HortHerb Publisher Publishing Policy

 HorHerb Publisher Open Access Policy 
 How to Be an Editor in HorHerb Publisher
 HorHerb Publisher Peer Review Policy
 HorHerb Publisher Article Processing Charges Policy
 HorHerb Publisher Privacy Statements
 HorHerb Publisher Advertisement Policy
 HorHerb Publisher Website Terms and Conditions

■HortHerb Publisher Open Access Policy

Every peer-reviewed research article published in HortHerb Publisher journals is Open Access, which means:

1. The article is universally and freely accessible without any charge.

The article can be accessed by Internet without charge, and it will be deposited immediately to at least one of the well known international open access repositories with convenient readable format when publishes. Nowadays the format tends to be XML with public DTD.

2. The article is permitted unrestricted use, reproduce or redistribute, provided the original work is properly cited.

HortHerb Publisher publishes open access journals online under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. All articles published in HortHerb Publisher will be permitted unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

■How to be an Editor in HortHerb Publisher

HortHerb Publisher welcomes any biologists from around the world who are committed to contribute his expertise in science to the community and any people who want to become an editor to join our team. To become a qualified editor, you have to start as a reviewer, and eventually with online and practical trainings become qualified as an editor.

1. Volunteer Reviewer

Register as a volunteer reviewer is the starting point for your editing career in HortHerb Publisher. Click here to register as a reviewer.

2. Invited Reviewer

HortHerb Publisher invites academic professionals worldwide to become our peer reviewers. These qualified individuals will automatically become our invited reviewers. Meanwhile, we will also select capable volunteer reviews as our invited reviews. Invited reviewer’s name will be listed on our website and the list will be reviewed annually.

3. Section Editor

The Section Editor is in charge of organizing, reviewing and editing the manuscript for a specific topic in a journal. The section editor position requires plenty of reviewing experiences and expertise in a professional field. In addition, the person should understand our HortHerb Publisher ideals and is familiar with our publishing policies. The section editors, including full time section editor and section editor at large, are invited or appointed by HortHerb Publisher.

4. Full Editor

Full Editor is responsible for organizing, reviewing and editing the manuscript for a designated journal. The position requires rich experience in journal publication with a deep understanding of HortHerb Publisher ideals and familiarity with our publishing policies. The full editor should also have an immense background knowledge and expertise in a professional field. The full editor, also including full-time full editor and full editor at large, is invited or appointed by HortHerb Publisher.

We welcome you to join HortHerb Publisher, a publishing platform full of beliefs and ideals. It is our unswerving aim to make HortHerb Publisher the world's most outstanding publishing platform for academic journals in life science.

■HortHerb Publisher Peer Review Policy

All journals published in HortHerb Publisher have been fully peer reviewed. For more detail about HortHerb Publisher peer review policy, please read HortHerb Publisher Peer Review section.

■HortHerb Publisher Article Processing Charges Policy

All journals under HortHerb Publisher do not require article processing charges (APCs) and offer free publication and free access. However, Open access publications are not without costs. As a publisher, HortHerb Publisher needs to pay platform operation fees to publishing platform operators. These fees are used for server rentals, journal publishing systems, publishing databases, access space, software upgrades, and the daily operation and maintenance of the journal publishing system. In order to promote the prosperity and development of open access journals, we encourage research institutions, researchers, and authors publishing in HortHerb Publisher journals to make voluntary donations. We appreciate your support for the open access publishing model.

For more details about HortHerb Publisher charge policy, please read HortHerb Publisher Charge FAQ section.