Journal of Horticulture and Postharvest Research

Publication Ethics

Journal of Horticulture and Postharvest Research (JHPR) is committed to delivering quality basic and applied research results in horticultural science and related subjects to the world and therefore all submissions will be peer reviewed. JHPR adopts the following statement for guidelines on publication ethics.

International Standards for Authors:

• Report their work(s) accurately and submitted manuscripts must be the original work of the author(s). Review articles should include the important work of the researchers in a field and should be objectively written.
• It is unethical to submit a manuscript to more than one journal simultaneously. Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, including electronically without the written consent of the copyright-holder.
• Acknowledge the sources of data used in the development of the manuscript.
• Any change to the author list after a paper is accepted should be requested by the corresponding author and agreed on by all authors before the paper is published.
• Plagiarism is a serious violation of publication ethics.
• The research being reported should have been conducted in an ethical and responsible manner and should comply with all relevant legislation.
• Researchers should present their results clearly, honestly, and without fabrication, falsification or inappropriate data manipulation.
• Researchers should strive to describe their methods clearly and unambiguously so that their findings can be confirmed by others.
• Researchers should adhere to publication requirements that submitted work is original, is not plagiarised, and has not been published elsewhere.
• Authors should take collective responsibility for submitted and published work.
• The authorship of research publications should accurately reflect individuals’ contributions to the work and its reporting.
• Funding sources and relevant conflicts of interest should be disclosed.
• The authors should state that there is no conflict of interest in their final section of submitted manuscript and also in cover letter during online submission.

Ethical and Scientific Commitments of the Author (s):

• AI tools were used solely as research assistants and under full human supervision and review.
• Full responsibility for the content, accuracy of data, results, analyses, and final scientific conclusions rests entirely with the human author(s).
• Any use of AI tools has been transparently disclosed in the Acknowledgments section or in a dedicated AI Usage Statement within the manuscript.
• AI tools were not used to generate research data, fabricate results, create fictitious references, or produce scientific conclusions. All data and citations comply with accepted academic standards.
• Intellectual property rights of third parties have been fully respected, and the manuscript is free from plagiarism.
• Upon request by the Editor or reviewers, additional information regarding the nature and extent of AI tool usage will be provided.
• Finally, AI tools usage declaration form should be completed during submission.

International Standards for Reviewers:

• That all manuscripts are reviewed in fairness based on the intellectual content of the paper regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, citizenry nor political values of author(s).
• That any observed conflict of interest during the review process must be communicated to the Editor-in-Chief. Also, all information pertaining to the manuscript is kept confidential and any information that may be the reason for the rejection of publication of a manuscript must be communicated to the Editor-in-Chief.
• Cope Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers is available on the COPE website for more details.

International Standards for Editors:

• That all manuscripts are evaluated in fairness based on the intellectual content of the paper regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, citizenry nor political values of authors.
• That information pertaining manuscripts are kept confidential and any observed conflict of interest pertaining manuscripts must be disclosed.
• The Editorial Board takes responsibility for making publication decisions for submitted manuscripts based on the reviewer’s evaluation of the manuscript, policies of the journal editorial board and legal restrain acting against plagiarism, libel and copyright infringement.
• The Journal of Horticulture and Postharvest Research (JHPR) uses the iThenticate software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts to avoid plagiarism. 
• This journal is following of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and complies with the highest ethical standards in accordance with ethical laws (COPE). 
• Editors are accountable and should take responsibility for everything they publish.
• Editors should make fair and unbiased decisions independent from commercial consideration and ensure a fair and appropriate peer review process.
• Editors should adopt editorial policies that encourage maximum transparency and complete, honest reporting.
• Editors should guard the integrity of the published record by issuing corrections and retractions when needed and pursuing suspected or alleged research and publication misconduct.
• The editors reserve the right to make minor editorial changes to any format, punctuation, grammar, or spelling errors before publishing the article.
• Editors should critically assess the ethical conduct of studies in humans and animals.
• Editors should have appropriate policies in place for handling editorial conflicts of interest.

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