PUBLICATION POLICIES
Manuscript Submission: Manuscripts should be submitted online through our website: (
http://hort.inforang.com) and should be submitted by the corresponding author. Membership in the society is not a requirement for publication, but authors are urged to consider becoming a member.
Subject Matter: The Korean Journal of Horticultural Science & Technology (KJHST) is a bimonthly publication of papers of original work (or results) which can contribute to any aspect of fundamental and applied research on horticultural plants and their related products. The essential contents of manuscripts must not have been published in other refereed publications. Submission of a manuscript to the journal implies no concurrent submission elsewhere.
Copyright: Korean Society for Horticultural Science (KSHS) retains the exclusive copyright to reproduce and distribute including reprints, translations, photographic reproductions, microform, electronic form (offline, online) or any other reproduction of similar nature for all KSHS publications. No part of journal may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by means, without permission in without from the KSHS.
Review Policy and Procedure: All manuscripts must be submitted in English. Manuscripts submitted for publication must be reviewed by more than two reviewers (internal review process) and revised. Submitted manuscripts that do not conform to the KSHS standards will be returned to authors for correction. A manuscript number is assigned to each manuscript, which will be sent to the corresponding author. Always refer to the manuscript number in all correspondence thereafter.
Submitted manuscripts are reviewed by more than two reviewers. Reviewed manuscripts are sent back to the corresponding author along with comments from reviewers. Some revision is usually necessary after the reviews, and final acceptance generally depends on extent of revision. In submitting revised manuscripts, authors are requested to submit explanations on how the revisions were made and the reason why they do not agree with the reviewers for those points on which they have no revision. A manuscript is considered withdrawn, if the author has not responded in 3 months to a request for revision. The corresponding authors will be notified for acceptance.
Procedure after Acceptance: Accepted manuscripts must be submitted online through our website:
www.hort.inforang.com. Preparation of manuscripts with Microsoft Word is desirable, other word processing packages are not acceptable. Galley proof is sent to the corresponding author. Authors must proof read carefully, correct if necessary and make a form 'Copyright Transfer Statement', and then, return to the KSHS as soon as possible. Authors will be charged for any major alterations they make in the page proofs that are not the error of the editors.
Publication Fees: The author(s) must pay a publication fee which printed pages. Within 4 pages, author(s) must pay KRW 150,000, from 5 pages, extra charges (KRW 50,000) will apply per page. And figures printed in color (per page) will apply extra charges, KRW 150,000. Fifty reprints will be sent free of charge. Additional reprints can be ordered. These charges must be must be defrayed without delay at the request of the KSHS.
MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION
Format: Manuscripts including tables and figures, 1.5 spaced in MS Word format with margins of 20 mm of left and right, 25 mm of top and 30 mm of bottom side, should be submitted along with a submission form through our website as the form of attached file. The journal requires the use of the metric system, preferentially SI units, and centered period between units (e.g. mg·L
-1). Latin words or phrases are in italics, with the exception of very common expressions such as 'i.e.', 'e.g.', 'et al.', 'in vitro', 'in vivo', 'ex vitro', 'in situ', 'de novo', and 'etc.'. All pages must be numbered consecutively from the title page, and include the acknowledgements, references, tables and figure legends. All the manuscripts should be written in standard scientific English. Non-native English authors are highly recommended to use a scientific English editing service to improve the manuscript prior to submission to KJHST.
Manuscript Organization: Research manuscript should be arranged in the following order: Title, Abstract, Additional key words, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgments, Literature Cited, Tables, and Figures. In some cases, the Results and the Discussion can be combined into one section for more effective presentation. Reports and review manuscript should be arranged in the following order: Title, Abstract, Sub-title, Conclusion, Acknowledgements, Literature Cited, Tables, and Figures.
Title: The title should be a concise description of the contents of the paper. Capitalize the first letter of all title words except articles, prepositions, and conjunctions. Use common names for well-known species. Cultivar names can be used only for comparisons or when the characteristics of the cultivar need to be emphasized. Do not use an abbreviation except for common terminology. Serial titles indicating a series of related papers are not generally recommended, unless manuscripts are submitted together. On the title page, include the title, full name of each author and institution(s) where the research was done, with mailing address(es). If an author has since moved to a different institution, the new location can be indicated in a footnote. The corresponding author should be noted by an asterisk. For multiple affiliations, use respective superscript numbers to match authors and their affiliations.
