About the Journal

Focus and Scope

Advances in Horticultural Science aims to provide a forum for original investigations in horticulture, viticulture and oliviculture. The journal publishes fully refereed papers which cover applied and theoretical approaches to the most recent studies of all areas of horticulture - fruit growing, vegetable growing, viticulture, floriculture, medicinal plants, ornamental gardening, garden and landscape architecture, in temperate, subtropical and tropical regions. Papers on horticultural aspects of agronomic, breeding, biotechnology, entomology, irrigation and plant stress physiology, plant nutrition, plant protection, plant pathology, and pre and post harvest physiology, are also welcomed.

The journal scope is the promotion of a sustainable increase of the quantity and quality of horticultural products and the transfer of the new knowledge in the field.

Papers should report original research, should be methodologically sound and of relevance to the international scientific community.

AHS publishes three types of manuscripts: Full-length - short note - review papers. Papers are published in English.

Peer Review Process

Submissions are first evaluated by the Senior Editors, who assign each manuscript to a member of the Editorial Board with specific expertise in the topic of the submitted paper. This initial assessment is typically completed within two weeks.

Manuscripts that are out of scope or do not meet the journal’s minimum standards - such as lacking novelty, containing serious scientific flaws, or being written in poor English - may be rejected without external peer review.

If the Editorial Board considers a manuscript suitable for further evaluation, it is sent to at least two reviewers selected based on their expertise relevant to the paper. The journal operates a double-blind peer review process, in which both authors and reviewers remain anonymous. Reviewers are asked to complete their evaluations within three weeks. If the reviews are positive but revisions are required, authors are expected to submit a revised version within a maximum of three weeks.
According to our statistics, the average duration of the review process of AHS is about six months.

Authors are invited to suggest potential reviewers; these should not be recent collaborators. If there are individuals whom the authors prefer to exclude as reviewers, they may provide their reasons confidentially in the cover letter to the Senior Editor.

Reviewer reports are not published.

Authors and co-authors can follow the progress of the manuscript at any time by checking its status updates in your respective Author Area at: https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ahs
Publication decisions by the Editors are final.

Special issues may be handled by the Journal’s Editors, but often they are handled by one or more guest editors. The final decision on the manuscripts will be made by the Editor in Chief. The peer review process is double-blind, whereby both referees and authors are kept anonymous.

A plagiarism check is also performed using Crossref Similarity Check (iThenticate), to ensure the originality of submitted manuscripts. In addition, an AI-use check is performed.

Publication Frequency

Quarterly.

Article Processing Charges (APC)

Advances in Horticultural Science does not ask for articles and submissions processing charges APC.

Indexing and abstracting

Advances in Horticultural Science is indexed in:

Open to all authors

Advances in Horticultural Science is committed to openness and inclusivity in scholarly publishing without author-facing charges for reading or publishing. We welcome submissions from all authors, regardless of their institutional affiliation, geographical location, or academic status. Submissions only must align with the aims and scope of the journal and meet the required quality standards once the reviewing process is completed.

Community-owned

Advances in Horticultural Science is owned by Firenze University Press, a public institution/organisation dedicated to advancing research and scholarship. The journal’s ownership and governance structure reflect its mission to support open and accessible academic publishing. We confirm that any commercial service providers involved in our operations only deal with service-related aspects of journal publishing. All content-related aspects of publishing, such as submission, peer review, acceptance, publication frequency, and scope of the journal, are controlled by the editors of the journal.