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1、投稿方式：在线投稿。
2、期刊网址：https://www.springer.com/journal/13580
3、投稿网址：https://www.editorialmanager.com/heab/
4、官网邮箱：doil@snu.ac.kr（主编）
更多邮箱信息如下。
5、期刊刊期：双月刊，逢双月出版。
2021年5月6日星期四
期刊邮箱【官网信息】
Contact the journal
Submission-related enquiries
Queries about submission issues, peer review process, or the status of your manuscript should be sent to Jenine Navarro (jenine.navarro@springer.com).
Publication-related enquiries
Queries about accepted manuscripts in production or post-publication corrections should be sent to Amelie Jung (amelie.jung@springernature.com).
Other editorial enquiries
Any other queries about the journal or presubmission enquiries should be sent to Toshiro Mikami (toshiro.mikami@springer.com).
投稿须知【官网信息】
Submission guidelines
Instructions for Authors
1. Aims and Scope
Horticulture, Environment, and Biotechnology (HEB) is the official journal of the Korean Society for Horticultural Science (KSHS), 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. Also, we strive to identify manuscripts that are going to receive high enough priority based on the scientific novelty and impact needed to publish in HEB.
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.
2. Publication Policy Overview
2.1 Publication Fee
The author(s) must pay a publication fee $450 (U.S. Dollars) or KRW 450,000 per article. The charge is for the HEB’s sponsoring scientific societies (KSHS) providing editorial process. Quotations will be sent with a decision of acceptance. Unpaid articles will not be published on the Online First site of HEB.
2.2 Publication Polices
1) Manuscript Submission
Manuscripts should be submitted online through our website (http://www.editorialmanager.com/heab/) and should be submitted by the corresponding author along with a cover letter declaring the “The authors have no conflicting interests, and all authors have approved the manuscript and agree with its submission to the journal Horticulture, Environment, and Biotechnology (HEB)”. The manuscript should be prepared strictly according to the HEB format as provided in the ‘Instructions to Authors’. Membership in the society is not a requirement for publication, but authors are urged to consider becoming a member.
HEB accepts manuscripts which were deposited on non-commercial pre-print servers like bioRxiv.
In general, review articles are invited by the Editors. Potential authors may either contact the Editor before submission or directly submit through editorial managing system.
The general instructions for authors should be used for all technical aspects of manuscript preparation.
For editors and reviewers to accurately assess the work presented in your manuscript you need to ensure the English language is of sufficient quality to be understood. If authors are non-native speakers of English, the manuscript must be edited by a native English speaker prior to submission, preferably one with a specialized knowledge of editing for plant science. The editor of HEB would request the certificate of English editing signed by a specializing native English speaker with the decision of “revise without review” after submission.
2) Permission
Authors wishing to include figures, tables, or text passages that have already been published elsewhere are required to obtain permission from the copyright owner(s) for both the print and online format and to include evidence that such permission has been granted when submitting their papers. Any material received without such evidence will be assumed to originate from the authors.
3) Online Submission
Please follow the hyperlink “Submit online” on the right and upload all of your manuscript files following the instructions given on the screen. (http://www.editorialmanager.com/heab/)
2.3 Review Policy and Procedure
All manuscripts must be submitted in English. All submitted manuscripts are to be Cross-Checked to compare to previously published articles by iThenticate software to prevent possible plagiarism. Depending on the resulting similarity scores or conformation to the HEB scope and standards, the submitted manuscript can be rejected or returned to authors for corrections and resubmission. 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 at least two invited 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.
HEB provides an additional step of English polishing to all accepted manuscripts before getting final acceptance by the Editor in Chief. English editors of HEB will provide English revisions free of charge so that the authors should upload the final revised version of the manuscript after correction.
1) Procedure after Acceptance
Upon acceptance of your article you will receive a link to the special Author Query Application at Springer’s web page where you can sign the Copyright Transfer Statement online and indicate whether you wish to order OpenChoice, offprints, or printing of figures in color. Once the Author Query Application has been completed, your article will be processed and you will receive the proofs.
2) Color Illustrations
Online publication of color illustrations is free of charge. For color in the print version, authors will be expected to make a contribution towards the extra costs.
