The Plant Cell

For the cell, see Plant cell.
The Plant Cell
DisciplinePlant biology
LanguageEnglish
Edited byBlake Meyers
Publication details
History1989–present
Publisher
FrequencyMonthly
12.085 (2021)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Plant Cell
Indexing
ISSN1040-4651 (print)
1532-298X (web)
LCCN89646546
JSTOR10404651
OCLC no.1065263829
Links

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]

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

The following people are or have been editors-in-chief:

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Clarivate Journal Citation Reports". 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-21.


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