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Aims and scope
Folia Horticulturae is an international,
scientific journal published in English. It covers a broad
research spectrum of aspects
related to horticultural science that are of interest to a wide scientific community and have an impact on progress
in both basic and applied research carried out with the use of horticultural crops and their products.
The journal’s aim is to disseminate recent findings and serve as a forum for presenting views as well as for
discussing important problems and prospects of modern horticulture, particularly in relation to sustainable
production of high yield and quality of horticultural products, including their impact on human health.
The articles should concern any of the main groups of horticultural crops i.e., fruits, vegetables, herbal and
medicinal plants, ornamental plants, and landscape plants. They should present novel and scientifically sound
results or reviews relevant to a broad community. Interdisciplinary articles combining aspects of crop production,
plant protection, breeding, seed science, post-harvest technology and food technology are welcome. These applied
aspects can be supported by basic research in biochemistry, plant physiology, biotechnology and genetics.
Particular interest is given to articles dealing with plant production with the aim of products with a higher
quality and of high importance for human health. Comparisons of sustainable production techniques with the use of
conventional, organic and biotechnologically improved crops as well as global social and economic aspects of
horticulture may be presented.
Publisher
Folia Horticulturae has been published by the Polish Society for Horticultural
Sciences (PSHS) since 1989.
Indexing
Full texts of published papers are available through EBSCO and CABI Full Text
Databases. Additionally, the journal is indexed by several databases with abstract view:
Ranking score
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Index Copernicus Value (2010) ICV = 9.00
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MNiSW (the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education) list of journals part B (2010) - 9 points in the 9-point scale
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Folia Horticulturae is also listed in the Master Journal List of Thomson Reuters.
Ethical guidelines
Folia Horticulturae has implemented policies against dishonesty and
unethical publishing practice. To protect against ghostwriting (an
author is not included in the list of authors nor mentioned in
acknowledgements) and guest authorship (the impact of an author is
meaningless or none) the Authors are obliged to declare that the
submitted material is original, written by the stated authors, has not
been published before and contains neither unlawful statements nor
infringes the rights of third parties. The Authors are also responsible
for providing any necessary written permissions to quote any materials
that have been published before in other sources.
To protect against plagiarism,
Folia Horticulturae implements a
multi-step process involving an internal evaluation of each submission
as well as an external evaluation by independent reviewers, who remain
blind to the Authors. The evaluations aim in ensuring the originality of
the texts and the presented data. Any conflict of interests between a reviewer
and authors, as well as between a reviewer or authors and
research founding body is documented and will be disclosed.
Manuscript review process
Each submitted manuscript is pre-evaluated by the Editors. If it is considered
for publication in Folia Horticulturae, the manuscript is sent to at least two independent reviewers who
declare no conflict of interest with the Authors and are the experts in the given scientific field. The
selection of the reviewers is exclusively based on Folia Horticulturae Editor’s decision. The Editor may
also consider the choice of the reviewers suggested by the Authors. The reviewer names remain blind to the
Authors. The Authors receive the reviewers’ comments attached to the Editor’s decision on the
acceptance/rejection of the manuscript.
Submission
The Authors are fully responsible for the content and correctness of the presented information. By submitting the manuscript the Authors unequivocally state that the text and data are original and that any part of the manuscript has been not published elsewhere nor submitted elsewhere to be considered for publication, unless as an abstract
or preliminary note. If the manuscript contains any materials published in other sources, the appropriate agreement from the publisher must be provided.
Folia Horticulturae acts and publishes upon agreements only with a corresponding Author who is solely and fully responsible for representing all co-authors, if any, and may act on their behalf.
The Authors transfer copyrights to the Polish Society for Horticultural Science.
A copyright transfer agreement (CTA) form can be downloaded
here (PDF,
DOC) or
from the menu at the main page of the journal website. A scan of the signed CTA form
must be sent as an attachment to the submission. Alternatively, send the original signed CTA by regular mail or fax to the Editorial Office.
