Terms of Use

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Access to Website Materials

Rules and Restrictions on Use of the Website and the Materials

Disclaimer

 

The Website includes the electronic edition of the Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, HortScience, and HortTechnology.

By using this website and the electronic editions of the aforementioned journals you as a User are agreeing to abide by these Terms of Use.

 

Access to Website Materials

  1. All content currently available digitally and regardless of age, is available to all Users.
  2. All content for HortScience, HortTechnology, and the Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, published on or before 2020 is available online FREE. All content for HortTechnology published after January 1, 2019, and for HortScience  and the Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science (including current issues) is available Open Access under a creative commons non-commercial, no-derivatives license.
  3. All Users may browse current table of contents, past issue table of contents, pre-release table of contents, and abstracts.
  4. All Users, including Guest Users, have the option to Create Profile which will allow them to create links to articles of interest and search criteria and manage their email alerting Website. During “Free Registration”, Users will select a username and password which must be kept confidential and not be disclosed to or shared with anyone else.
  5. Authorized Users may view, download, or print out single copies of individual articles for personal use, scholarly or educational use.

 

Rules and Restrictions on Use of the Website and the Materials

  1. All articles published in ASHS journals are open-access and adhere to Creative Commons licensing: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 -- You may share, copy and redistribute this material for non-commercial purposes in any medium.
  2. You must retain all copyright notices, author attributions, and disclaimers on the materials.
  3. This Website and its Material are provided "as is." ASHS hereby disclaims responsibility for the content accuracy, completeness, timeliness or reliability of the Material and for any perceived warranties. The Material is provided for reference purposes and is not to be relied upon as a substitute for professional advice. Although we intend to take reasonable steps to prevent the introduction of viruses, worms, "Trojan horses" or other destructive materials to this Website, we do not guarantee or warrant that this Website or materials that may be downloaded from this Website do not contain such destructive features. By using this site, you hereby release ASHS from any claims you may otherwise have and hereby indemnify ASHS for any claims made by any third party related to your use of the site, except that for paying users ASHS does not disclaim responsibility for periods of inaccessibility caused by circumstances within its control, but then only for the amount paid for the period of non-availability. You acknowledge that ASHS has no control over, does not endorse, and is not responsible for the content of, any external websites that are linked to from the ASHS Website.
  4. ASHS reserves the right to may add to or remove Materials and features from the Website, or to otherwise modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, all or part of the Website without advance notice at any time.
  5. You are responsible for any content that you post (or that is posted from your account), or that you post links to, all of which must be to advance the scientific and educational purposes of the ASHS. Your posting of content will give ASHS the irrevocable right to use or transmit such content in any form or manner in the discretion of ASHS.
  6. As a condition of your access and use of the Website, you agree not to use the Website for any purpose that is unlawful or inconsistent with this Agreement. ASHS, in its sole discretion, is authorized to remove or delete any entries, information, materials or other content that violates these Terms of Use or that is otherwise objectionable. ASHS reserves the right to investigate and prosecute violations of any of these Terms of Use to the fullest extent of the law. If Users fail to comply with these Terms of Use, ASHS in its sole discretion may terminate the User’s access to the website immediately without advance notice. These terms of use comprise an Agreement that is governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, which shall be the forum for any disputes.

 

Disclaimer

The American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) and Editors cannot be held responsible for the views and opinions expressed by individual authors of articles published herein. This also applies to any supplemental materials residing on this website that are linked to these articles. The publication of advertisements does not constitute any endorsement of products by the ASHS or Editors.