Journal of Plant Interactions

Journal of Plant Interactions is a fully open access journal from Taylor & Francis that began in 2005 and publishes research on the interactions of plants with their surroundings. Its 2025 impact factor is 3.3.《植物相互作用杂志》是 Taylor & Francis 出版的完全开放获取期刊，2005 年创办，发表植物与其周围环境相互作用的研究。其 2025 年影响因子为 3.3。

Scope

• The journal publishes research on the interactions of plants with the world around them.该刊发表植物与其周围世界相互作用的研究。

• Plant to plant interaction is a named subject, and the biochemical side of a relationship may be studied.植物与植物之间的相互作用是一个列出的主题，一种关系的生物化学方面可以受到研究。

• The physiological and molecular aspects of such a relationship are covered as well, since the response runs through the cell.此类关系的生理与分子方面也在覆盖之列，因为响应贯穿细胞。

• Interaction between a plant and a microorganism is taken, and fungi form a sub-area of their own.植物与微生物之间的相互作用会被接收，真菌构成其自身的一个子领域。

• Bacteria are named beside fungi, and a study may follow a signal between the two partners.细菌与真菌并列列出，研究可以在两个伙伴之间追踪一种信号。

• The interaction of a plant with an insect is studied, and a paper may ask how a herbivore is deterred.植物与昆虫的相互作用受到研究，论文可以追问取食者如何被阻止。

• Interaction with people is named, so a study of a medicinal plant has a place in the journal.与人的相互作用被列出，因此药用植物的研究在该刊有一席之地。

• The plant and its open environment are studied together, since wind and light shape the response.植物与其开放环境被一并研究，因为风与光塑造其响应。

• A closed environment is named as well, so work in a greenhouse or a growth room falls inside the programme.受控环境也被列出，因此温室或生长室中的工作属于该刊选题。

• Interaction with the soil is covered, including the uptake of water.与土壤的相互作用也在覆盖之列，包括水分的吸收。

• Original research papers are taken, and rapid communications and reviews appear beside them.原创研究论文会被接收，快讯与综述与之并列出现。

• The journal speaks to plant biologists, physiologists and ecologists, and to agronomists and entomologists as well.该刊面向植物生物学家，生理学家与生态学家，也面向农学家与昆虫学家。

• Work on the sustainable use of a natural resource is welcome, since a plant often sits at the centre of such a question.自然资源可持续利用方面的工作受到欢迎，因为植物常处于此类问题的核心。

• A paper may report the volatile compound that one plant releases and another plant responds to, since a chemical signal can link two neighbours.论文可以报告一种植物释放而另一种植物响应的挥发物，因为化学信号可以联系两个相邻者。

• Work on the relationship between a plant and a root fungus is taken, since the two often trade nutrients.植物与根部真菌之间关系的工作会被接收，因为两者常交换养分。

• The journal covers the way a plant defends itself against an insect, and a study may follow the making of a defensive compound.该刊覆盖植物抵御昆虫的方式，研究可以追踪一种防御性化合物的生成。

• Work on the interaction between a crop and a weed is taken, since competition for light and water decides what grows.作物与杂草之间相互作用的工作会被接收，因为对光与水的竞争决定什么得以生长。

• A paper may study how a plant takes up a nutrient from the soil, since the root is where the two meet.论文可以研究植物如何从土壤中吸收养分，因为根是两者相遇之处。

• The journal takes work on the effect of an air pollutant on a plant, since the leaf is the first part to meet it.该刊接收空气污染物对植物影响的工作，因为叶是最先接触它的部分。

• Work on a bacterium that promotes plant growth is covered, since a microbe can help a plant in a poor soil.促进植物生长的细菌方面的工作也在覆盖之列，因为微生物可以在贫瘠土壤中帮助植物。

• A paper may report the interaction of two plant species grown together, since a mixture can behave unlike either alone.论文可以报告两种植物共栽时的相互作用，因为混合体可以表现得不同于任一单独者。

• The journal takes work on the way a plant and a pollinator meet, since each has shaped the other.该刊接收植物与传粉者相遇方式的工作，因为两者相互塑造。

• A paper may report the effect of a fungus on the root of a crop, since the partnership often improves growth.论文可以报告真菌对作物根部的影响，因为这种伙伴关系常改善生长。

• Work on the response of a plant to a herbivore is taken, since the damage can change what the plant makes.植物对取食者响应方面的工作会被接收，因为损伤可以改变植物所制造的成分。

• The journal covers the interaction between a plant and a virus, since an infection alters the metabolism of its host.该刊覆盖植物与病毒之间的相互作用，因为感染改变了宿主的代谢。

• A paper may study how a plant competes with a neighbour for space, since the outcome depends on what each releases.论文可以研究植物如何与邻近者争夺空间，因为结果取决于各自释放了什么。

• Work on the effect of a heavy metal on a plant is taken, since a polluted soil changes what can grow.重金属对植物影响的工作会被接收，因为受污染的土壤改变了什么能够生长。

• The journal covers the interaction between two crops in a field, which a farmer may plan deliberately.该刊覆盖田间两种作物之间的相互作用，种植者可以有意作出安排。

• A paper may report the molecular dialogue between a legume and a bacterium, since the two must recognise each other.论文可以报告豆科植物与细菌之间的分子对话，因为两者必须相互识别。

• Work on the interaction between a plant and a parasitic plant is taken, since the parasite draws its food from the host.植物与寄生植物之间相互作用的工作会被接收，因为寄生者从宿主汲取养分。

• The journal covers the effect of a grazing animal on a plant, since the plant responds to being eaten.该刊覆盖取食动物对植物的影响，因为植物对被捕食作出响应。

• A paper may study the interaction between a plant and a fungus that infects it, since the same group can help or harm.论文可以研究植物与侵染它的真菌之间的相互作用，因为同一类群既可能帮助也可能伤害。

• Work on the signalling between plants is taken, since a message can travel through the air or through the soil.植物之间信号传递方面的工作会被接收，因为信息可以经由空气或土壤传播。

• The journal takes work on the interaction between a plant and a pollinating insect, since the visit shapes the seed.该刊接收植物与传粉昆虫之间相互作用的工作，因为这次造访塑造了种子。

History

• The journal was founded in 2005, and it has appeared ever since.该刊创办于 2005 年，此后持续出版。

• It is published by Taylor & Francis, and it is fully open access.该刊由 Taylor & Francis 出版，且完全开放获取。

• A volume appears each year, so the journal is continuous rather than divided into numbered issues.该刊每年出版一卷，因此是连续出版而非分编号期。

• The print number is 1742-9145 and the electronic number 1742-9153.其印本刊号为 1742-9145，电子刊号为 1742-9153。

• Every article is free to read on the day it appears.每篇文章在发表当天即可免费阅读。

• Articles carry a Creative Commons licence, and the publisher states which one applies.文章带有知识共享许可，出版方说明适用哪一种。

• Its impact factor was 4.208 for 2021 and 3.3 for 2025, with a five-year figure of 3.5.其影响因子 2021 年为 4.208，2025 年为 3.3，五年影响因子为 3.5。

• The title records a CiteScore of 7.9, which places it well inside its category.该刊的 CiteScore 为 7.9，在其类目中位置靠前。

• It is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded and in Scopus.该刊被科学引文索引扩展版与 Scopus 收录。

• The Directory of Open Access Journals and CABI carry it as well.开放获取期刊目录与 CABI 也载有该刊。

• Papers are reviewed under a double anonymous arrangement, so neither side knows the other.论文以双匿名方式评审，因此双方互不知晓对方。

• The journal belongs to a society-free commercial house, and its editorial line is set by its editors.该刊属于一家不附学会的商业社，其编辑方针由编辑确定。

Editors

• (Massimo Maffei) is the editor-in-chief of the journal.（Massimo Maffei）是该刊主编。

• He works at the University of Turin in Italy.他就职于意大利的都灵大学。

• A manuscript manager handles the flow of papers through the office.一位稿件主管处理论文在编辑部的流转。

• An editorial board of botanists and ecologists covers the subjects the journal publishes.一个由植物学家与生态学家组成的编委会覆盖该刊所发表的选题。

• Those members come from Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Australia and beyond.这些成员来自意大利，德国，荷兰，澳大利亚等处。

• Each manuscript is sent to reviewers who work on the interaction it studies.每篇稿件都被送给研究其所涉相互作用的评审人。

• The editors receive the reports and take the decision on a paper.编辑收到报告后就论文作出决定。

• The journal office answers queries about submission and follows each paper.该刊办公室答复关于投稿的询问并跟踪每篇论文。

• The editors state that a study is judged on whether it explains an interaction rather than merely recording it.编辑声明一项研究据其是否解释了一种相互作用而非仅仅记录它来评判。