Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

The Journal of Integrative Plant Biology is a peer-reviewed monthly plant science journal published by Wiley on behalf of the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Botanical Society of China, established in 1952 as Acta Botanica Sinica, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 12.5（Journal of Integrative Plant Biology）是由（Wiley）代表（Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences）与（Botanical Society of China）出版的同行评审植物科学月刊，1952 年以（Acta Botanica Sinica）之名创刊，2025 年影响因子为 12.5。

Scope

• It reports the latest discoveries across plant biology该刊报道植物生物学领域的最新发现。
• It publishes eight types of articles, including review articles, research articles, brief communications, commentaries and highlights该刊发表八类文章，包括综述、研究论文、简报、评论与亮点述评。
• Its review articles are written in an engaging manner and focus on exciting new developments其综述文章以引人入胜的笔法撰写，聚焦令人振奋的新进展。
• Its research articles explore fundamental plant biological questions其研究论文探究植物生物学的基础问题。^[1]
• Such work uses integrative genetic, biochemical, cellular and molecular biological tools, and covers topics such as plant development, hormone signaling, stress responses and plant-environment interactions此类工作借助遗传学、生物化学、细胞与分子生物学等整合性工具，并涵盖植物发育、激素信号、胁迫响应与植物—环境互作等主题。^[2][3]
• It welcomes both unsolicited and invited minireviews and review articles该刊欢迎自由投稿与约稿的微型综述与综述文章。

History

• It was established in 1952 under the name Acta Botanica Sinica该刊于 1952 年以（Acta Botanica Sinica）之名创刊。
• Its founding editor-in-chief was Shih-Wei Loo, a plant physiologist其首任主编为植物生理学家（Shih-Wei Loo）。
• It was renamed the Journal of Integrative Plant Biology in 2005该刊于 2005 年更名为（Journal of Integrative Plant Biology）。
• It appeared quarterly from 1952, bimonthly from 1981 and monthly since 1989该刊 1952 年起为季刊，1981 年起改为双月刊，1989 年起改为月刊。
• It is sponsored by the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Botanical Society of China该刊由（Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences）与（Botanical Society of China）共同主办。
• It is published by Wiley and indexed in PubMed, MEDLINE and the Science Citation Index该刊由（Wiley）出版，被（PubMed）（MEDLINE）与（Science Citation Index）收录。
• Its Journal Impact Factor rose from 9.3 in 2024 to 12.5 in 2025其影响因子从 2024 年的 9.3 上升至 2025 年的 12.5。

Editors

• Its co-editors-in-chief are Kang Chong of the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Zhizhong Gong of China Agricultural University其共同主编为（Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences）的（Kang Chong）与（China Agricultural University）的（Zhizhong Gong）。
• Its deputy executive editor-in-chief is Jie Shen at the JIPB office其副执行主编为（JIPB）编辑部的（Jie Shen）。
• Its senior editors include Liwen Jiang, Zhaobo Lang, Martin A. J. Parry, Yuanhe Yang and Jian-Kang Zhu其资深编辑包括（Liwen Jiang）（Zhaobo Lang）（Martin A. J. Parry）（Yuanhe Yang）与（Jian-Kang Zhu）。
• Among its former editors-in-chief are Chun-Ming Liu and Xing-Guo Han其历任主编包括（Chun-Ming Liu）与（Xing-Guo Han）。
• In 2025 it welcomed 47 new editorial board members from 11 countries, including China, the United States, Germany and South Korea2025 年该刊迎来来自中国、美国、德国与韩国等 11 个国家的 47 位新编委。