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]

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
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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

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

References

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  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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