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Instructions for Authors

General Information for Papers and Scientific Notes

  • Full Papers
  • Scientific Notes
  • Author Agreement
  • Author Agreement (Students)

Changes in manuscript fees and other editorial due dates – approved by FSHS Board of Directors – March 2021

Page charges: for 2021 and beyond

  • Scientific Note – $75
  • Full papers – $75 per page

An abstract fee of $75 will be charged on submission of all abstracts. This fee will be deducted from the final invoice for manuscript fees for papers submitted for publication in the FSHS Proceedings.

  • When your abstract has been submitted, you will receive an invoice for the abstract fee (along with payment instructions). Your paper will not be included in the meeting program until payment has been made.
  • The fee will be deducted from the final invoice for manuscript fees for papers submitted for publication in the FSHS Proceedings.
  • Authors submitting papers to the ASHS journals for publication will receive a refund of their abstract fee if their paper has been accepted for publication before the FSHS Proceeds are ready to be published in the spring of 2022.

General Information for All Papers and Scientific Notes

Please use the following conventions when preparing your paper or scientific note:

  1. Use a filename that corresponds to your paper number (Section-paper #) plus your last name.
  2. Use Times New Roman 12 pt, double or 1.5 spacing between lines
  3. Do not use line numbering
  4. Place all tables and figures at the very end of the document or in one or more separate files with the same filename as your paper (V-35 Lamberts Tables; V-35 Lamberts Fig 1; V-35 Lamberts Fig 2, etc.). Make sure words, numbers, etc in figures are large enough to read easily.
  5. Consult the “FSHS Specific Examples of Citations” for the correct formatting of the Literature Cited.
  6. Before submitting your manuscript, please check to make sure that (a) all references cited in the paper have a complete citation in the Literature Cited and (b) all references listed in the Literature Cited are actually cited in the paper.
  7. Email your completed paper to the Editor (editors@fshs.org) and copy the sectional vice president for your section.

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Sectional VPs

CITRUS

● Lorenzo Rossi, VP

● John Chater, VP Elect

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VEGETABLES

● Lisa Hickey, VP

● Alejandro Bolques, VP Elect

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ORNAMENTALS | GARDEN | LANDSCAPE

● Ashley Kush, VP

● David Austin, VP Elect

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HANDLING | PROCESSING

● Angelos Deltsidis, VP

● Adrian Berry, VP Elect

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KROME

● Kimberly Morgan, VP

● Muhammad Adnan Shahid, VP Elect

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AGROECOLOGY | NATURAL RESOURCES

● Bonnie Wells, VP

● Leslie Nicole Munroe, VP Elect

Author Resources

  • Author Agreement

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  • Instructions - Full Papers

  • Instructions - Scientific Notes

  • Sample Full Paper

  • Sample Scientific Note

  • Sample Published Scientific Note

  • FSHS Sample Manuscript with Explanations

  • FSHS Examples of Citations (Literature Cited)

  • FSHS Accepted Abbreviations

  • Sample Précis for Scientific Notes (alternative an abstract for Scientific Notes only)

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Sponsor our organization and network with other horticultural professionals in Florida! The FSHS welcomes sponsors for it’s annual meeting. If you'd like to be an FSHS sponsor, please contact Gene McAvoy at (gmcavoy@ufl.edu).

Recent Program

2021 Conference Program

By FSHS

This conference was on September 26 to 28, 2021 at the Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort in Daytona Beach, Florida. Highlights included in-service training on improving health and productivity through manipulation of the root-soil environment and a keynote speaker on a horticulturist’s perspective on soil health in practice.

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  • FSHS Meeting Registration Closes October 17th October 8, 2020
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