The International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS) and CABI – our journal publishing partner – are pleased to announce a new title for the European Journal of Horticultural Science (eJHS), the official journal of the ISHS.
From 1 January 2027, it will be known as the Journal of the International Society for Horticultural Science (JISHS).
“In 2024, we expanded the scope of eJHS to include all climates and to emphasize a broad, cross-disciplinary interest in global horticulture, and I’m delighted we attracted authors from a wide range of countries in 2025” commented Renato Paiva, Editor-in-Chief. “A journal’s name should reflect its content, so renaming eJHS to Journal of the International Society for Horticultural Science feels like the natural, next step in the journal’s development.”
eJHS began, in 1929, as a German-language journal, “Die Gartenbauwissenschaft”, which later became the official publication of the Deutsche Gartenbauwissenschaftliche Gesellschaft (German Society for Horticultural Science).
In 2003, the title changed to “European Journal of Horticultural Science” and the journal was published in English from that time. In 2014, the journal was acquired by the ISHS and, so, eJHS completed its journey from a country-specific publication to the official journal at the heart of an international organization.
“ISHS is proud of being a global horticultural network with members throughout the world,” observed Yao-Chien Alex Chang, ISHS Board member – Publications. “It is true, eJHS developed from European origins, but, as the official journal of the ISHS, I am delighted JISHS will now clearly represent the diverse nature of our Society and the horticulture community more widely.”
All necessary steps are being taken to ensure relevant publishing services and platforms reflect the journal’s new name while preserving the connection with the previous name.
A new JISHS website is also in preparation on the CABI Digital Library. Further announcements will follow when the new JISHS website is available and open for submissions.
In the meantime, we encourage researchers to continue reading the eJHS and submitting their articles as normal. The journal will continue publishing throughout the transition process with articles published under the new title from 2027.
About European Journal of Horticultural Science / Journal of the International Society for Horticultural Science
European Journal of Horticultural Science / Journal of the International Society for Horticultural Science (eJHS / JISHS) is an international, open access journal publishing significant plant science discoveries and new or modified methodologies and technologies with a broad, cross-disciplinary interest in the scope of global horticulture. It is the official journal of the International Society for Horticultural Science and is led by Editor-in-Chief, Renato Paiva, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil, with the support of an international editorial board. Visit www.ishs.org/jishs to browse articles and special issues, sign up for free article alerts and read the author guidelines and submit online. A short history of the journal is also available.