Journal profile · Horticulture
Vitis
ISSN 0042-7500 · eISSN 2367-4156 · Bundesanstalt fur Zuchtungsforschung an Kulturpflanzen · GERMANY · Quarterly · Founded 1957
Vitis: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.72; fully open access; review over 36 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 19 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Vitis is published by Bundesanstalt fur Zuchtungsforschung an Kulturpflanzen 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 Horticultural and Viticultural Research, Fermentation and Sensory Analysis and Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies, together about 54% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
VITIS appears in one volume per year, articles are published progressively. VITIS publishes original scientific papers and critical reviews concerning grapevine biology, molecular biology, breeding, plant pathology, oenology and related fields. Research with a focus on pharmacology or post-harvest technology is not suitbale for publication in VITIS.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Horticulture
Editor-in-chief Oliver TrappPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 5 (5 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 Sciences27.3%
- Fermentation and Sensory AnalysisAgricultural and Biological Sciences17.1%
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.7%
- Plant Virus Research StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4%
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences3.4%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences3.4%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering3.4%
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 ScienceCAB AbstractsPublisher website
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
- 0.72LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
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)
- over 36 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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 websiteData availability, Peer review
- Data availability
Notice about incorrect published dates and citation years for articles older than 2014; readers should check the PDF for correct dates. Model summary
There is a problem concerning the date shown under "published" and publication year in "how to cite" in articles older than 2014. Please look up the correct dates in the respective PDF file. We will work on this issue as soon as possible.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Each submitted manuscript will be evaluated on the following basis: + the originality of its contribution + the soundness of its theory and methodology + the conclusiveness of its analysis + the ability to communicate to readers (grammar, style, quality of figures and tables). After an initial evaluation for relevance, originality and quality by the editor, manuscripts will be peer-reviewed by one…
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
- Bundesanstalt fur Zuchtungsforschung an Kulturpflanzen
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1957
- ISSN
- 0042-7500
- Electronic ISSN
- 2367-4156
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 65 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Vitis
What CAS zone is Vitis in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Vitis 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 Vitis?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.72; CiteScore 1.5, h-index 15.
How long does peer review take at Vitis?
Authors report an average review time of over 36 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Vitis based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Vitis?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Vitis is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Vitis open access, and what is the APC?
Vitis is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .