Journal profile
Romanian Journal of Horticulture
ISSN 2734-7656 · eISSN 2734-8083 · Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences · Romania
Romanian Journal of Horticulture: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 28 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Romanian Journal of Horticulture is published by Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Horticultural and Viticultural Research, Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies and Genetics and Plant Breeding, together about 33.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The ROMANIAN JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE (RJH) is an international scientific journal. RJH is Open Access Journal published by the Horticulture Section of the Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences – “Gheorghe Ionescu-Şişeşti”. RJH is an annual journal aimed at disseminating significant research and original papers on horticulture field. An international Editorial Board advises the journal. Each paper published in ROMANIAN JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE is assigned a DOI number and the content have been entirely published in English. DOI number of the journal is: DOI: 10.51258/RJH RJH can be identified with the following ISSN identification codes:ISSN-L 2734 – 7656On line ISSN 2734 – 8083Print ISSN 2734 – 7656CD-ROM ISSN 2734 – 7664
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Dorin Ioan SUMEDREAPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Romania 4 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Horticultural and Viticultural ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.9%
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.3%
- Genetics and Plant BreedingAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.1%
- Berry genetics and cultivation researchAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.7%
- Flowering Plant Growth and CultivationAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.8%
- Plant Growth and Agriculture TechniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.5%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.6%
- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.37OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 154 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 40 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 18 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 13 |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | 13 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 7 |
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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences
- Country or region
- Romania
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2734-7656
- Electronic ISSN
- 2734-8083
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 6 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Romanian Journal of Horticulture
How long does peer review take at Romanian Journal of Horticulture?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Romanian Journal of Horticulture based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Romania (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Romanian Journal of Horticulture?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Romanian Journal of Horticulture is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Romanian Journal of Horticulture open access, and what is the APC?
Romanian Journal of Horticulture 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: .