Advancement of Horticultural Sciences and Biotechnology

Manuscripts are to be submitted through email to “ submit@ajhsb.com ”. Articles

must use 1.5 line spacing. Word processing files are required-(.docx files)- and will

be converted to PDF format by AJHSB.The Word filemust be smaller than 5 MB.At

the end of this file, all figures, tables and legends must each be on a separate

page.

Manuscripts submitted to AJHSB must be accompanied by a scanned cover letter

that states the originality, novelty, significance, and truthfulness of their research

work being submitted as well as how it advances horticultural and biotechnological

sciences.All authors must sign this one cover letter, indicate that they approve the

order of their names as written in the draft manuscript, and acknowledge that they

have read, understood and accepted theAJHSB’s “Instructions for Authors” terms

and conditions that is published at AJHSB’s website and was sent to the

“corresponding author” who submitted their article. Additionally, they must

acknowledge choosing the -“Corresponding Author”- who will represent them in all

communications with AJHSB. Authors must suggest up to five reviewers, and

include their contact details (institution, phone number, email address) in their

covering letter. Authors may disqualify up to three individuals as potential

reviewers. Suggested reviewers must not have a conflict of interest with any

author.

Once accepted for publication, a final PDF file of the article that will be published

will be sent to the above mentioned -“Corresponding Author”. AJHSB grants all

authors the right to print this file for their academic use.AJHSB does not send

printed articles or reprints to authors.Upon subscription to AJHSB, authors can

view their article in the printed AJHSB issue. For each printed article, the title,

author(s), volume, issue, page number will be displayed at the AJHSB website.

Commercial-reprints for subscribers are available as explained in the dedicated

section of this website.

A charge of non-refundableUS300$ per article must be paid by authors once they

have been acknowledged that their article is accepted for publication. Articles

printed in AJHSB journalmust be less than 8 pages. AJHSB editorial board

determines the journal format. It is therefore in the interest of the authors to focus

their papers as much as is practical. Wordy manuscripts will be returned with a

request for condensation. The print version of the figures will be in black and

white. Each printed color figure/picture will cost an additional US40$.AJHSB might

considera reduction in publication costs to manuscripts of significant value that

come from authors from developing countries.

The entire manuscript must be typed 1.5-spaced. Text should be typed in Arial, 11

point. Left and right margins should be 25 mm. Italics should be used only for

scientific names, genes and other terms where appropriate. Footnotes must be

avoided. Units must follow the SI system. The first page of the manuscript should

include: Title; Full name(s) of author(s) (the corresponding author should be

indicated); Address(es) of author(s) (including phone, fax and email address for

the corresponding author). The second and subsequent pages should include:

Abstract; Abbreviations; Introduction; Materials&Methods; Results; Discussion;

Acknowledgements; References; Supporting Information; Tables; Figure legends;

Figures.

Abstract: The abstract must not exceed 350 words in length and should clearly

state the problem being addressed, the methods employed and the main results.

The scientific name(s) and, where applicable, cultivar or variety of the plant(s)

used should be spelled out in full in the abstract. EC numbers should be given for

enzymes mentioned.

Abbreviations (in alphabetical order): Standard abbreviations need not be defined

in this section. Avoid complicated abbreviations of your own that make reading

difficult. Abbreviations in the Introduction and following text should generally be

written out in full with each abbreviated form in parenthesis the first time that it is

mentioned.

Introduction: This should be concise, giving the reader an outline of the subject,

presenting the “state-of-the-art”, leading into the reasons for the present study and

its aims. Text references should have the form: (Maldonado and Sanchez, 2005)

or (Gonzalez et al., 2005), if more than two authors. Multiple text references

should be cited chronologically (Maldonado et al., 1995; Sanchez et al., 2005,

Gonzalez et al. 2006).

Materials and methods: Give the full scientific name(s) of plant(s) used, as well as

the cultivar (cv.) or variety (var.), where applicable. All growth conditions should be

properly described. Include the trade name and manufacturer of all lamps used and

irradiance (W·m^-2) or photosynthetic photon flux density (µmol·m^-2·s^-1); lux or µE

are not acceptable. The trade name(s) and suppliers of apparatus and chemicals

used should also be given. EC numbers should be given for enzymes used.

Results: Make the text (written in the past tense) as objective and descriptive as

possible. Refer to figures and tables as Fig./Figs. and Table/Tables. It is important

that references to figures and tables are consistent throughout the manuscript.

Discussion: The Discussion should not merely repeat the catalogue of results. The

authors should show how their findings advance our knowledge and understanding

of the topic they are investigating. The Discussion should be concisely written with

the main points of the work logically presented and with reference to the relevant

tables, figures and literature.

References: List alphabetically according to the first author:

Young, R.A., Davis, R.W., 1983. Efficient isolation of genes by using antibody

probes. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 80, 1194-1198.

Zhang, Y., Feng, S., Chen, F., Chen, H., Wang, J., McCall, C., Xiong,

Y., Deng, X.W., 2008. Arabidopsis DDB1-CUL4 ASSOCIATED FACTOR1 forms a

nuclear E3 ubiquitin ligase with DDB1 and CUL4 that is involved in multiple plant

developmental processes. Plant Cell 20, 1437-1455.

When more than one paper has the same first author, the references should be

arranged in chronological order.Unpublished material (except for accepted

manuscripts in press) and personal communications should only be cited in the

text, and not in the references. In the text, the initials and last names of all

collaborators should be given where unpublished work is cited. Theses may not be

cited in References unless they have been published (include ISBN, or number in

Dissertation Abstracts). Unpublished theses may be cited only in the text as

follows: (A. G. White 2007. Thesis, Univ. of California, Davis, CA, USA).

Proceedings, transactions and monographs, and books with different chapter

authors:

Hurry V., Igamberdiev A. U., Keerberg O., Pärnik T., Atkin O. K., Zaragoza-Castells

J., Gardeström P. (2005) Respiration in photosynthetic cells: gas exchange

components, interactions with photorespiration and the operation of mitochondria

in the light. In: Lambers H., Ribas-Carbós M. (eds) Plant Respiration: From Cell to

Ecosystem. Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration, vol 18, Springer,

Dordrecht, pp 43-61.

Tables: Each table should be on a separate sheet furnished with explanatory

headings. Tables must be planned to fit a printed width of either 80 or 166 mm.

Footnotes are usually not allowed.

Figures: In addition to placing tables, figures and their legends at the end of the

submitted manuscript file, each complete figure should be placed in a separate file.

Save photographic images in TIFF format at a resolution of no less than 300 dpi.

Line art and combination figures should be saved in PDF or TIFF format at a

resolution of no less than 600 dpi. The color mode for black and white figures

should be greyscale. Color images should be saved in RGB color mode.

Figures should be planned to appear with a maximum final width of 80 mm (single-

column), 125 mm (1.5 column) or 166 mm (double-column). The font used in

figures should be regular Arial. Letters, numbers and symbols must appear clearly

but not oversized. A suitable final size for lettering is 1-2 mm at reproduction size.

One uniform size throughout is generally recommended.

Avoid complicated symbols or patterns. Use open and closed circles, squares and

triangles; open, striped and closed bars in histograms. Each figure should be

boxed in and scale marks (turning inwards) provided. Lines should be clear, but

not thick and heavy.

for all papers accepted for publication. Signature of the CTA is a condition of

publication and papers will not be passed to the publisher for production unless a

signed form has been received. After submission, authors will retain the right to

publish their paper in various media/circumstances. Upon acceptance,an

appropriate CTA form will be sent to authors by AJHSB editor.