ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q4Scopus Q3SCImago #21,493Diamond OA

Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality-Angewandte Botanik

Abbreviation (ISO):J APPL BOT FOOD QUAL
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Identifier (ISSN):1613-9216(Print)/1439-040X(Online)
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Publisher:Druckerei und Verlag Liddy Halm
Clarivate IF (2026)
0.8↑ +0.1
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q4
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2021–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality-Angewandte Botanik

WoS Q4
01121.4520211.220230.720250.82026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):0.8
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q3
0.207
#21,493

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
52

52 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessDiamond OA
23articles/year
0% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality is the Open Access journal of the German Society for Quality Research on Plant Foods and the Section Applied Botany of the German Botanical Society. It provides a platform for scientists to disseminate recent results of applied plant research in plant physiology and plant ecology, plant biotechnology, plant breeding and cultivation, phytomedicine, plant nutrition, plant stress and resistance, plant microbiology, plant analysis (including -omics techniques), and plant food chemistry. The articles have a clear focus on botanical and plant quality aspects and contain new and innovative information based on state-of-the-art methodologies.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology94.5%Botany87.9%Chemistry84.6%Horticulture73.4%Biochemistry68.9%Organic chemistry61.4%Agronomy58.9%Ecology53.7%Food science51.8%Medicine47.8%Genetics40.5%Geology33%Physics32.2%Antioxidant25.4%Geography23.4%Paleontology20.9%Cultivar20.5%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

PLANT SCIENCES

Q4
Rank239/285
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

PLANT SCIENCES

Q4
Rank239/285
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

9 year
2026Latest
IF0.8
Articles / Year—
Total Citations—
2025
IF0.7
Articles / Year1
Total Citations15
2023
IF1.2
Articles / Year—
Total Citations—
2021
IF1.451
Articles / Year—
Total Citations—
2014
IF—
Articles / Year3
Total Citations24

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #21,493Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2004-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.207

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

Quartile: Scopus Q3
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.81

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,597 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations58
3-Year Documents59
Citable Documents59

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 Rate60.2%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Food ScienceQ3
Plant ScienceQ4
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: 0%

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)Biology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区PLANT SCIENCES
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

Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality-Angewandte Botanik (abbr: J APPL BOT FOOD QUAL, ISSN: 1613-9216) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Biology, published by Druckerei und Verlag Liddy Halm in Germany since 2004. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 0.80, ranking in quartile Q4 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.207 (Q3), an H-index of 52.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Semiannual, an annual output of approximately 23 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Diamond OA model with an estimated APC of $2,597 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
Diamond OA
Publisher
Druckerei und Verlag Liddy Halm
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Semiannual
Founding Year
2004
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed
Editorial Address
DRUCKEREI LIDDY HALM, BACKHAUSSTRASSE 9B, GOTTINGEN, GERMANY, 37081

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01