Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Horticulture
Revista Chapingo, Serie Horticultura
ISSN 1027-152X · eISSN 2007-4034 · Universidad Autonoma Chapingo · Mexico
Revista Chapingo, Serie Horticultura: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 28 weeks (community reports); 11 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Chapingo, Serie Horticultura is published by Universidad Autonoma Chapingo. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies, Plant Growth and Agriculture Techniques and Flowering Plant Growth and Cultivation, together about 35% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The objective of the Revista Chapingo Serie Horticultura (RCHSH; Chapingo Horticulture Series Journal) is to generate an international space for the dissemination and discussion of research results related to the horticultural field through the publication of unpublished scientific and technological articles. Proposals submitted for evaluation must not have been previously published, nor be in a similar process in another journal. Neither will preliminary, incomplete, or inconsequential research papers be accepted. The RCHSH has been published by the Universidad Autónoma Chapingo since 1994, under an open-access dissemination policy (available on line). It is currently published on a bilingual (English and Spanish) and continuous (one annual volume) basis, with e-ISSN: 2007-4034. Contributions are received only through the Editorial Manager®. They are examined by a scientific committee and evaluated anonymously (double-blind modality) by peer experts. The average receipt-acceptance time for contributions in the last year was 5.5 months. Accepted articles will be published as "In process" once the editing and style correction process has been approved. This document will then be replaced by the final version.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Horticulture
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences13%
- Plant Growth and Agriculture TechniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.7%
- Flowering Plant Growth and CultivationAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.3%
- Growth and nutrition in plantsAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.4%
- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.1%
- Genetics and Plant BreedingAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.8%
- Plant Disease Management TechniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
- Plant Growth Enhancement TechniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horticulture | Q3 | 76/125 | 39th |
| Plant Science | Q3 | 356/541 | 34th |
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
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 106OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.38OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,019 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | 164 |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | 266 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 313 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | 393 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 400 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | 388 |
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)
- about 28 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 28 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 200 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 200 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Reference style
- APA
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- review articleThe title, abstract (250 words), keywords, introduction, acknowledgements, statements, and references should follow the guidelines mentioned above. Regarding th…main text ≤ 250 words · abstract ≤ 250 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- AI use Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
The RCHSH allows the use of AI only to improve the readability and language of the manuscript. If applicable, the manuscript must include a description of the technologies used and what was generated with them. Authors are responsible for supervising, reviewing and editing information obtained using AI, as these technologies may generate incorrect information. Under no circumstances may authors in…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship criteria
Authorship. The Revista Chapingo Serie Horticultura urges its authors to adopt ethical principles when determining the authorship of manuscripts. Authorship will be granted to anyone who has made substantial contributions to the work, such as the conception or design of the research, the collection, analysis, or interpretation of data, the drafting of the manuscript, and the critical review with r…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of interest
Authors must declare any financial or personal relationship with other persons or organizations that may inappropriately influence or bias the outcome of the work. For this purpose, authors must indicate whether there was a conflict of interest and, if any, mention the agreements reached.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Code of ethics (COPE: Committee on Publication Ethics)
To avoid breaches of the code of ethics, the following points should be considered: Originality. Authors must ensure that they have written completely original works. If they have used the work or phrases of other authors, these must be cited appropriately. Plagiarism can occur in many ways, from self-plagiarism (citing one's own work without the respective reference), presenting someone else's wo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access policy
The RCHSH, together with the Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, recognizes that to improve the process of dissemination of scientific knowledge, it must be accessible to any user without any legal or economic barrier. Therefore, authors who publish in the RCHSH accept the following terms and conditions: Based on copyright legislation, the RCHSH recognizes and respects the moral rights of authors, as w…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
The scientific review of contributions is carried out under the double-blind modality through the Editorial Manager®. This system allows detailed monitoring of this process and offers special formats for the issuance of decisions and communication with the corresponding author. Once the contribution has been approved in the initial review and the reference key has been assigned, the Editor-in-Chie…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-archiving policy
The authors retain their property rights over the contribution, and therefore may deposit, self-archive, disseminate, or distribute the final published version in national or international repositories, as well as on personal websites, academic networks, and other open access media, in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC B…
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
- Universidad Autonoma Chapingo
- Country or region
- Mexico
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 1027-152X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2007-4034
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 32 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Chapingo, Serie Horticultura
How long does peer review take at Revista Chapingo, Serie Horticultura?
Authors report an average review time of about 28 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Revista Chapingo, Serie Horticultura?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: 3–5; Reference style: APA; Suggested reviewers: Required; 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.
Which databases index Revista Chapingo, Serie Horticultura?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Chapingo, Serie Horticultura is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Revista Chapingo, Serie Horticultura open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Chapingo, Serie Horticultura 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .