Journal of Plant Research

Journal of Plant Research
Title	Journal of Plant Research
Discipline	Botany
Language	English
Abbreviation	J. Plant Res.
Publisher	Springer Science+Business Media
Country	Japan
Frequency	Bimonthly
History	1887–present
Impact	2.5 (example)

Contents

Journal of Plant Research is a peer-reviewed scientific periodical publishing original research on plant biology, botany, and allied fields. The journal features studies on plant physiology, plant ecology, plant systematics, and plant molecular biology, attracting contributions from researchers associated with institutions such as the University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, University of Cambridge, Harvard University, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It serves readers including staff from the Smithsonian Institution, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Missouri Botanical Garden, and the Botanical Society of America.

History

The journal traces origins to late 19th-century publications in Tokyo Imperial University, emerging contemporaneously with journals from Royal Society, German Botanical Society, American Society of Plant Biologists, and the Linnean Society of London. Its development intersected with milestones at institutions like Kew Gardens, Natural History Museum, London, National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), and events including the International Botanical Congress and the expansion of botanical gardens such as Jardín Botánico de Madrid and Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Editors and contributors have included scholars affiliated with University of California, Berkeley, Stanford University, Princeton University, ETH Zurich, University of Göttingen, University of Vienna, Max Planck Society, and CNRS. The journal adapted through eras marked by developments at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Salk Institute, and shifts in funding bodies like the Wellcome Trust, National Science Foundation, and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.

The scope encompasses empirical studies and reviews in areas tied to plant anatomy, plant developmental biology, plant genetics, plant physiology, and paleobotany. Research often references collections and type specimens from institutions such as the Natural History Museum, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, New York Botanical Garden, Field Museum, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN), and archives at the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Typical manuscripts address topics related to taxa described by authorities active in Linnaeus' era and later taxonomists at University of Montpellier, University of Helsinki, University of Copenhagen, and Uppsala University. The journal regularly publishes work on model organisms and systems used at Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, John Innes Centre, Rothamsted Research, Riken, Sainsbury Laboratory, and groups collaborating with European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL).

Abstracting and indexing services include major databases and citation indices used by researchers associated with Clarivate Analytics, Scopus', and aggregators developed by Elsevier, EBSCO Information Services, ProQuest, and OCLC. Libraries and consortia such as JSTOR, HathiTrust, WorldCat, National Diet Library (Japan), Library of Congress, British Library, and the bibliographic services of CNKI and J-STAGE integrate listings for the journal. Discovery platforms maintained by Google Scholar, ResearchGate, PubMed Central policies, and institutional repositories at University of Oxford and Columbia University increase visibility for its articles.

The editorial board includes editors and advisory members drawn from universities and institutes like Kyoto University, University of Tokyo, University of British Columbia, University of Melbourne, Seoul National University, University of São Paulo, Indian Institute of Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Duke University. Peer review follows standard practices used at journals published by Springer Nature, incorporating single-blind or double-blind review procedures similar to those adopted by Nature Plants, New Phytologist, Plant Physiology, and The Plant Cell. Ethical oversight references guidelines from organizations such as the Committee on Publication Ethics, International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, and policies aligned with funding agencies including the European Research Council and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.

Published bimonthly by Springer Science+Business Media with editorial management tied to academic societies and departments at The University of Tokyo, the journal distributes issues to subscribers at research centers like Max Planck Society, CNRS, CSIRO, USDA Agricultural Research Service, and botanical institutions including Kew Gardens and Missouri Botanical Garden. Its impact metrics and citation data are tracked by Journal Citation Reports, Scopus, Google Scholar Metrics, and bibliometric analyses conducted at Leiden University and King's College London. Institutional subscriptions and article access options mirror policies in effect at publishers such as Wiley-Blackwell and Oxford University Press, and the journal participates in archiving arrangements with Portico and CLOCKSS.

Seminal contributions include papers on stomatal development studies comparable to work at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and University of California, Davis, phylogenetic analyses using methods developed at Harvard University Herbaria, and methodological advances paralleling protocols from Salk Institute and John Innes Centre. The journal has published influential reports cited alongside landmark studies from Linacre College affiliates, datasets deposited in GenBank, and collaborative projects involving International Barcode of Life and Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). Work appearing in the journal has been referenced in synthesis efforts led by teams at IPBES, Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, and policy-relevant reviews informing conservation programs at IUCN and Convention on Biological Diversity.

Category:Botany journals