The Plant Cell

For the cell, see Plant cell.

The Plant Cell

Discipline	Plant biology
Language	English
Edited by	Pablo Manavella
Publication details
History	1989–present
Publisher	American Society of Plant Biologists  (United States)
Frequency	Monthly
Impact factor	11.6 (2024)
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ISO 4	Plant Cell
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ISSN	1040-4651  (print) 1532-298X  (web)
LCCN	89646546
JSTOR	10404651
OCLC  no.	1065263829
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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]

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 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

References

1. Belsky, Rachel (2024-10-02). "Pablo Manavella Appointed Next Editor-In-Chief of The Plant Cell". Plant Science Today. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
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" . Retrieved 2026-01-17.
4. Goldberg; Larkins; Quatrano (July 2019). "The Plant Cell: Beginnings". The Plant Cell . 31 (7): 1391–1392. doi:10.1105/tpc.19.00347.
5. "Teaching Tools in Plant Biology" . Retrieved 2026-01-17.

External links

• Official website