 1875-8711 · IndianJournals.com · INDIA · Quarterly
Indian Journal of Horticulture: impact factor 0.25; fully open access; review 4–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 65 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Indian Journal of Horticulture is published by IndianJournals.com. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies, Banana Cultivation and Research and Horticultural and Viticultural Research, together about 36.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Horticulture
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences21.9%
- Banana Cultivation and ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.4%
- Horticultural and Viticultural ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.5%
- Agricultural Practices and Plant GeneticsAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.2%
- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences6%
- Flowering Plant Growth and CultivationAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.7%
- Agricultural Science and FertilizationAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.8%
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.
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- 0.25LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 363OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.48OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 82LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,188 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 37 | 0 |
| 2025 | 65 | 65 | 22 |
| 2024 | 68 | 68 | 59 |
| 2023 | 58 | 58 | 61 |
| 2022 | 68 | 68 | 128 |
| 2021 | 65 | 65 | 121 |
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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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 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 websiteAI use, License & copyright, Peer review
- AI use
Copyright statement mentioning text and data mining, AI training rights reserved Model summary
Copyright © 2026 Indian Journals., its licensors, and contributors. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Copyright © 2026 Indian Journals., its licensors, and contributors. All rights are reserved Model summary
Copyright © 2026 Indian Journals., its licensors, and contributors. All rights are reserved
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review is mentioned for journals in subject collections. Model summary
Collections are a bundle of peer-reviewed journals covering a specific subject area.
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
- IndianJournals.com
- Country or region
- INDIA
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0972-8538
- Electronic ISSN
- 1875-8711
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Indian Journal of Horticulture
What is the impact factor of Indian Journal of Horticulture?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.25; CiteScore 0.7, h-index 25.
How long does peer review take at Indian Journal of Horticulture?
Authors report an average review time of 4–8 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.
Which databases index Indian Journal of Horticulture?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Indian Journal of Horticulture is indexed in Scopus.
Is Indian Journal of Horticulture open access, and what is the APC?
Indian Journal of Horticulture 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, 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .