Editors of sci-tech journals should value knowledge updating seriously: taking the misuse of banned or restricted farm chemicals and their names as an example

Based on the manuscripts and the data collected from agriculture-related sci-tech journals in recent years,we point out that the banned or severely restricted farm chemicals appear and the misuse of their trade names exists in these journals. By analyzing the adverse effects of misuse,we suggest that editors of sci-tech journals should take knowledge updating seriously. Approaches to correctly use and standardize farm chemical name are put forward.