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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #10,370CAS 3区Hybrid

Horticulture Environment and Biotechnology

Abbreviation (ISO):HORTIC ENVIRON BIOTE
Country: South Korea•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.571•SCImago Rank: #10,370•Identifier (ISSN):0253-6498(Print)/2211-3460(Online)•Articles / Year: 66•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,937 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
2.8
↑ +0.4

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
16

16 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate12%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
66articles/year
10.54% Gold OA•97.59% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

2.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1(IF: 2.8)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.8)
🔵 Computed
20252.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.4)
🔵 Computed
20242.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.5)
🔵 Computed
20232.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.4)
🔵 Computed
20222.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.842)
🔵 Computed
20212.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.531)
🔵 Computed
20202.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.193)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Horticulture, Environment, and Biotechnology (HEB) is the official journal of the Korean Society for Horticultural Science, was launched in 1965 as the "Journal of Korean Society for Horticultural Science". HEB is an international journal, published in English, bimonthly on the last day of even number months, and indexed in Biosys Preview, SCIE, and CABI. The journal is devoted for the publication of original research papers and review articles related to vegetables, fruits, ornamental and herbal plants, and covers all aspects of physiology, molecular biology, biotechnology, protected cultivation, postharvest technology, and research in plants related to environment.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology94.5%Botany59%Chemistry47.3%Horticulture45.6%Biochemistry33.4%Agronomy28.1%Ecology24.5%Genetics24.5%Organic chemistry22.5%Medicine20.9%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #10,370Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2011-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological SciencesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.571

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
51

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.31

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,937 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations763
3-Year Documents236
Citable Documents236

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 Rate43.8%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

HorticultureQ1
BiotechnologyQ2
Plant ScienceQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Agricultural Sciences
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2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

Publishing & Editorial Information

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

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Springer Singapore
Publication Language
English
Frequency
6 issues per year
Founding Year
2011
Editorial Address
C/O NATL INST HORTICULTURAL & HERBAL SCIENCE, 100, NONGSAENGMYEONG-RO, ISEO-MYEON, WANJU-GUN, JEOLLABUK-DO, SOUTH KOREA, 565-852
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
HORTICULTURE
JCRSCIE
15/45Q2
HORTICULTURE
JCISCIE
9/45Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—635
20252.4123210
20242.587536
20232.489743
20221.842861,003
20211.53168913
20201.1931081,787
2019—881,448
2018—1052,093
2017—761,650
2016—791,864
2015—1042,321
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Horticulture Environment and Biotechnology

WoS Q2
01232020202120222023202420252.40
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2.4

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 12%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01