The Plant Cell is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal of plant sciences, especially the areas of cell and molecular biology, genetics, development, and evolution. It is published by the American Society of Plant Biologists. The editor-in-chief is Blake Meyers (Donald Danforth Plant Science Center).[1] The journal was established in 1989, with Robert (Bob) Goldberg (University of California, Los Angeles) as founding editor-in-chief.[2]
| Discipline | Plant biology |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Blake Meyers |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1989–present |
| Publisher | American Society of Plant Biologists (United States) |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| 12.085 (2021) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Plant Cell |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 1040-4651 (print) 1532-298X (web) |
| LCCN | 89646546 |
| JSTOR | 10404651 |
| OCLC no. | 1065263829 |
| Links | |
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2021 impact factor of 12.085.[3]
In October 2009, The Plant Cell introduced Teaching Tools in Plant Biology, a new online feature consisting of materials to help instructors teach plant biology courses. Each topic includes a short essay introducing the topic, with suggested further reading, and a PowerPoint lecture with handouts.
Editors
editThe following people are or have been editors-in-chief:
- 1989–1994: Robert Goldberg
- 1995–1999: Brian Larkins
- 2000–2004: Ralph Quatrano
- 2004–2008: Rich Jorgensen
- 2008–2014: Cathie Martin
- 2015–2019: Sabeeha Merchant
- 2020-present Blake Meyers
References
edit- ^ Meyers, Blake C. (2020). "New at the Helm of the Plant Cell, a Journal for the Plant Science Community". The Plant Cell. 32 (1): 1–3. doi:10.1105/tpc.19.00900. PMC 6961624. PMID 33792701. S2CID 208217890.
- ^ Goldberg, Robert B. (2009-01-01). "The Plant Cell: 20 Years Young". The Plant Cell. 21 (1): 3–4. doi:10.1105/tpc.109.065888. PMC 2648070. PMID 19182100.
- ^ "Clarivate Journal Citation Reports". 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
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