About the Journal
Aims and scope
Annals of Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture focuses on horticultural crops: vegetables, fruits, ornamentals, edible fungi and others. The scope of the journal includes all aspects of horticultural production, plants protection, plants propagation, plants breeding, physiology and biochemistry of horticultural crops, soil science and crops processing, storage, logistics and economy. Manuscripts, which are not directly related to crops, but could have a significance to horticulture are also welcomed.
The journal also welcomes articles addressing any aspect of the Landscape Architecture. The scope of the journal covers issues related to: landscape design, landscape planning, landscape management, landscape conservation, gardening and urban design. Humanist and art-based approaches to the landscape architecture are also welcomed. The journal also gives space to the reflective practitioner and to design research.
Web of Science cathegories:
Horticulture
Architecture
Planning & Development
Urban Studies
Environmental Sciences
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education cathegories:
Biological Sciences
Architecture Urban Studies
Agriculture and Horticulture
LICENCE
All papers papers published on the journal’s website are accessible free of cost according to the open access model, identical with the Creative Commons license. The recognition of the authorship rights – compliant with the same conditions according to license 4.0 (also known as CC-BY-NC-SA), is accessible at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/.
GHOSTWRITING POLICY
The Annals of Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture has implemented the procedure to prevent cases of ghostwriting. To avoid cases of ghostwriting the Editors request information about the contributions of each author to the submitted study. The Editors consider authorship to include all of the following: 1) substantial contributions to conception and design, acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data; 2) drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content; and 3) final approval of the version to be published. Authors should meet conditions 1, 2, and 3.
The Editors also request that one author, referred to as corresponding author / guarantor, be identified as the person who take responsibility for the integrity of the work as a whole and for the presence and order of co-authors.
Ghostwriting is considered academic dishonesty. All detected cases of ghostwriting will be exposed by the Editors, including notification of institutions employing the authors, scientific societies, associations of science editors, etc. All cases of scientific misconduct (particularly violations of ethical standards applicable in science) will be documented.
