Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology

Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology
Title	Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology
Discipline	Horticulture
Language	English
Abbreviation	J. Hortic. Sci. Biotechnol.
Publisher	Society for Horticultural Science
Country	United Kingdom
History	1926–present
Frequency	Bimonthly
Openaccess	Hybrid
Issn	1462-0316

Contents

Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology is a peer-reviewed periodical covering applied and basic studies in Horticulture and Plant physiology. The journal disseminates research relevant to practitioners at institutions such as the Royal Horticultural Society, University of California, Davis, and Cornell University, and it engages communities connected to organizations like the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the International Society for Horticultural Science. Editorial leadership has included scholars affiliated with University of Reading, University of Nottingham, and University of Edinburgh.

History

The title traces lineage through editorial developments linked to institutions such as University of London, Imperial College London, and University of Bristol, reflecting shifts in horticultural research influenced by events like World War II and policies from bodies such as the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Early editorial boards included members with affiliations to Royal Horticultural Society, Kew Gardens, and the John Innes Centre, and collaborations extended to international centers including International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, International Rice Research Institute, and World Vegetable Center. Notable periods coincided with scientific movements at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and methodologic advances seen at Max Planck Society institutes.

The journal emphasizes experimental and translational work spanning areas represented at conferences like the International Horticulture Congress, with topics of interest overlapping research at Boyce Thompson Institute, Salk Institute, and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution when plant-environment interactions are studied. It seeks manuscripts relevant to crop improvement programs at CIMMYT, postharvest technologies developed by teams at USDA Agricultural Research Service, and breeding initiatives at John Innes Centre. The aims align with regional goals of agencies such as European Commission, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and Food and Agriculture Organization for sustainable production and biodiversity conservation championed by Botanic Gardens Conservation International.

Peer review practices mirror standards promoted by organizations like Committee on Publication Ethics, with editorial processes managed by boards including scholars from University of Cambridge, Harvard University, and University of Tokyo. The journal publishes original research, reviews, and methodological papers that cite frameworks established at Royal Society meetings and draw on statistical standards akin to those advocated by American Statistical Association. Editorial policies reference ethical guidelines used by Wellcome Trust funding recipients and require data transparency compatible with repositories such as European Nucleotide Archive and archives linked to National Center for Biotechnology Information.

The journal is indexed in major databases alongside titles from Nature Publishing Group, Elsevier, and Springer Nature, appearing in catalogs used by libraries at institutions like British Library, Library of Congress, and Bibliothèque nationale de France. Impact considerations place its metrics in context with specialized journals connected to Science, Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and discipline-specific periodicals produced by societies like the American Society for Horticultural Science and European Association for Horticultural Science. Citation tracking by organizations such as Clarivate Analytics and Scopus informs comparative analyses alongside journals from publishers including Wiley-Blackwell and Taylor & Francis.

Influential contributions have interacted with research themes pioneered at Sainsbury Laboratory, John Innes Centre, and Rothamsted Research, addressing subjects comparable to seminal work associated with researchers from University of Wageningen, ETH Zurich, and University of California, Berkeley. Articles have informed practices used in conservation projects at Kew Gardens, breeding efforts tied to International Potato Center, and horticultural policy discussions involving European Parliament committees. The journal has published studies that were cited in reports by FAO, influenced protocols at USDA, and contributed methods later adopted by laboratories at Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research.

Archives are maintained for institutional subscribers including universities such as University of Oxford, Yale University, and McGill University, while individual access pathways parallel offerings from publishers like Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press. Open access options reflect funding models used by agencies like Wellcome Trust and European Research Council, and distribution channels engage indexing services at PubMed Central and aggregators used by consortia such as Research4Life. Libraries coordinate holdings using standards from bodies like the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions.

Category:Horticulture journals Category:Academic journals established in 1926