Scientia Horticulturae is an international journal publishing research related to horticultural crops. Articles in the journal deal with open or protected production of vegetables, fruits, edible fungi and ornamentals under temperate, subtropical and tropical conditions. Papers in related areas (biochemistry, micropropagation, soil science, plant breeding, plant physiology, phytopathology, etc.) are considered, if they contain information of direct significance to horticulture. Papers on the technical aspects of horticulture (engineering, crop processing, storage, transport etc.) are accepted for publication only if they relate directly to the living product. In the case of plantation crops, those yielding a product that may be used fresh (e.g. tropical vegetables, citrus, bananas, and other fruits) will be considered, while those papers describing the processing of the product (e.g. rubber, tobacco, and quinine) will not. The scope of the journal includes all horticultural crops but does not include speciality crops such as, medicinal crops or forestry crops, such as bamboo. Basic molecular studies without any direct application in horticulture will not be considered for this journal. 

1. Original full papers (Regular Papers)
2. Review articlesshould cover a part of the subject of active current interest.
3. Short Communications
4. Book Reviews

Editors-in-Chief
J.P. Bower
Independent consultant, British Columbia, Belgium
G. Colla
University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
W.W. Guo
Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, China Cell engineering and citrus genetic improvement; Genetic & epigenetic studies of citrus polyploids; Integrative omics approaches to reveal the molecular mechanism of male sterility & seedlessness of citrus somatic cybrid; Citrus molecular breeding
S. Kondo
Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
P. Martinez-Gómez
Center for Edaphology and Applied Biology of the Segura River, Murcia, Spain Molecular Markers, Fruits Breeding, Fruit Genomics, Fruit Transcriptomics, Vegetable Breeding, Biotic and Abiotic stresses
B. Pennisi
University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences - Griffin Campus, Griffin, Georgia, United States
D. Schwarz
Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, Großbeeren, Germany Optimizing strategies for protected cultivation of vegetables
Founding Editor
S.J. Wellensiek
Editorial Advisory Board
Z.L. Bie
Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, China
S. Burnett
University of Maine, Orono, Maine, United States Floriculture; Greenhouse; Organic; Irrigation; Propagation; Moisture sensor
R. I. Cabrera
Rutgers University, Department of Plant Biology, New Jersey, United States
E. Candir
Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey physiology, storage of fruit and vegetables, modified atmosphere packaging
M. Cardarelli
Research Center for Horticulture, Pontecagnano, Italy Plant tissue culture; Propagation; Ornamental and aromatic plants; Plant physiology; Biostimulants; Seed treatments and germination; Grafting
F. Cheng
M. Dorais
Laval University, Quebec, Canada
H. Ezura
University of Tsukuba Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan
S. Garcia
Miguel Hernández University, Orihuela, Alicante, Spain Genetics; Plant breeding; Molecular markers; Marker-assisted selection; Traditional cultivars; Tomato; Genetic variability study
R.G. Guevara-Gonzáles
Autonomous University of Queretaro, Queretaro, Mexico
A. Gunes
Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
Y.J Hao
Shandong Agricultural University College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Tai'an, Shandong, China Molecular biology and biotechnology of fruit trees
W.B. Herppich
Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy, Potsdam, Germany
C. Honda
The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, Japan Apple; Anthocyanin; Deciduous fruit production; Ethylene; Postharvest
X. Huang
South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
T. Jemric
University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia Postharvest Field; Postharvest Technology of Fruits, including Storage and Postharvest Treatments; Fruit Growing and Genetic Resources
M. Karlsson
University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska, United States Controlled environment agriculture; Greenhouse production; High tunnels; Environmental plant physiology; Lighting conditions; Light emitting diodes; Hydroponics; Floriculture; Northern production conditions; Season extensions
S. Kawabata
J.D. Klein
Agricultural Research Organization Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel seed, vegetable and fruit physiology; postharvest physiology, plant growth regulators, fruit tree culture and management
H. Krishna
ICAR Central Institute of Arid Horticulture, Bikaner, India Physiology of horticultural crops; Micropropagation;Mycorrhizal/ Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobia (PGPR) studies; Nursery management; Cultivation measures;Post-harvest management; Evaluation and morphological characterization of crops; Organic cultivation
M. Kyriacou
Agricultural Research Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus Horticulture; Vegetable science; Grafting; Microgreens; Fruit and vegetable quality; Ripening physiology; Postharvest physiology; Carbohydrate metabolism; Phytochemicals; Functional compounds.
C. Miranda
Public University of Navarre, Pamplona, Spain Pome fruits, Stone fruits, Viticulture, Modelling, Fruit set, Forecasting, Climate, Yield performance, Plant genetic resources, Genetic diversity, Characterization, Water management, Fertilization, Precision agriculture
B. Ouyang
Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, China Abiotic stress in plants; Functional Genomics
G. Paliyath
University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada post harvest biology, fruit physiology, biochemistry, storage and technology, nutritional components in fruits, vegetables, membrane biology etc.
S.A. Petropoulos
University of Thessaly School of Agricultural Sciences, Volos, Greece Bioactive compounds; Essential oils; Fruit quality; Greenhouse production; Horticulture; Salinity; Stress physiology; Vegetable quality; Vegetable production; Water stress
M. Policarpo
Y. Rouphael
University of Napoli Federico II Department of Agriculture, Portici, Italy Greenhouse crops; Plant nutrition; Water and irrigation management; Soilless production of vegetables and ornamentals in particular substrates; Microgreens for space cultivation; Role of vegetable grafting; Beneficial microorganisms and biostimulants in horticultural plants under abiotic stress conditions
D. Savvas
Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
L. Tian
London Research and Development Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
D.W. Turner
University of Western Australia School of Agriculture and Environment, Perth, Australia
Y. Wang
University of Florida Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Gainesville, Florida, United States Flavor chemistry; Plant metabolomics; Phytochemical identification; Health benefits of plants
T. West
North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, United States
J. Wu
New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand
J. Xu
Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, China Carotenoids; Flavonoids; Limonoids; Flavor; Volatile; Secondary mechanism; Sensory science