Only an electronic version of a manuscript is considered for processing. The manuscript must be provided in the format of MS Word 2007 or an earlier version only. Additionally, a copy of the manuscript saved in PDF format must be attached. The submission must be accompanied by the
copyright transfer agreement and cover letter (see
Instructions for Authors).
The complete submissions should be sent by e-mail to
foliahort@ogr.ur.krakow.pl.
Publication process
Publication in Folia Horticulturae is a multi-step process. The submission is checked for completeness and if so,
registered. The corresponding Author receives confirmation of a successful submission by e-mail. If the submission is
not complete, i.e., does not contain all of the required files, the cover letter is incomplete or the manuscript does
not meet the requirements according to the ‘Instructions for Authors’, the manuscript is not registered and the
corresponding Author is notified and asked for a new complete submission. Once registered, the manuscript is
pre-evaluated by the Editor-in-Chief and Associate Editors who decide whether the manuscript can be further considered
for publication in Folia Horticulturae. Positively identified manuscripts are sent to at least two independent
reviewers who are experts in the scientific field presented in the manuscript. Based on the review outcome, the Editors
make a decision on the rejection or acceptance of the manuscript, or may require a revision to be done by the Authors.
The revised manuscript may be sent to reviewers once again upon the Editor’s decision. The Authors are notified by
e-mail on each Editor’s decision. The accepted manuscript is directed to the production process where it is edited to
comply with the standards of Folia Horticulturae and independently corrected
by a native English speaking Editor to ensure high English standards. The
corresponding Author receives the edited manuscript with traceable changes for acceptance and has the possibility to
answer the Editor’s comments, which must be done within seven days. After the Author’s acceptance, the galley proof is
prepared and sent to the corresponding Author for final acceptance due within three working days. After the Author’s
final acceptance, further changes to the text are not possible. The accepted paper is published online on the journal
web page with a non-restricted access to the full text. Then the paper awaits print publication.
Online first policy
Folia Horticulturae policy is to publish the accepted papers online as quickly as possible. Therefore,
each accepted manuscript is published on the web page prior to print publication. Full references to the
paper (volume and pages) are provided once the paper is published in print.
Printed issue is the primary reference source.
Off-prints
The corresponding author receives a PDF version of the final paper free of
any additional charge.
Costs
Invited reviews are published free of charge. If you intend
to write a review, please contact the Editor first.
To support publication costs, each printed page of the
original research paper is charged 80 PLN or 20 EUR,
including VAT. A 25% reduction is applied proportionally to
the number of Authors who are active/honorary PSHS (PTNO)
members. The fee includes the proofreading and editing
process to ensure correct English.
One printed page equals approximately 4150 chars, 4900 chars
including spaces, 55 lines or two doubled spaced manuscript
pages assuming 2.5 cm margins and a Times New Roman, 11
point font.
Each page in colour costs 240 PLN (60 EUR), including VAT.
Publication in colour on-line is free of any additional charge.
Subscription and orders
Enquiries regarding subscriptions and orders for the current
and archival issues of Folia Horticulturae should be
directed to the Editorial Office. The current unit price for
Folia Horticulturae is 25 PLN (6 EUR) plus shipping
costs or 12.50 PLN (3 EUR)
plus shipping costs with a subscription. All prices include
VAT.
Authors may order additional off-prints of their articles.
The cost for each 5 copies is 20 PLN (5 EUR), including VAT,
plus shipping costs. To order off-prints, please send a
signed order form (PDF,
DOC) to the Editorial Office by fax or its scan
by e-mail. The order must be sent to the Editorial Office
together with the Author’s final acceptance of the galley
proof or earlier.
Download order form here:
PDF,
DOC.
Contact
Folia Horticulturae
Editorial Office
29 Listopada 54
31-425 Krakow
Poland
Tel.: +48 12 662-52-49
Fax: +48 12 411-13-00
e-mail:
foliahort@ogr.ur.krakow.pl
http://www.foliahort.ogr.ur.krakow.pl
NIP 945-15-81-736
REGON 001262759
KRS 0000046299
Bank account
PKO S.A. I O/Kraków 81124014311111000010459430
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