3) Proof Reading
The purpose of the proof is to check for typesetting or conversion errors and the completeness and accuracy of the text, tables and figures. Substantial changes in content, e.g., new results, corrected values, title and authorship, are not allowed without the approval of Editor-in-Chief. After online publication, further changes can only be made in the form of an Erratum, which will be hyperlinked to the article.
4) Online First
The article will be published online after receipt of the corrected proofs. This is the official first publication citable with the DOI. After release of the printed version, the paper can also be cited by issue and page numbers.
2.4 Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals.
Authors should include the following statements (if applicable) in a separate section entitled “Compliance with Ethical Standards” when submitting a paper:
Disclosure of potential conflicts of interest
Research involving Human Participants and/or Animals
Informed consent
If there are no ethical issues, the authors can declare that they have no conflict of interest
The corresponding author should be prepared to collect documentation of compliance with ethical standards and send if requested during peer review or after publication.
The Editors reserve the right to reject manuscripts that do not comply with the above-mentioned guidelines. The author will be held responsible for false statements or failure to fulfill the above-mentioned guidelines.
1) Author Contributions
The HEB recommends that authorship be based on the following 4 criteria:
Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; AND
Drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content; AND
Final approval of the version to be published; AND
Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.
In addition to being accountable for the parts of the work he or she has done, an author should be able to identify which co-authors are responsible for specific other parts of the work. In addition, authors should have confidence in the integrity of the contributions of their co-authors.
All those designated as authors should meet all four criteria for authorship, and all who meet the four criteria should be identified as authors. Those who do not meet all four criteria should be acknowledged. These authorship criteria are intended to reserve the status of authorship for those who deserve credit and can take responsibility for the work. The criteria are not intended for use as a means to disqualify colleagues from authorship who otherwise meet authorship criteria by denying them the opportunity to meet criterion #s 2 or 3. Therefore, all individuals who meet the first criterion should have the opportunity to participate in the review, drafting, and final approval of the manuscript.
2) Copyright
Submission of a manuscript implies that the work described has not been published before (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture, review, or thesis); that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere; that its publication has been approved by all co-authors, if any, as well as – tacitly or explicitly – by the responsible authorities at the institution where the work was carried out. The author warrants that his/her contribution is original and that he/she has full power to make this grant. The author signs for and accepts responsibility for releasing this material on behalf of any and all co-authors. Transfer of copyright to Korean Society for Horticultural Science (KSHS) becomes effective if and when the article is accepted for publication. After submission of the Copyright Transfer Statement signed by the corresponding author, changes of authorship or in the order of the authors listed will not be accepted by KSHS and Springer.
The copyright covers the exclusive right (for U.S. government employees: to the extent transferable) to reproduce and distribute the article, including reprints, translations, photographic reproductions, microform, electronic form (offline, online) or other reproductions of similar nature.
An author may self-archive an author-created version of his/her article on his/her own website. He/she may also deposit this version on his/her institution's and funder's (funder designated) repository at the funder’s request or as a result of a legal obligation, including his/her final version, provided it is not made publicly available until after 12 months of official publication. He/she may not use the publisher's PDF version which is posted on www.springerlink.com for the purpose of self-archiving or deposit. Furthermore, the author may only post his/her version provided acknowledgement is given to the original source of publication and a link is inserted to the published article on Springer's website. The link must be accompanied by the following text: "The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com.”
All articles published in this journal are protected by copyright, which covers the exclusive rights to reproduce and distribute the article (e.g., as offprints), as well as all translation rights. No material published in this journal may be reproduced photographically or stored on microfilm, in electronic data bases, video disks, etc., without first obtaining written permission from the publishers. The use of general descriptive names, trade names, trademarks, etc., in this publication, even if not specifically identified, does not imply that these names are not protected by the relevant laws and regulations.
While the advice and information in this journal is believed to be true and accurate at the date of its going to press, neither the authors, the editors, nor the publishers can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein.
3. Manuscript Organization
Manuscript should be arranged in the following order.