Abstract: The Abstract should be a concise summation of the objectives, materials used, major treatments, results and conclusions written in a paragraph. Abstract must not exceed 5% of the length of the paper. Use a chemical name followed by a common name in parenthesis when first mentioned, and then use the common name thereafter. The Abstract should not contain any undefined abbreviations or unspecified references. List five to six additional key words, which have not been used in the title, in lower case. Common species name(s), chemical name(s), physiological or pathological term(s), and genetic term(s) can be used.
Introduction: The introduction should provide the necessary background information for the average reader; it should be both complete and concise. Previous publications that form a basis for the work presented must be cited.
Materials and Methods: In the Materials and Methods section, the experimental procedures should be described in sufficient detail that they could be followed by other researchers in the field. This section should be made as concise as possible by reference to procedures that have already been published, unless the method used here was greatly modified. Scientific names of species and cultivar names used must be included regardless of their appearance in Abstract or Introduction. Sizes, quantities, and suppliers of materials must be indicated, preferentially in common names. Treatments, experimental design, and statistical method must be explained in detail. Commonly known methods or analyses may be briefly explained by citing relevant references.
Results: The Results section contains the results of research given in detail, with tables and figures as needed. Results that can be expressed easily in the text should not be given in the form of tables or figures.
Discussion: The Discussion section should not contain a repeat of the results, but should explain the meaning of the findings and the authors' conclusions, together with a discussion of any contradiction of already published reports.
Acknowledgement(s): The Acknowledgements section should be as brief as possible. Any grant that requires acknowledgement(s) should be mentioned. The names of funding organizations should be written in full. Acknowledgement(s) of help from colleagues and professional associates are appropriate, but avoid acknowledgement(s) of routine secretarial help or family members.
Literature Cited: If references are made in the text listed in Literature Cited, refer to them by the author's family name(s) and the year published according to the Harvard system. For those publications written by three or more authors, the name of the senior author followed by et al. should be used. All literature cited should be listed in an alphabetical order, by the author's family names. For the same author, or for the same set of authors, literature cited should be arranged chronologically. If there is more than one publication in the same year for the same author(s), the letter a, b,etc. should be added to the year. And do not use an issue number if the journal uses consecutive for each volume. Please note the following examples, and refer details to the literature citations in the current issue of the Horticulture, Environment, and Biotechnology.
1) Periodical
Kim, Y.A. and J.S. Lee. 2001. Vase life and water balance of cut rose cultivars as affected by preservative solution containing sucrose and ethionine. J. Kor. Soc. Hort. Sci. 42:325-330.
2) Abstract
Nesmith, W.C. and W.M. Dowler. 1973. Cold Hardiness of peach trees as affected by certain cultural practices. HortScience 8:267. (Abstr.)
3) Book
Hartmann, H.T., D.E. Kester, F.T. Davies, Jr., and R.L. Geneve. 1997. Plant propagation: Principles and practices. 6th ed., Prentice-Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, USA.
4) Chapter in Book
Karukstis, K.K. 1991. Chlorophyll fluorescence as a physiological probe of the photosynthetic apparatus, p. 769-795. In: H. Sheer (ed.). Chlorophylls. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, USA.
5) Website
US EPA. 2011. The inside story: A guide to indoor air quality.
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/ insidest.html/.
*References in the text should be alphabetized following author's family name(s).
Tables: Tables should be numbered with Arabic numerals and designed to fit the single-column width or the full page width. Tables should always be cited in text in consecutive numerical order. Each table should have a brief title and, where necessary, a short statement about the specific methods used. The intent is to avoid extensive legends, placing detailed protocols in the Materials and Methods section, but leaving no doubt as to the procedures used to obtain the data. Unit must be clearly indicated for each of the entries in the table. Footnotes to tables should appear beneath the tables and should be designated by lower case superscript letter, z, y, x, etc. Each table should be prepared on a separate page.
Figures: Figures should be numbered with Arabic numerals and should always be cited in text in consecutive numerical order. Manuscripts submitted online should contain all figures and Upload figures of quality suitable for publication, especially for color printing. Do not include titles or captions within your illustrations and avoid effects such as shading, outline letters, etc. Figure parts should be denoted by uppercase letters (A, B, C, etc). Figure captions begin with the term Fig., followed by the figure number. Figure legends should provide enough information so that the figure is understandable without reference to the text. However, details given in Materials and Methods or in other tables or figures should not be repeated but merely referred to. The method that is unique to one of several experiments may be reported in a legend if it can be described very briefly. All symbols and abbreviations used in the figure that have not been defined elsewhere should be defined.
