Acta horticulturae et regiotecturae (AHR) is a peer reviewed, open access, scholarly journal aimed at presenting and disseminating the latest, up-to-date results of scientific research in the fields of landscape engineering, landscape architecture and horticulture within the context of climatic changes and sustainable development. The journal focuses on the publication of original research exploring the ideas and challenges that are central to horticulture and viticulture, nature, environment and landscape protection, management, sustainability, and related fields.
Authors are fully responsible for the originality, scientific quality and formal correctness of their paper.
Our journal was first published in 1998.
ISSN: 1335-2563 (printed edition)
ISSN: 1338-5259 (online)
Journal periodicity: 2 issues per year
Online publishing: May 31 (issue 1), November 30 (issue 2).
The Journal is published for the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra (corporate author/editorial Office – Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering), on the De Gruyter Sciendo platform.
The Journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
Fees
We believe in the importance of open access and therefore no fees apply for publishing in Acta Horticulturae et Regiotecturae.
Rights & Licenses
By submitting the manuscript, You agree with the conditions under which the journal is published creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Peer review
The Journal applies a double-blind peer review process. Articles are reviewed by two independent reviewers who are not involved as a participant, supervisor, technical reviewer, or advisor in the work being reviewed.
Plagiarism screening
All manuscripts are checked by iThenticate software (Similarity Check service).
Rejection rate:
- 30%
Paper/Manuscript Submit
Manuscripts should be submitted by one of the authors of the manuscript through the Open journal system.
The corresponding (submitting) author is responsible for managing all communication between the journal and all co-authors, before and after publication. Before publication, papers will be emailed to the corresponding author for proofreading. The author’s response, with or without corrections, should be sent as soon as possible. Compliance with these instructions is obligatory for all authors.
Types of published papers
Acta Horticulturae et Regiotecturae publishes peer-reviewed papers. All papers are published in English.
- Peer-reviewed papers
- Scientific Papers,
- Short Communications,
- Review Papers.
Acta horticulturae et regiotecturae (AHR) is a peer reviewed, open access, scholarly journal aimed at presenting and disseminating the latest, up-to-date results of scientific research in the fields of landscape engineering, landscape architecture and horticulture within the context of climatic changes and sustainable development. The journal focuses on the publication of original research exploring the ideas and challenges that are central to horticulture and viticulture, nature, environment and landscape protection, management, sustainability, and related fields.
The AHR publishes scientific articles as outputs from research and observations, as well as reviews or reports from workshops and conferences. Papers are published in regular or special (thematic) issues.
The main areas of interest for the journal include:
- Landscape planning and land consolidation (including GIS)
- Landscaping and landscape sustainability
- Environmental monitoring
- Evaluation and protection of landscape ecological stability and biodiversity
- Environmental engineering and management of water resources
- Water and wastewater treatment
- Erosion control and protection, and soil reclamation
- Flood protection management
- Biometeorology and hydrology
- Climate change impact on landscape and horticulture, adaptation and mitigation
- Ornamental plants (including trees) maintenance, pests management
- Production technologies in horticulture
- Garden and landscape architecture
- Historic gardens and parks revitalization
- Planting design and maintenance
- Urban greenery, green infrastructure
- Simulations and computer modeling of the environment
Archiving
Sciendo archives the contents of this journal in Portico - digital long-term preservation service of scholarly books, journals and collections.
Plagiarism Policy
The editorial board is participating in a growing community of Similarity Check System's users in order to ensure that the content published is original and trustworthy. Similarity Check is a medium that allows for comprehensive manuscripts screening, aimed to eliminate plagiarism and provide a high standard and quality peer-review process.
Editor-in –Chief
Prof. Ing. Dušan Igaz, PhD., Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia
Managing Editor
Doc. Ing. Ján Horák, PhD., Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia
Editors
Prof. Ing. Ján Supuka, DrSc., Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia
Prof. Ing. Magdaléna Valšíková-Frey, PhD., Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia
Prof. Ing. Peter Halaj, CSc., Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia
Prof. Ing. Ľubica Feriancová, PhD., Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia
Prof. Ing. Miroslava Kačániová, PhD. Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia
Prof. Ing. Zlatica Muchová, PhD., Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia
Doc. Ing. arch. Roberta Štěpánková, PhD., Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia
Doc. Ing. Attila Tóth, PhD., Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia
Prof. RNDr. Juraj Hreško, PhD., Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Slovakia
Prof. Ing. Viliam Macura, PhD., Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia
Doc. Ing. Daniela Benediková, CSc., The Plant Production Research Center Piešťany, Slovakia
Prof. Dr hab. inż. Józef Mosiej, Warsaw University of Life Sciences- SGGW, Poland
Assoc. prof. Evgeny Balashov, PhD., Agrophysical Research Institute, Russia
Prof. Dr. Oner Cetin, Dicle University, Turkey
Prof. Ing. Róbert Pokluda, PhD., Mendel university in Brno, Czech Republic
Prof. Dr. Ing. Libor Jankovský, Mendel university in Brno, Czech Republic
Prof. Wayne S. Meyer, University of Adelaide, Australia
Assoc. prof. DI Dr. Walter Seher, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
Dr. Mohamed Asheesh, Oulu University of Applied Sciences, Finland
Dr. Albert Fekete, Szent István University, Hungary
Dr Agata Cieszewska, Warsaw University Of Life Sciences, Poland
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Peter Cepuder, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
Doc. Ing. Mojmír Baroň, Ph.D., Mendel university in Brno, Czech Republic
Dr. Mike Hardman, University of Salford, United Kingdom
Prof. Thomas Panagopulos, Algarve University, Portugal
Ing. arch. Aurel Fabri, The University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China
Prof. Angel Antonio Carbonell Barachina, Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche, Spain
Prof. Martin Lukac, University of Reading, United Kingdom
Dr. Sanandam Bordoloi, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India
Dr. Janarul Shaikh, C.V. Raman Global University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Language editor
Ing. Marián Hamada, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia
Technical Editors
Mgr. Hana Šmehilová and Ing. Beáta Novotná, PhD., Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia
Contact person
Ing. Barbora Čakovská, PhD., Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia
Contact
Slovak University of Agriculture,
Tr. A. Hlinku 2,
949 76 Nitra,
Slovakia
editor-ahr@uniag.sk
Publisher
De Gruyter Poland
Bogumiła Zuga 32A Str.
01-811 Warsaw, Poland
T: +48 22 701 50 15
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