Instructions to Contributors

The Journal of Plant Science and Crop Production publishes excellent research articles, reviews, and communications on subjects such as agronomy, plant pathology and breeding. The journal's scope includes crop management, soil science, plant nutrition, irrigation, and other topics associated with crop production, as well as research on plant genetics and genomics, seed science and technology, plant physiology, and crop protection.

Original research articles, reviews, and communications are welcome, as are interdisciplinary studies that combine knowledge from various areas of plant science. The journal upholds strict standards for publication, subjecting all manuscripts to a rigorous peer-review process to ensure high-quality research.

The journal considers the novelty and significance of research when accepting submissions. Submissions must be made electronically through the Journal Management System for electronic review. Manuscripts should be typed double-spaced with numbered pages.

Manuscript Structure

Tables and Figures

Tables should be kept to a minimum and be designed to be as simple as possible.

• Tables are to be typed double-spaced throughout, including headings and footnotes.
• Each table should be on a separate page, numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals and supplied with a heading and a legend.
• Tables should be self-explanatory without reference to the text.
• The same data should not be presented in both table and graph form or repeated in the text.
• Tables should be prepared in Microsoft Word.
• Figure legends should be typed in numerical order on a separate sheet.
• Graphics should be prepared using applications capable of generating high resolution GIF, TIFF, JPEG or PowerPoint before pasting in the Microsoft Word manuscript file.
• Use Arabic numerals to designate figures and upper-case letters for their parts (Fig 1).
• The figure should be self-explanatory.

References

References should be listed in alphabetical order at the end of the paper. Journal titles in the reference list should be written out in full and in italics.

• In the text, a reference identified by means of an author's name should be followed by the date of the reference in parentheses.
• When there are more than two authors, only the first author's name should be mentioned, followed by 'et al.'.
• In the event that an author cited has had two or more works published during the same year, the reference, both in the text and in the reference list, should be identified by a lower case letter like 'a' and 'b' after the date to distinguish the works.
• Articles in preparation or articles submitted for publication, unpublished observations, personal communications, etc. should not be included in the reference list but should only be mentioned in the article text.
• References used should not be more than 5 years except for classical works referring to methods or a well-established theory.
• Authors are fully responsible for the accuracy of the references.
• Authors are advised to use reference managers (Zotero, Endnote, etc.).