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The
Horticulturist
Journal of The Institute of Horticulture
Guidance for Contributors
The main
purpose of The Horticulturist is to provide a vehicle for communication
by which members of the Institute of Horticulture can be kept abreast
with all aspects of their field. The main categories of material published
are :
- Institute
Affairs: IoH News
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- Points
of View: Letters to the Editor
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- Feature
Articles: Up to approximately 2,000 words in length reviewing
an area of interest. They should be written in an easily readable,
but informative style and contain information likely to be of
interest to a horticulturist who is not necessarily in the same
field as the author.
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- Summaries:
Contributors are asked to prepare a brief abstract or summary
of the article (about 1,000 words) which will be used as an introduction,
included on the Institute's internet web page and be reproduced
in the Journal of Horticultural Science.
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- Biographical
details: Authors should include a brief five-line biography
to conclude the article.
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- Short
Notes : Concise articles, of a more newsworthy character of
around 750 words. They may be reports from conferences, information
on new techniques, new products, new courses, etc.
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- Book Reviews:
Books sent to the Editor for reviewing will be sent to acknowledged
authorities for comment. Reviews should be up to approximately
150 words in length.
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Articles
must be submitted exclusively to The Horticulturist, on the understanding
that they have not been and will not be published elsewhere. Articles
accepted for publication become the copyright of the Journal. The Editor
retains the right to modify the style and length of a contribution (major
changes being agreed with the corresponding author) and to decide the
time of publication.
Manuscripts
Wherever possible articles should be submitted on 3.5in. computer discs,
PC or Mac compatible, labelled with the name of the software and file
names, as well as your own name and address. The disc should be accompanied
by a hard copy of the text, prepared as for manuscript submissions. Alternatively,
if it is not possible to supply articles on disc, manuscripts should be
typed, double-spaced, on one side of A4 size paper only. Pages should
be numbered consecutively. Please retain a copy of your submission.
Units
The metric system of units is preferred.
Tables, figures and photographs
Each illustration or table should be reproduced on a separate sheet
of plain paper, with diagrams drawn to about twice the final size. The
figure numbers and positions in the text should be clearly indicated.
Include as many photographs as possible. Good quality glossy prints or
transparencies should be submitted.
References
These should be given in full in the text on first mention for works
by up to three authors, eg (Smith, Jones & Brown, 1977), then subsequently
abbreviated, as in (Smith et al., 1977). For four or more authors, the
first name followed by 'et al.' should be used on all occasions. Different
papers by the same author in the same year should be distinguished by
adding lower case letters, e.g. Smith (1997a). References should be listed
in alphabetical order at the end of the article in the following standard
form:
Smith, J. N. 1986. A review of compost composition for hardy ornamental
stock establishment. Professional Horticulture, 2, 20-25.
The title of the publication should be spelt out in full - please do not
use standard abbreviations.
Website
The Institute of Horticulture reserves the right to use book reviews
and abstracts of articles on its website on the Internet.
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