Annual Review of Plant Biology

The Annual Review of Plant Biology is an annual peer-reviewed journal published by Annual Reviews, founded in 1950 as the Annual Review of Plant Physiology and renamed in 2002, covering significant developments across plant biology, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 26.4《植物生物学年评》是（Annual Reviews）出版的年度同行评审期刊，1950 年以（Annual Review of Plant Physiology）之名创办并于 2002 年更为今名，涵盖植物生物学的重大进展，2025 年影响因子为 26.4。

Scope

• It reviews significant developments in plant biology, including biochemistry and biosynthesis该刊综述植物生物学的重大进展，涵盖生物化学与生物合成。
• Its coverage spans genetics, genomics and molecular biology其报道范围涵盖遗传学、基因组学与分子生物学。
• It also covers cell differentiation, tissue, organ and whole-plant events该刊还涵盖细胞分化、组织、器官与整株植物层面的进程。
• Topics include acclimation and adaptation to a changing environment其议题包括对环境变化的驯化与适应。
• It addresses the methods and model organisms used in plant research该刊涉及植物研究所用的方法与模式生物。
• The journal publishes review articles that synthesize the recent literature该刊刊载综述文章，对近期文献加以综合梳理。^[1]
• Unsolicited manuscripts are not accepted, as topics are commissioned by the editorial committee该刊不接受自由投稿，选题由编辑委员会约请。

History

• It first appeared in 1950 as the Annual Review of Plant Physiology, with Daniel I. Arnon as its founding editor该刊于 1950 年以（Annual Review of Plant Physiology）之名首次出版，创始主编为 Daniel I. Arnon。
• It was the seventh journal title launched by Annual Reviews, a nonprofit publisher该刊是（Annual Reviews）这家非营利出版机构推出的第七种期刊。
• Its scope narrowed after the Annual Review of Phytopathology was launched in 19631963 年（Annual Review of Phytopathology）创刊后，其报道范围有所收窄。
• In 1988 the journal was renamed the Annual Review of Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology1988 年该刊更名为（Annual Review of Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology）。
• It was renamed once more in 2002 to its current title, the Annual Review of Plant Biology2002 年该刊再度更名，定为今名（Annual Review of Plant Biology）。
• Since 2023 the journal has been published open access under the Subscribe to Open model自 2023 年起，该刊以（Subscribe to Open）模式开放获取出版。

Editors

• The editor is Sabeeha Merchant, who has led the journal since 2005现任主编为 Sabeeha Merchant，自 2005 年起执掌该刊。
• She is the longest-serving editor in the journal's history after Winslow Briggs, who served from 1973 to 1993她是该刊历史上任职第二久的编辑，仅次于 1973 至 1993 年在任的 Winslow Briggs。
• Its founding editor Daniel I. Arnon served from 1950 to 1955, followed by Leonard Machlis from 1959 to 1972其创始主编 Daniel I. Arnon 任职于 1950 至 1955 年，其后 Leonard Machlis 于 1959 至 1972 年任职。
• Russell L. Jones edited the journal from 1994 to 2001, and Deborah Delmer from 2002 to 2004Russell L. Jones 于 1994 至 2001 年任主编，Deborah Delmer 于 2002 至 2004 年任主编。
• The editor is assisted by an editorial committee whose members are appointed for five-year terms主编由编辑委员会协助，其成员任期为五年。
• The committee selects topics and solicits reviews, and peer review is undertaken by its members委员会负责选题与约稿，同行评审由其成员承担。