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WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #16,828Hybrid

Horticultural Science & Technology

Abbreviation (ISO):HORTIC SCI TECHNOL
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Identifier (ISSN):1226-8763(Print)/2465-8588(Online)
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Publisher:Korean Society for Horticultural Science
Former Names:
KOREAN J HORTIC SCI
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Name Changed (Active in JCR)
Clarivate IF (2026)
1.3↑ +0.5
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q3
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Horticultural Science & Technology

WoS Q3
01120.320180.3520190.6920200.8720210.76202212023120240.820251.32026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):1.3
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.31
#16,828

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
23

23 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate40%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
74articles/year
99.44% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Horticultural Science and Technology (abbr. Hortic. Sci. Technol., herein ‘HST’; ISSN, 1226-8763), one of the two official journals of the Korean Society for Horticultural Science (KSHS), was launched in 1998 to provides scientific and professional publication on technology and sciences of horticultural area. As an international journal, HST is published in English and Korean, bimonthly on the last day of even number months, and indexed in ‘SCIE’, ‘SCOPUS’ and ‘CABI’. The HST is devoted for the publication of technical and academic papers and review articles on such arears as cultivation physiology, protected horticulture, postharvest technology, genetics and breeding, tissue culture and biotechnology, and other related to vegetables, fruit, ornamental, and herbal plants.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology96.7%Horticulture86.6%Botany84%Chemistry74.2%Agronomy68.5%Biochemistry48%Ecology44.6%Organic chemistry38.2%Food science35.5%Genetics34%Medicine33.9%Physics33.1%Geology26.1%Cultivar22.9%Materials science22.2%Gene20.9%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

HORTICULTURE

Q3
Rank33/45
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

HORTICULTURE

Q3
Rank33/45
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF1.3
Articles / Year33
Total Citations5
2025
IF0.8
Articles / Year55
Total Citations46
2024
IF1
Articles / Year85
Total Citations183
2023
IF1
Articles / Year62
Total Citations207
2022
IF0.758
Articles / Year63
Total Citations233

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #16,828Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2008, 2012-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.31

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.45

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,630 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations239
3-Year Documents182
Citable Documents182

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate32.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

HorticultureQ2
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 40%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Agricultural Sciences
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区HORTICULTURE
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Horticultural Science & Technology (abbr: HORTIC SCI TECHNOL, ISSN: 1226-8763) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, published by Korean Society for Horticultural Science in Korea. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.30, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.310 (Q2), an H-index of 23.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 74 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,630 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Korean Society for Horticultural Science
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
C/O NATL INST HORTICULTURAL & HERBAL SCIENCE, 100, NONGSAENGMYEONG-RO, ISEO-MYEON, WANJU-GUN, JEOLLABUK-DO, SOUTH KOREA, 565-852

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Database Updated: 2026-09-29