Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants is an essential reference filled with recent research and other valuable information associated with herbs, spices, and medicinal plants.

The Journal serves as a focus point through which investigators and others may publish material of importance to the production, marketing, and utilization of these plants and associated extracts.

The journal covers the following topics: growth, development, horticulture, ecology, physiology, genetics, chemistry, and economics.

Original articles, review articles, and book reviews provide information of interest to an international audience of researchers, teachers, technicians, and managers involved with production and/or marketing of herbs, spices, and medicinal plants.

Managers of food companies, food processing facilities, medical research laboratories, government agencies, and others interested in new chemicals, food additives, international trade, patents, and other items can easily review new findings.

The Journal of Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants is a forum in which recent research and other information associated with herbs, spices, and medicinal plants is shared.

The Journal represents a centralized database accessible by investigators within the international community that work with or have an interest in herbs, spices, and medicinal plants.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.2
2024	1.20

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	17724

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	118

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.271

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	37

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine and Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• <i>Ocimum</i>sp. (Basil): Botany, Cultivation, Pharmaceutical Properties, and Biotechnology

  Citation: 215

  Authors: Olga, Spiridon

• Medicinal Plants Used in Russia and Central Asia for the Treatment of Selected Skin Conditions

  Citation: 73

  Authors: Nazim, Zoë, Lyle E.

• Influence of Water Stress on Japanese Mint

  Citation: 69

  Authors: A., N. K.

• Influence of Salt Stress on Growth and Essential Oil Production in Peppermint, Pennyroyal, and Apple Mint

  Citation: 65

  Authors: Eman E., Hussein, Lyle E.

• Nutritional and Medical Importance of Red Pepper (<i>Capsicum</i> spp.)

  Citation: 64

  Authors: D, L. E.

• Abaco Bush Medicine: Chemical Composition of the Essential Oils of Four Aromatic Medicinal Plants from Abaco Island, Bahamas

  Citation: 61

  Authors: Jennifer M., Joseph A., Bernhard, William N.

• Postharvest Physiology and Handling of Fresh Culinary Herbs

  Citation: 58

  Authors: Marita I., Michael S.

• A Survey on Utilization of Ethnomedicinal Plants in Nekemte Town, East Wellega (Oromia), Ethiopia

  Citation: 51

  Authors: Sultan, Tamirat

• <i>Eruca sativa</i>(L.): Botanical Description, Crop Improvement, and Medicinal Properties

  Citation: 50

  Authors: Gajra, Vinay

• Antimicrobial Activity of Some Essential Oils Against<i>Paenibacillus larvae</i>, the Causal Agent of American Foulbrood Disease

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Adriana M., Jorge A., Elsa L., María S., Cynthia P.

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