Journal profile · HORTICULTURE
Vegetable Research
ISSN 2769-0520 · Maximum Academic Press
Vegetable Research: CAS Zone 2 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 4.1 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,950; 44 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Vegetable Research is published by Maximum Academic Press and is classed under Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Plant Molecular Biology Research, Plant Gene Expression Analysis and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, together about 36.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science and Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HORTICULTURE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant Molecular Biology ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences17.3%
- Plant Gene Expression AnalysisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.5%
- Photosynthetic Processes and MechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.5%
- Plant Stress Responses and ToleranceAgricultural and Biological Sciences6%
- Plant Reproductive BiologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.4%
- Advances in Cucurbitaceae ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.1%
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolismAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
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)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Horticulture | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 4.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.04LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.34OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 48LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 180 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 31 | 4 |
| 2025 | 44 | 44 | 41 |
| 2024 | 41 | 41 | 226 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | 221 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 246 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 123 |
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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 1,950 | Yes | CC BY |
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 websitePublication ethics
- Publication ethics
Membership of industry organizations (ALPSP, COPE, CrossRef, cOAlition S, OASPA, STM) indicating adherence to publishing ethics and open access standards. Model summary
MAP is a member of ALPSP, COPE, CrossRef, cOAlition S, OASPA and STM.
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
- Maximum Academic Press
- ISSN
- 2769-0520
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Vegetable Research
What CAS zone is Vegetable Research in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Vegetable Research?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 4.1; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.7, h-index 14.
Which databases index Vegetable Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Vegetable Research is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Vegetable Research open access, and what is the APC?
Vegetable Research is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,950.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .