The Plant Cell
Academic journal
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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 appointed for a term of 2025 to 2029 is Pablo Manavella (Institute of Subtropical and Mediterranean Horticulture "La Mayora").[1] The journal was established in 1989, with Robert (Bob) Goldberg (University of California, Los Angeles) as the founding editor-in-chief.[2]
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| Discipline | Plant biology |
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| Language | English |
| Edited by | Pablo Manavella |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1989–present |
| Publisher | American Society of Plant Biologists (United States) |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| 11.6 (2024) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Plant Cell |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 1040-4651 (print) 1532-298X (web) |
| LCCN | 89646546 |
| JSTOR | 10404651 |
| OCLC no. | 1065263829 |
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According to Clarivate, the journal has a 2024 impact factor of 11.6.[3]
History
The Plant Cell was established by the American Society of Plant Biologists in 1989 as a peer-reviewed journal focused on plant cellular and molecular biology. Planning for the journal began in the mid-1980s, and it was formally approved by the society in 1987.[4] According to founding editor Robert B. Goldberg, the journal was created to provide a dedicated venue for mechanistic studies in plant biology during a period of rapid growth in molecular and genetic approaches.[2] The first issue was published in January 1989. In October 2009, the journal introduced Teaching Tools in Plant Biology, an online educational resource to support instruction in plant biology courses.[5]
Editors
The following people are or have been editors-in-chief:
- 1989–1994: Robert Goldberg
- 1995–1999: Brian A. Larkins
- 2000–2004: Ralph Quatrano
- 2004–2008: Rich Jorgensen
- 2008–2014: Cathie Martin
- 2015–2019: Sabeeha Merchant
- 2020–2024: Blake Meyers
- 2025–present: Pablo Manavella
