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Horticultural Plant Journal
Horticultural Plant Journal is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 11.8), WoS SCIE, DOAJ. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme, which pays the article processing charge for authors at eligible institutions. Published by KeAi Communications Co..
ONOS · APC coveredOne Nation One Subscription (Govt of India)
Authors affiliated with an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution can publish in this journal with the Article Processing Charge (APC) covered centrally under One Nation One Subscription — no personal APC payment.
Eligibility depends on your institution and the current ONOS list, which is subject to revision — verify before submitting.
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Quick answers
Is Horticultural Plant Journal indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2017–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 11.8.
What quartile is Horticultural Plant Journal in Scopus?
Horticultural Plant Journal is Q1 in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (rank 22 of 736), Q1 in Horticulture (rank 5 of 125) and Q1 in Plant Science (rank 21 of 541), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 6 subject areas in all.
What is the impact factor of Horticultural Plant Journal?
Horticultural Plant Journal 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 11.8, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 97th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.543, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 47.
How much does it cost to publish in Horticultural Plant Journal?
For authors at Indian institutions covered by One Nation One Subscription (ONOS), the article processing charge is paid by the scheme. The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,000 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Horticultural Plant Journal and what is its ISSN?
Horticultural Plant Journal is published by KeAi Communications Co. Its print ISSN is 2095-9885 and its online ISSN is 2468-0141.
Is Horticultural Plant Journal covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. ONOS also covers its article processing charge for authors at eligible institutions.
Is Horticultural Plant Journal in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Horticultural Plant Journal open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
How well cited is Horticultural Plant Journal? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Horticultural Plant Journal has an h-index of 56 and a 2-year mean of 5.24 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 11.8, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #30 of 711 Scopus journals in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.
56
h-index
5.24
2-yr mean citations
496
i10-index
1,016
works indexed
16,680
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$2,000
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2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#30 of 711Top 5%Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
#6 of 120Top 5%Horticulture
#44 of 521Top 9%Plant Science
Papers published per year
Horticultural Plant Journal published 216 papers in 2025. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
Plant Molecular Biology ResearchPlant Gene Expression AnalysisPlant Reproductive BiologyPostharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
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 Horticultural Plant Journal? — latest 91 articles, 2026
In its latest 91 research articles (2026), authors are most often from China (81.6%), Italy (2.5%) and United States (2.3%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Horticultural Plant Journal? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 1 retracted paper is recorded (1 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
Scopus statusActive
Retracted papers1 · 1 per 1,000 papers
Problematic Paper Screener flagsNone flagged
Author concentration81.6% of recent authorship from China
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.
Index data is curated from public sources (Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, FT50, UT Dallas, DOAJ). CiteScore and quartiles reflect the latest available Scopus release. Always verify a journal's current status on its official source before submitting.
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