Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Food Science
Italus Hortus
ISSN 1127-3496 · eISSN 3035-4838 · Societa di Ortoflorofrutticoltura Italiana · Italy
Italus Hortus: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 14 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Italus Hortus is published by Societa di Ortoflorofrutticoltura Italiana. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies, Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management and Plant Growth and Agriculture Techniques, together about 40.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Muhammad Faried et al. This study aims to evaluate the influence of various media on the growth and quality of melon seedlings. The research was carried out at the Teaching Farm, Agriculture Faculty, Hasanuddin Universit...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Food Science
Editor-in-chief Boris BasilePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences18%
- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.4%
- Plant Growth and Agriculture TechniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
- Genetics and Plant BreedingAgricultural and Biological Sciences7%
- Horticultural and Viticultural ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.8%
- Flowering Plant Growth and CultivationAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.6%
- Growth and nutrition in plantsAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.6%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horticulture | Q3 | 80/125 | 36th |
| Plant Science | Q3 | 372/541 | 31st |
| Food Science | Q3 | 295/420 | 29th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.92OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 320 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 125 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 166 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 130 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 122 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 83 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | 89 |
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 PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| 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)
Article types accepted9, with length limits
- brief research reportsItalus Hortus publishes the following paper types: Original Research Papers Reviews Brief Research ReportsLength not stated
- full paperItalus Hortus publishes the latest research results covering all aspects of horticulture. These encompass a wide array of subjects, including the breeding of ho…Length not stated
- original researchItalus Hortus publishes the latest research results covering all aspects of horticulture. These encompass a wide array of subjects, including the breeding of ho…Length not stated
- original research paperItalus Hortus publishes the latest research results covering all aspects of horticulture. These encompass a wide array of subjects, including the breeding of ho…main text ≤ 8,000 words
- original research papersItalus Hortus publishes the following paper types: Original Research Papers Reviews Brief Research ReportsLength not stated
- research reportItalus Hortus publishes the latest research results covering all aspects of horticulture. These encompass a wide array of subjects, including the breeding of ho…main text ≤ 8,000 words
- reviewItalus Hortus publishes the latest research results covering all aspects of horticulture. These encompass a wide array of subjects, including the breeding of ho…Length not stated
- review articleItalus Hortus publishes the latest research results covering all aspects of horticulture. These encompass a wide array of subjects, including the breeding of ho…Length not stated
- reviewsItalus Hortus publishes the following paper types: Original Research Papers Reviews Brief Research ReportsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship
Non-compliant manuscripts rejected before review Model summary
Manuscripts that do not adhere to the author guidelines will not proceed to the review process.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
CC BY-NC 4.0 Model summary
All the materials published in Italus Hortus website are distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single-blind peer review Model summary
Manuscripts will undergo a single-blind peer review process.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Originality: manuscripts must not have been published elsewhere and must not be under consideration by another journal. Model summary
Italus Hortus considers only original manuscripts that have not been published elsewhere and are not under consideration by another journal.
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
- Societa di Ortoflorofrutticoltura Italiana
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1127-3496
- Electronic ISSN
- 3035-4838
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Italus Hortus
How long does peer review take at Italus Hortus?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 Italus Hortus?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Italus Hortus is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Italus Hortus open access, and what is the APC?
Italus Hortus is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .