Journal of the American Pomological Society

• Editorial Scope: The prime purpose of the Journal of the American Pomological Society is to provide a repository for information on all aspects of fruit and nut crops. The long-term emphasis of the journal on cultivars and rootstocks continues, but manuscripts reporting original research on a wide range of fruit and nut crops are welcomed. Acceptable areas of research include pruning, nutrition, growth regulators, cultural practices, economics, and pest control. Studies involving the interaction of one or more of these aspects with either cultivars and/or rootstocks are particularly appropriate. If in doubt about the suitability of a particular manuscript, please e-mail the Editor.
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• Prior Publication: Manuscripts submitted for publication must not have been previously published, and submission implies no concurrent submission elsewhere.
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• Manuscript Preparation: Research reports on field studies are expected to contain data from multiple years. Reports are to be the result of adequately replicated trials and the data should be subjected to appropriate statistical analysis. Scientific names and authorities for plants, disease organisms, and insects should be included parenthetically when the organism is first mentioned. SI units and American spelling should be used throughout the manuscript. Typical organization is as follows: Title, Authors, Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Literature Cited, Tables, Figures. The Results and Discussion sections are often combined. Author addresses and acknowledgements are in footnotes on the first page. An abstract is required for research reports and reviews, and is recommended for cultivar release papers. Key words are not used. The number system for literature citations is used. The references are alphabetized in a list, then numbered and cited by number in the text. Examples of our format for journal articles, book chapters and web site citations appear below. Tables should appear in the manuscript after the Literature Cited section. Tables should be understandable without reference to the text, and hence the title should be complete and informative. Horizontal spanners appear at the head and foot of the table and under column headings. No vertical rules are used. Footnotes should appear at the bottom of the table and are denoted in reverse alphabetical sequence (i.e. z, y, x, etc.). Figures appear last, usually one per page, and should also be self-explanatory, with a complete and informative caption. All Figures (including graphs, photos, etc.) should be camera ready. Please consider the size of the ultimate graph when sizing its components such as font size and line thickness. The figures will be black and white in print, and authors are reminded to keep this in mind during figure preparation.
  

Sample journal article citation:

Smith, E., J. Wood and F. Jones. 2007. The effect of surfactants on efficacy of the plant growth regulator M32. J. Amer. Pomol. Soc. 61:444-449.

Sample book chapter citation:

Smith, E. and F. Jones. 2000. Apricots. Pp. 300-344. In: V. Brown and S. Stein (eds.). Breeding tree fruits. Palomino Press, Provo, Utah.

Sample web site citation:

Environmental Protection Agency. 1999. Pesticide fact sheet, M32.
http://www.epa.gov/opprd/factsheets/M32.pdf <Accessed 20 Feb. 2008>

• Submitting a Manuscript: Prior to submission, manuscripts should be reviewed by at least two colleagues and revised accordingly. At the time of submission, the corresponding author must attest in the covering letter to the Editor that (1) all co-authors on the paper have had the opportunity to review it prior to submission, (2) it has not been published previously, and (3) that it is not presently under consideration for publication elsewhere. In addition, the names and full contact information (mailing address, e-mail and telephone numbers) for three potential reviewers should be provided.
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• Submit one electronic copy OR three hard copies of the manuscript to the Editor:

  Dr. Cheryl Hampson
  Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
  Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre
  P.O. Box 5000, Summerland, BC, Canada V0H 1Z0
  (e-mail HampsonC@agr.gc.ca).

   

• Electronic submission is encouraged. Acceptable formats are MSWord or WordPerfect.
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• The Review Process: Manuscripts are sent to two reviewers competent to evaluate scientific content. Acceptance for publication depends upon the combined judgment of the two reviewers and the Editor. In some circumstances the Editor, without further review, may return a manuscript, which obviously does not meet Journal standards, to the author. Depending on the contents of the peer reviews, the manuscript may be rejected, recommended for publication pending suitable revisions, or accepted without revisions.
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• Revising Manuscripts: If necessary, reviewed manuscripts are returned to the author for revision and the revised articles are submitted electronically or as a hard copy and on CD, preferably in MSWord or WordPerfect.
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• Publication Charges: A charge of U.S. $60.00 per page ($30.00 per half page) will be made to authors for those articles constituting publication of research. Tables and Figures are subject to additional page charges: $10.00 for column engravings, $20.00 for half page engravings and $40.00 for full-page engravings.
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• Reprints: Reprints are not issued. The Treasurer can provide the corresponding author with an electronic version (pdf file) of the manuscript after payment for page charges has been received. Please e-mail: aps@psu.edu.

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