3.1 Research report
Abstract
Keywords
Introduction
Materials and methods
Results
Discussion (or Results and Discussion)
Conclusion (optional)
Supplementary data (optional)
Author contribution statement
Acknowledgements
Compliance with ethical standards (e.g. Conflict of interest)
Data availability (optional)
References
Tables, figure legends, and figures (Each table and figure should be presented on separate page)
3.2 Review
Title page
Abstract
Keywords
Introduction
Sub-title
Conclusion
Supplementary data (optional)
Author contribution statement
Acknowledgements
Compliance with ethical standards (e.g. Conflict of interest)
References
Tables, figure legends, and figures
4. Manuscript Preparation
4.1 Text formatting
Manuscripts including tables and figures, 1.5 spaced in a MS Word docx format (Word 2007 or higher) or doc format (older Word versions). Use a normal, plain font (e.g., 11-point Times New Roman) for text.
All pages must be numbered consecutively and all lines also must be numbered consecutively from the title page. Use a single column format in page layout.
Abbreviations should be defined at first mention and used consistently thereafter.
The journal requires the use of the metric system, preferentially SI units, and centered period between units (e.g. mg L-1).
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 HEB.
4.2 Cover letter
Upload a cover letter as a separate file in the online system. The cover letter should include the following information;
The manuscript is original (i.e., you wrote it, not copied it).
Summarize the study’s contribution to the scientific literature.
Explains why the manuscript would be a good fit for the journal’s aims and scope.
No part of the manuscript has been published before, nor is any part of it under consideration for publication at another journal.
There are no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Describe any prior interactions with HEB regarding the submitted manuscript.
4.3 Title page
The title page should include the followings.
Article title. The title should be a concise and informative description of the contents of the paper. Avoid abbreviations in the title of the manuscript. 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.
Authors and affiliations. The title, full name of each author and institution(s) where the research was done, with mailing address(es), should be included. 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. Any manuscripts can have only one corresponding author, but co-first authors are allowed.
Corresponding author. The title page should list the corresponding author’s telephone and fax numbers and email address.
Email addresses of all authors. The title page should list authors’ initial name and email addresses. HEB encourages the listing of authors’ Open Researcher and Contributor Identification (the 16-digit ORCID).
4.4 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 (usually 150 to 250 words). 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.
4.5 Keywords
Provide 5 to 6 key words, which are capitalized the first letter with an alphabetical order. Common species name(s), chemical name(s), physiological or pathological term(s), and genetic term(s) can be used.
4.6 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.
4.7 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.
4.8 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.
4.9 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. The discussion section can be merged to the result section.
4.10 Conclusion (optional)
Link the conclusions with the goals of the study but avoid unqualified statements and conclusions not adequately supported by the data. Avoid claiming priority or alluding to work that has not been completed.
4.11 Supplementary data
Authors can submit essential supporting files and multimedia files along with their manuscripts. Supplementary data files are published exactly as provided for online-only publication. All supplementary data will be subject to review.
Authors may use almost any description as the item name for a supporting information file as long as it contains an “S” and number. For example, “Supplementary Table S1”, “Supplementary Fig. S1”, and so on. In on-line submission system, you would be required the file number and name with a caption. We recommend that you cite supporting information in the manuscript text.
The supplementary data section should immediately follow the discussion and you would indicate that supplementary data are available at HEB online.
4.12 Author contribution statement
Authors must provide a short description of the contributions made by each listed author (please use initials). This will be published in a separate section in front of the Acknowledgments.
We insist that no author be omitted.
Note by the editor: Please be aware that changes to the list of authors are not possible after final acceptance of the manuscript.
4.13 Acknowledgements
Acknowledgments of people, grants, funds, etc. should be placed in this section. The names of funding organizations should be written in full. Also, those who contributed to the work but do not meet our authorship criteria should be listed in this section with a description of the contribution.
4.14 Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals.
Authors should include the following statements (if applicable) in a separate section entitled “Compliance with Ethical Standards” when submitting a paper:
Disclosure of potential conflicts of interest
Research involving Human Participants and/or Animals
Informed consent
Please note that standards could vary slightly per journal dependent on their review policies as well as per journal subject discipline. Before submitting your article check the instructions following this section carefully.
The corresponding author should be prepared to collect documentation of compliance with ethical standards and send if requested during review or after publication.
The Editors reserve the right to reject manuscripts that do not comply with the above-mentioned guidelines. The author will be held responsible for false statements or failure to fulfill the above-mentioned guidelines.
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