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Status
Active
Coverage
2024–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
1
SJR · SCImago
0.308
Q2 SJR quartile
H-index
8
Best quartile
Q4 · 21st pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horticulture | 99 / 125 | 21st | Q4 |
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Applied Fruit Science
Applied Fruit Science is Scopus-indexed (Q4, CiteScore 1), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH.
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Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Scopus · Q4WoS · SCIEONOS
1
CiteScore 2025
Q4
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$3,390 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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Quick answers
Is Applied Fruit Science indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2024–present, best quartile Q4, CiteScore 1.
What quartile is Applied Fruit Science in Scopus?
Applied Fruit Science is Q4 in Horticulture (rank 99 of 125), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Applied Fruit Science?
Applied Fruit Science is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 1, which places it in quartile Q4 at the 21st percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.308, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 8.
How much does it cost to publish in Applied Fruit Science?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,390 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Applied Fruit Science and what is its ISSN?
Applied Fruit Science is published by Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. Its print ISSN is 2948-2623 and its online ISSN is 2948-2631.
Is Applied Fruit Science covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Applied Fruit Science in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Applied Fruit Science open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Applied Fruit Science? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Applied Fruit Science has an h-index of 14 and a 2-year mean of 1.86 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 1, quartile Q4. On 2-year citations it ranks #39 of 120 Scopus journals in Horticulture.
14
h-index
1.86
2-yr mean citations
36
i10-index
1,055
works indexed
2,061
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$3,390
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#39 of 120 Top 33% Horticulture
Applied Fruit Science published 480 papers in 2025. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Applied Fruit Science? — latest 97 articles, 2026
In its latest 97 research articles (2026), authors are most often from India (44.8%), Türkiye (21.5%) and China (4.4%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Applied Fruit Science? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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