Nature Plants
Nature Plants is the plant science monthly in the Nature Portfolio. Founded in January 2015 and concerned with all aspects of plants, it reports a 2025 impact factor of 15.0.Nature Plants 是 Nature Portfolio 的植物科学月刊，2015 年 1 月创刊，覆盖植物科学的全部方向，2025 年影响因子为 15.0。[1]
Scope
- Scope: primary research covering all aspects of the plant sciences, ranging from genetics and molecular biology through cell biology and physiology to ecology and evolution, together with investigations into the relationships between humanity and the plant kingdom.学科定位： 发表覆盖植物科学各方面的原创研究，从遗传学与分子生物学，经细胞生物学与生理学，到生态学与进化，兼及人与植物界关系的研究。[2]
- Topics: agriculture, agronomy, biochemistry, biofuels, biophysics, cell biology, defence, development, ecology, evolution, food security, forestry, genomics, metabolism, metabolomics, molecular biology, photosynthesis, plant-microbe interactions, physiology, proteomics, secondary metabolism, symbiosis, systems biology and water use.收录主题： 农业、农学、生物化学、生物能源、生物物理、细胞生物学、防御、发育、生态、进化、食物安全、林业、基因组学、代谢、代谢组学、分子生物学、光合作用、植物微生物互作、生理学、蛋白质组学、次生代谢、共生、系统生物学与水资源利用。
- Article types: original research predominates, complemented by comments, reviews, news and views, features and correspondence.文章体裁： 原创研究为主，兼收评论、综述、新闻与观点、特写与读者来信。
- Publishing model: an online-only subscription journal with a gold OA option priced at USD 12,690, GBP 9,190 or EUR 10,690.出版模式： 纯在线订阅刊并设 Gold OA 选项，收费 12690 美元、9190 英镑或 10690 欧元。
- Indexing and metrics: covered by the SCIE, Scopus and Medline, with a 2025 impact factor of 15.0.收录与指标： 被 SCIE、Scopus 与 Medline 收录，2025 年影响因子 15.0。[3]
History
- Founded: launched in January 2015, following the interdisciplinary model of Nature Climate Change as the first journal dedicated to excellent research across the plant sciences.创刊： 2015 年 1 月创刊，参照 Nature Climate Change 的跨学科模式，是首个专注植物科学各领域优秀研究的期刊。[4]
- Founding team: the journal was founded under the leadership of Chris Surridge.创刊团队： 由 Chris Surridge 领衔创刊。
- Publisher: published by Nature Portfolio within Springer Nature.出版方： 由 Springer Nature 旗下的 Nature Portfolio 出版。
Editors
- Editor-in-chief: Chris Surridge, a biophysics PhD from Imperial College London who previously served as plant science editor at Nature and editor-in-chief of Nature Protocols.现任主编： Chris Surridge，帝国理工学院生物物理博士，曾历任 Nature 植物科学编辑与 Nature Protocols 主编。[5]
- Other editors: senior editors Jun Lyu in Shanghai and Guillaume Tena in Heidelberg, with further editors in Berlin and London.其他编辑： 高级编辑 Jun Lyu 驻上海，Guillaume Tena 驻海德堡，另设驻柏林与伦敦的编辑。
- Editorial board: no external editorial board, with a full-time editing team across London, Shanghai, Heidelberg and Berlin.编委构成： 不设外部编委会，全职编辑团队分驻伦敦、上海、海德堡与柏林。
- Submission and review: submissions go through Nature's tracking system under single-anonymized review by default, with an optional double-anonymized route.投稿与评审： 经 Nature 投稿系统递交，默认单盲评审，可选双匿名评审。