Instructions for authors
WEED SCIENCE
Important notice
We have become aware of websites such as BrightLink Research Index and University Press Journals are claiming to offer publication in certain Cambridge University Press journals. We do not work with such companies.
Submissions to Cambridge University Press journals can only be made via the online peer review systems linked to from this Cambridge Core website, or else directly to the editorial offices of those journals that do not operate online peer review systems. All submissions should be made directly through the Weed Science submission site.
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Journal Scope
Weed Science is an online journal publishing fundamental research and scholarship as peer-reviewed articles on all aspects of weed science, with a focus on understanding "why" phenomena occur. Topics include the biology and ecology of weeds in agricultural, forestry, aquatic, turf, recreational, rights-of-ways, and other settings; genetics of weeds and herbicide resistance; chemistry, biochemistry, physiology, and molecular action of herbicides and plant growth regulators used to manage undesirable vegetation; ecology of cropping and non-cropping systems as it relates to weed management; biological and ecological aspects of weed control tools including biological agents, herbicide resistant crops, etc.; and effects of weed management on soil, air, and water.
Types of Articles
Manuscripts must contain original material constituting logical units of subject matter and must contribute to the advancement of knowledge. Acceptance is made with the understanding that the substance of the manuscript has not been and will not be published elsewhere other than as an abstract, a thesis or dissertation, or as a preliminary report to growers or cooperators. Experimental results should be confirmed by appropriate replication in time or space. Progress reports, non-replicated experiments, and simple observational information are not acceptable. Visual estimates of percentage weed control and of crop injury are acceptable when supported by objective measurements of response.
a. Research Article. Original articles reporting research in the areas of physiology, chemistry, and biochemistry; weed biology and ecology; weed management; soil, air, and water; and other topics related to weed science are encouraged. See a recent journal issue for examples.
b. Review. Weed Science welcomes review articles that synthesize current information and appeal to a broad audience. Authors should contact the editor to discuss the proposed review topic. Once received by the journal Editor, the article will be reviewed and edited as a regular submission.
c. Symposium Papers. Proceedings of WSSA and other symposia may be published in Weed Science, normally within one year of the symposium. Symposium organizers should contact the Editor within one month after the symposium to discuss a timeframe for manuscript submission and the expected number of papers. Symposium authors must submit manuscripts promptly for review to allow publication by a predetermined date. Unless an exception has been approved by the WSSA Board of Directors, normal page charges apply to symposium papers and these publication costs should be included in the symposium budget approved by WSSA. An Associate Editor will be assigned to work with the authors on paper submittal.
d. Rapid Communication. Publication of an article containing original research may under exceptional circumstances be expedited. Authors must explain in the cover letter why publication as a Rapid Communication is justified. Acceptance of a manuscript to be processed as a Rapid Communication is the decision of the Editor.
e. My View. Short essays not exceeding 2,000 words that address current issues of general interest in weed science are occasionally published. My View articles are not peer-reviewed, and acceptance is entirely at the discretion of the Editor.
f. Special Issue Article. Themed special issues of Weed Science are occasionally published. Special issue articles are commissioned by the Editor and are reviewed and edited in the same way as regular submissions.
Authorship
All individuals listed as author or co-authors must meet the following criteria:
1. They made substantial contributions to the conception and design of experiments, acquisition of data, and/or analysis and interpretation of the data.
2. They drafted the article and/or revised it critically for important intellectual content.
3. They approved the final version of the article to be published.
Contributions by individuals who do not meet all the above criteria for authorship should be recognized in the Acknowledgments section. The corresponding author must confirm that the author list is complete, that all co-authors have agreed to be included in the author list, and that all co-authors have read and agreed to submit the manuscript.
ORCID
Weed Science now requires that all corresponding authors identify themselves using their ORCID iD when submitting a manuscript to the journal. ORCID is a unique identifier for researchers that increases the discoverability of your publications and provides a place to store and share validated information about your research activities. If you do not already have an ORCID iD, you can register for one directly from your user account on Editorial Manager or via https://orcid.org/registerhttps://ORCID.org/register. Please provide this iD when submitting a manuscript, either by linking it to your Editorial Manager account or supplying it during submission by using the “Link to ORCID record” button.
Publication Charges
Authors are asked to pay a portion of publication costs. These costs for Weed Science are currently $65 per final composed page plus an additional processing charge of $55 per manuscript if none of the authors are WSSA members. Exceptions can be made by the Editor but must be requested when the manuscript is first submitted. There is no additional charge for publishing color figures or images included in the manuscript.
Author Publication Agreement
The policy of Weed Science is that authors (or in some cases their employers) retain copyright and grant the WSSA a licence to publish their work. In the case of gold open access articles this is a non-exclusive licence. Authors must complete and return an author publishing agreement form as soon as their article has been accepted for publication; the journal is unable to publish the article without this. Please download the appropriate publishing agreement here.
For open access articles, the form also sets out the Creative Commons licence under which the article is made available to end users: a fundamental principle of open access is that content should not simply be accessible but should also be freely re-usable. Articles will be published under a Creative Commons Attribution license (CC-BY) by default. This means that the article is freely available to read, copy and redistribute, and can also be adapted (users can “remix, transform, and build upon” the work) for any commercial or non-commercial purpose, as long as proper attribution is given. Authors can, in the publishing agreement form, choose a different kind of Creative Commons license (including those prohibiting non-commercial and derivative use) if they prefer.
