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Author Guidelines

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Files

1. Title page:  Title, Author names in order, Affiliations with full address and country name. Funding and Acknowledgement (if any). 
2. Manuscript: Manuscript Title, Abstract, Keywords, 1. Introduction, 2. Methodology, 3. Results 4. Discussion, 5.Conclusions, References, Appendix. Results and Discussion are acceptable in one section.
3. Author Declaration: The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor) – Please see "Author Declaration".
4. Suggested Reviewers: A separate word file should be added which includes five suggested reviewers, their emails and affiliations.

1. Manuscript Preparation

Cover Letter

A precise cover letter is mandatory with the submission of a new manuscript. A cover letter has to give details as to why the submitted manuscript is appropriate for publication in the Plantae Protecta and to explain the significance of the work done. Manuscripts should be compiled in the following order: cover letter; title page; abstract; main text; acknowledgments; declaration of interest statement (if applicable); appendices (as suitable); references; tables with captions and figures; figure captions (as a list).

2. Manuscript style

The manuscripts must be typed in double space with Times New Roman font size 12, line spacing 1.5, and all margins≥ 2.5 cm. Consecutive line numbering needs to be given throughout the manuscript.

2.1     Introductory material

The second page of the manuscript after the cover letter should contain the following items in the order given below:

• Type of the article (research, review, short communication or case study)
• Title of the paper that clearly defines the area of research;
• Names of all authors with the given name following surname in full for every author and their affiliations including complete postal addresses and email address of the corresponding and all author;
• 4–6 keywords (in alphabetical order), which reflect the key area of research (do not repeat words in the title);
• if the paper is based on a presentation on a meeting or similar, a footnote must be given with the date (name of the month spelled out), place, and title of the meeting;
• a footnote must also be given if the contribution is based on another publication.

2.2     Abstract

For Research Articles, the third page of the manuscript should start with the abstract not exceeding 250-300 words, and clearly explain the research background, aims, methodology, results and conclusion. For Review Articles, Game Changers and Viewpoints abstracts may vary, but should not exceed 300-350 words. Although, for Short Communications, an abstract is limited to 500 words including spaces. Moreover, authors are required to also submit a graphical abstract, consisting of a figure or file identified to highlight your article.

2.3     Main Text

Original articles

The body of the article should contain the following sections: introduction; methods; results; discussion; conclusions.

Introduction: This section should state the relevance and background to the study, and its rationale and purpose.

Methods: This section should contain all the information that was available at the time the plan or protocol for the study was being written. You should describe your selection of the observational or experimental participants, identify the methods, apparatus and procedures in sufficient detail to allow others to reproduce the results, and describe statistical methods with enough detail to enable acknowledgeable readers with access to the original data to verify the reported results.

Results: Present your results in logical sequence in the text, tables, and figures. Where a new parameter is reported, the results should include proper heading as appropriate.

Discussion: This should include inferences/consequences of the findings and their limitations/justifications, with reference to all other relevant studies conducted previously or ongoing published results and the possibilities these suggestions for future research.

Conclusions: This must summarize the main paper. Ensure that extrapolations are reasonable and that conclusions are justified by the data presented, and indicate if the study design can be generalized to a broader study population.

Review article

It should be structured as follows: context, objective, methods (including data sources, study selection and data extraction), results and conclusion.

A Scoping/Systematic Review can also be submitted as a type of Review and follows a similar structure. Scoping reviews must adhere to the PRISMA extension for scoping reviews checklist, which can be found at PRISMA. This checklist should be submitted as supplementary material during submission. Templates for the flow diagram are available on the PRISMA website and should be included in the main text. Authors are strongly encouraged to register their detailed protocols in a public registry, such as the Open Science Framework (https://osf.io/) or Inplasy (https://inplasy.com/), before beginning data extraction. A statement confirming adherence to PRISMA guidelines and providing registration details (if applicable) must be included in the Methods section.

Short communications and Case Studies

Short Communications are concise articles that report groundbreaking preliminary results or significant findings that are part of a broader, multi-year study. They may also introduce innovative methods, experiments, or the development of new technology or materials. The format is similar to a full article.

Case Studies provide detailed analysis of specific incidents, practices, or challenges in the field of plant protection. They should include: Clear Background (Context and rationale for the study), Specific Details (Step-by-step account of the case), Practical Implications (Focus on lessons learned, best practices, and recommendations), and Use Visuals (Incorporate figures, tables, or photographs to enhance understanding).

2.4 Conflict of Interest

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

2.5 Author Contributions

Please, insert author contributions according with Redit (Contributor Roles Taxonomy). RediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) is a high-level taxonomy, including 14 roles, that can be used to represent the roles typically played by contributors to research outputs. More about Redit can be found at https://credit.niso.org/

Example of author contributions:

Conceptualization, G.E.D., S.E.G. and T.E.C.; methodology, G.E.D.; software, S.E.G.; formal analysis, G.E.D. and S.E.G.; writing—original draft preparation, G.E.D. and S.E.G.; writing—review and editing, T.E.C. and S.E.G. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

2.6 Funding: All the funding sources of the study should be mentioned after the conclusions.

2.7 Data Availability Statement: Authors should provide details regarding where data supporting reported results can be found, including links to publicly archived datasets analyzed or generated during the study. You might choose to exclude this statement if the study did not report any data.

2.8 Acknowledgments - Collate acknowledgments in a separate section at the end of the article before the references and do not, therefore, include them on the title page, as a footnote to the title or otherwise. List here those individuals who provided help during the research (e.g., providing language help, writing assistance or proofreading the article, etc.).

2.9 Appendices - If there is more than one appendix, they should be identified as A, B, etc. Formulae and equations in appendices should be given separate numbering: Eq. (A.1), Eq. (A.2), etc.; in a subsequent appendix, Eq. (B.1) and so on. Similarly for tables and figures: Table A.1; Fig. A.1, etc.

2.10 Footnotes and abbreviations - Footnotes should be avoided. Abbreviations should also be avoided, except from exceptionally usual. If used, footnotes should only contain additional text (comment), and not information about sources used. The abbreviations stated in tables and pictures should be explained.

2.11 References

Reference must be up to date with the proportion >80% is the last 10 years. In the main text, references are to be quoted as name and year of publication such as: . . . by John (1952), Ali and Kaleem (1977), and Ali et al. (1980; 1984); or: (Cena, 1982; Sara and Tom, 1977; Rosov et al., 1980; Fateh et al., 1978) in chronological order within the text. References must be listed in alphabetical order at the end of the manuscript under the heading “References”, following APA referencing style.

2.12 Supplementary material

Supplementary material as appropriate can be published with your article to enhance it. Submitted supplementary items are published exactly as they are received (Word, Excel or PowerPoint files will appear as such online).