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Horticultural Plant Journal: A New International Scientific and Technical Journal Covering Horticultural Science
July 2015. Horticultural Plant Journal, 1 (1): 1–2.
Horticultural Plant Journal Available online at www.sciencedirect.com The journal’s homepage: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/horticultural-plant-journal
Editorial
Horticultural Plant Journal: A New International Scientific and Technical Journal Covering Horticultural Science
Publishing the top Chinese horticultural
diseases in protected environments, and accelerate
journal, Acta Horticulturae Sinica, was only the
breeding programs through the use of genome
beginning. For years, it was the goal of the
selection. China is one of the major contributors
editorial board to develop a bridge to connect
to this transformation. Most horticultural plant
horticultural research in China to that of the rest
genomes, including those of cucumber, Chinese
of the world. Launching the Horticultural Plant
cabbage,
Journal in 2015 marked the establishment of this
watermelon, pear, citrus fruits, and the ornamental
bridge.
Chinese plum were sequenced by Chinese
In the last few decades, horticultural research
cabbage,
tomato,
potato,
pepper,
scientists either independently or collaboratively.
has undergone a remarkable transformation,
Chinese
which has changed the impression people have
contributions to basic horticultural research and
that horticultural crops are just neglected “minor”
practice. Inventive Chinese farmers have designed
crops. This change is not only attributable to
the most energy-efficient greenhouse, which
revolutionary basic research technologies like
enables vegetable production regardless of season.
g enet ic eng inee r ing and w hol e g eno me
This has been a major advancement in controlled
sequencing, but also to new cultivation
environment horticultural crop production in
technologies like protected cultivation and
China. However, there are a limited number of
automation. These new technologies have
platforms
profoundly influenced horticultural research and
advances to the world to promote global
will allow scientists to breed new cultivars
horticultural research. This compelled us to
adapted to automated cultivation, study new
launch the Horticultural Plant Journal.
researchers
dedicated
have
to
made
significant
disseminating
such
http://dx.doi.org/10.16420/j.issn.2095-9885.2015-0007 2468-0141 ©2015 Chinese Society for Horticultural Science (CSHS) and Institute of Vegetables and Flowers (IVF), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) This is an Open Access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
2
Editorial
The main objective of this journal is to report
wish to rapidly publish high-quality research. We
the most important and interesting achievements
will collaborate with Elsevier to ensure published
related to all major horticultural crops, including
articles are included in major search engines and
fruits, vegetables, ornamental trees and flowers,
indexing databases to increase the chances that
tea trees, and medicinal plants. The journal will
articles will be read and cited by an expanding
cover basic and applied research subjects relevant
readership.
to
horticultural
plants,
including
genetics,
We expect that the Horticultural Plant
breeding, plant physiology, genomics, proteomics,
Journal will become a high-quality forum for the
evolution, germplasm resources, biochemistry,
global community of horticultural researchers to
biotechnology, cellular and molecular biology,
promote horticultural science. It will be especially
and environmental biology. The target audience
useful for introducing horticultural researchers
will include horticultural scientists, students of
from developing countries, including China, to an
agricultural colleges and universities, and persons
international audience. It will also serve as an
with similar academic levels.
international platform to promote academic
The Horticultural Plant Journal will publish hard copies of each issue, but will also be
communication among scientists from developed and developing countries.
committed to the rapid, online, and open-access publication of recent research. We will expedite the review process, with the goal of less than 6 weeks from submission to first decision, making this journal ideal for horticultural researchers who
WANG Xiaowu Editor-in-Chief Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China E-mail address: [email protected]
Horticultural Plant Journal Available online at www.sciencedirect.com The journal’s homepage: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/horticultural-plant-journal
Editorial
Horticultural Plant Journal: A New International Scientific and Technical Journal Covering Horticultural Science
Publishing the top Chinese horticultural
diseases in protected environments, and accelerate
journal, Acta Horticulturae Sinica, was only the
breeding programs through the use of genome
beginning. For years, it was the goal of the
selection. China is one of the major contributors
editorial board to develop a bridge to connect
to this transformation. Most horticultural plant
horticultural research in China to that of the rest
genomes, including those of cucumber, Chinese
of the world. Launching the Horticultural Plant
cabbage,
Journal in 2015 marked the establishment of this
watermelon, pear, citrus fruits, and the ornamental
bridge.
Chinese plum were sequenced by Chinese
In the last few decades, horticultural research
cabbage,
tomato,
potato,
pepper,
scientists either independently or collaboratively.
has undergone a remarkable transformation,
Chinese
which has changed the impression people have
contributions to basic horticultural research and
that horticultural crops are just neglected “minor”
practice. Inventive Chinese farmers have designed
crops. This change is not only attributable to
the most energy-efficient greenhouse, which
revolutionary basic research technologies like
enables vegetable production regardless of season.
g enet ic eng inee r ing and w hol e g eno me
This has been a major advancement in controlled
sequencing, but also to new cultivation
environment horticultural crop production in
technologies like protected cultivation and
China. However, there are a limited number of
automation. These new technologies have
platforms
profoundly influenced horticultural research and
advances to the world to promote global
will allow scientists to breed new cultivars
horticultural research. This compelled us to
adapted to automated cultivation, study new
launch the Horticultural Plant Journal.
researchers
dedicated
have
to
made
significant
disseminating
such
http://dx.doi.org/10.16420/j.issn.2095-9885.2015-0007 2468-0141 ©2015 Chinese Society for Horticultural Science (CSHS) and Institute of Vegetables and Flowers (IVF), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) This is an Open Access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
2
Editorial
The main objective of this journal is to report
wish to rapidly publish high-quality research. We
the most important and interesting achievements
will collaborate with Elsevier to ensure published
related to all major horticultural crops, including
articles are included in major search engines and
fruits, vegetables, ornamental trees and flowers,
indexing databases to increase the chances that
tea trees, and medicinal plants. The journal will
articles will be read and cited by an expanding
cover basic and applied research subjects relevant
readership.
to
horticultural
plants,
including
genetics,
We expect that the Horticultural Plant
breeding, plant physiology, genomics, proteomics,
Journal will become a high-quality forum for the
evolution, germplasm resources, biochemistry,
global community of horticultural researchers to
biotechnology, cellular and molecular biology,
promote horticultural science. It will be especially
and environmental biology. The target audience
useful for introducing horticultural researchers
will include horticultural scientists, students of
from developing countries, including China, to an
agricultural colleges and universities, and persons
international audience. It will also serve as an
with similar academic levels.
international platform to promote academic
The Horticultural Plant Journal will publish hard copies of each issue, but will also be
communication among scientists from developed and developing countries.
committed to the rapid, online, and open-access publication of recent research. We will expedite the review process, with the goal of less than 6 weeks from submission to first decision, making this journal ideal for horticultural researchers who
WANG Xiaowu Editor-in-Chief Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China E-mail address: [email protected]