Open Access
Charges to make articles open access are $2,000 for authors who are members of the Weed Science Society of America and $2,500 for non-members. Open Access Weed Science journal articles are made freely available in perpetuity on Cambridge Core (https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/weed-science) and on BioOne (www.bioone.org). Authors who opt for open access do not pay regular page charges.
Manuscript Submission
Manuscript submissions to Weed Science should be uploaded at https://www.editorialmanager.com/ws/. For information on formatting figures and other image files for submission, see https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/authors/journals/journals-artwork-guide.
Weed Science now publishes Accepted Manuscripts (AM) online 3-5 days after acceptance, allowing authors to make their work available to read and cite much more quickly. When submitting manuscripts (particularly upon revision), include the manuscript, tables, and figures all merged into a single Word file (do not include any Supplementary files). In the event of acceptance, this file will be posted as an Accepted Manuscript on Cambridge Core prior to FirstView publication. Please make sure the manuscript is formatted exactly as it should appear in the AM version. The Accepted Manuscript will eventually be replaced with the final copy-edited and typeset Version of Record. Authors wishing to opt out of Accepted Manuscript publication must contact the Editorial Office (wssa@cambridge.org) before acceptance or no later than 24 hours after acceptance.
Manuscript Review
All manuscripts submitted to Weed Science are screened for plagiarized content using iThenticate software and are reviewed for suitability by the journal Editor before being assigned to an Associate Editor. The Associate Editor coordinates review of the manuscript for content and presentation by two or more anonymous reviewers and communicates with the corresponding author concerning manuscript revisions. Final acceptance or rejection is the prerogative of the Editor.
Manuscript Style
For a detailed guide, see Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers 8th Edition, Council of Science Editors (2014) http://www.scientificstyleandformat.org.
See also published articles in recent issues of Weed Science as guides to proper style.
Manuscript Format
Double-space everything, including pages with tables, figure legends, footnotes, and references. Include line numbers in your manuscript: lines should be numbered consecutively throughout the entire document. Indent paragraphs.
Scientific Names
Give scientific names in full (without authority) in the paper title, in the headings of sections and tables, in figure captions, and at the beginning of sentences. Refer to https://plants.usda.gov/ for approved scientific names for weeds. Use italic font for genera and species names. Provide complete scientific names (with authority abbreviated as is customary, e.g., common lambsquarters, Chenopodium album L.) of plants, animals, and microorganisms when first mentioned in the abstract. If the author wishes to provide synonyms for common names and Latin binomials, these can be placed in the keyword section. See http://theplantlist.org/ for an authoritative list of synonyms. At the first mention in the text of a plant or animal, give its common name (if any) followed by the approved scientific name with the authority abbreviated enclosed in parentheses, or in brackets when parentheses occur within the binomial [e.g., johnsongrass [Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.]. Thereafter use the abbreviated scientific name throughout the text (e.g., C. album), except for crops, where the common name (e.g., wheat) may be used. For the scientific and common names of crops, refer to Standardized Plant Names, 2nd edition, prepared for the Joint Committee on Horticultural Nomenclature and the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants whenever a more recent, authoritative taxonomic reference is not available.
Manuscript Order
Manuscripts should be in the following order: Short title for running header, Title (no separate title page), Author(s), Abstract, Key Words, Introduction (begin on a new page), Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion, Acknowledgments, References (begin on a new page), Tables (begin each on a new page), Figure Legends (begin on a new page), and Figures.
Title
The title page includes a short title for the running footer that is not to exceed 30 characters and spaces. The full title, centered and typed in bold with the first letter of all major words capitalized, should be no more than 200 characters and spaces and should include words useful in computer searches. Give scientific names in full (without authority) in the title, with genera and species names italicized. Use only the common name of crops. Use only common name or code numbers of herbicides.
Authors
Provide the full name of each author (first, middle initial [optional], and last) and include a numbered superscript for each author. In the footnote, give the affiliation(s) of the authors and full institutional job titles at the time the study was conducted, followed by the institutional address(es). Spell out names of institutions in full. Inclusion of current addresses (if different) is optional, and they should be listed at the end. Addresses of U.S. authors should include the two-letter postal abbreviation for the state and the ZIP code. E-mail and full mailing address of the corresponding author should be included.
We require all corresponding authors to identify themselves using ORCID when submitting a manuscript to the journal. Please visit this page for more information and to register. ORCID identifiers are encouraged for all coauthors, and should be included parenthetically after the job title.
Example of an author listing and address footnote:
Vipan Kumar 1, Joel Felix2, Don Morishita3 and Prashant Jha4
1Postdoctoral Research Associate, Montana State University, Southern Agricultural Research Center, Huntley, MT, USA; 2Associate Professor, Oregon State University, Malheur Agricultural Experiment Station, Ontario, OR, USA; 3Professor, University of Idaho, Kimberly Research and Extension Center, Kimberly, ID, USA; and 4Associate Professor (ORCID 0000-000x-xxxx-xxxx), Montana State University, Southern Agricultural Research Center, Huntley, MT, USA.
Author for correspondence: Prashant Jha, Associate Professor, Montana State University, Southern Agricultural Research Center, 748 Railroad Highway, Huntley, MT, 59037.
E-mail: pjha@montana.edu
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