Journal profile · HORTICULTURE
Journal of the Professional Association for Cactus Development
ISSN 1938-663X · eISSN 1938-6648 · Professional Assoc. Cactus Development · UNITED STATES
Journal of the Professional Association for Cactus Development: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.76; fully open access; APC about USD 400; community-reported acceptance: easy; 12 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Professional Association for Cactus Development is published by Professional Assoc. Cactus Development 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 Botanical Research and Applications, Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies and Plant and soil sciences, together about 61.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of the Professional Association for Cactus Development is an annual journal that publishes original scientific articles conducted by specialists in the Cactaceae and near family species community worldwide. All sections undergo a double-blind peer-review process. The journal is available digitally for consultation in an Open Access System. JPACD began as the dissemination medium of the Professional Association for Cactus Development in September 1996. It aims to create synergy between scientists, growers, legislators, and businesspeople vital to the development of Cactaceae and near family species to serve people in arid and semiarid lands. This multidisciplinary Open-Access journal is at the forefront of disseminating and communicating scientific knowledge and impactful discoveries to researchers, academics, policymakers, and the public worldwide.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HORTICULTURE
Editor-in-chief Bernardo Murillo-Amador Centro dePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Mexico 6, United States 3, Algeria 1, Lebanon 1 (11 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Botanical Research and ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences46.3%
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.7%
- Plant and soil sciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.1%
- Seed Germination and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.6%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.4%
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.4%
- Cassava research and cyanideAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.4%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.5%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePMCPubMedDOAJPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, AGRICOLA, Crossref, Journal Citation Reports (JCR, Clarivate)
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
- 0.76LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 40Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 57OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.46OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 78.05%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 273 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 6 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 42 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 77 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 63 |
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 acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | USD 400 | — | — |
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 websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Model summary
Each published paper is licensed under the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Reproduction permitted with source citation Model summary
JPACD 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. All published articles are freely accessible online without any subscription.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
The contributions received are subjected to a first review, in terms of quality and format according to the requirements of JPACD; first by the technical editor, the editor-in-chief and the associate editors. In this first instance, the contribution may be rejected for lack of quality and adequate format, for similarity, plagiarism, or self-plagiarism, for not complying with the theme of the journ…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism, Self-Plagiarism, Overlap and Similarity Index
The use of someone else's ideas or words in their original form or slightly changed without a proper citation is considered plagiarism and will not be tolerated in JPACD. Even if a citation is given, if quotation marks are not placed around words taken directly from another author's work, the author is still guilty of plagiarism. All manuscripts received in the platform of JPACD are sent to iThent…
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
- Professional Assoc. Cactus Development
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1938-663X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1938-6648
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 28 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Professional Association for Cactus Development
What CAS zone is Journal of the Professional Association for Cactus Development in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the Professional Association for Cactus Development 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 Journal of the Professional Association for Cactus Development?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.76; CiteScore 1.7, h-index 19.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of the Professional Association for Cactus Development based?
Of the 11 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mexico (6), United States (3) and Algeria (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of the Professional Association for Cactus Development?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Professional Association for Cactus Development is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PMC, PubMed and DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of the Professional Association for Cactus Development open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Professional Association for Cactus Development is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 400.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .