Plant Physiology

Plant Physiology is a monthly peer-reviewed journal of the American Society of Plant Biologists, established in 1926 and published by Oxford University Press since 2021, covering all aspects of plant biology, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 8.2 and a rank of 16 of 285 in plant sciences《植物生理学》（Plant Physiology）是（American Society of Plant Biologists）主办的月刊，1926 年创刊，2021 年起由（Oxford University Press）出版，覆盖植物生物学各领域，2025 年影响因子为 8.2，在植物科学类 285 种期刊中列第 16 位。

Scope

• The journal is devoted to all aspects of plant biology, from the structural and molecular level to the cellular, whole-plant and ecological levels该刊覆盖植物生物学的各个层面，从结构与分子层面到细胞、整株与生态层面。
• Papers are grouped under subject headings in each issue, an arrangement that includes sections such as biochemistry and metabolism alongside other areas of plant biology该刊在各期中按学科板块归类文章，板块设置包含「生物化学与代谢」等植物生物学各方向。
• Research and review content spans photosynthesis and carbon metabolism, hormone signalling, mineral nutrition, stress physiology, developmental biology and interactions between plants and microorganisms研究与综述内容覆盖光合作用与碳代谢、激素信号、矿质营养、逆境生理、发育生物学以及植物与微生物互作等方向。
• The journal publishes original research articles together with reviews and progress-oriented articles written for a broad readership of plant scientists该刊刊载原创研究论文，并发表面向广泛植物科学读者的综述与进展类文章。
• As of October 2023 the journal also publishes peer review reports as additional supplementary material with original research articles, subject to author approval, while reviewer anonymity is strictly maintained自 2023 年 10 月起，该刊在作者同意的前提下随原创研究论文发布评审报告作为补充材料，同时严格保持审稿人匿名。
• The journal publishes twelve issues per year and has been among the most cited titles in the plant sciences for decades该刊每年出版 12 期，数十年来一直是植物科学领域被引最多的期刊之一。
• It is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded and in PubMed, and its articles carry the digital object identifier prefix 10.1104该刊被（Science Citation Index Expanded）与（PubMed）收录，论文的数字对象标识符前缀为（10.1104）。

History

• Plant Physiology was established in 1926, while the American Society of Plant Biologists was founded in 1924 with the support and publication of this journal among its founding purposes该刊于 1926 年创刊；而（American Society of Plant Biologists）成立于 1924 年，支持并出版这份期刊即为其创办宗旨之一。
• It ranks among the oldest and most highly cited journals in the plant sciences, and 2026 marks its centennial, for which the society has prepared a curated Centennial Edition to appear in December 2026该刊是植物科学领域历史最悠久、被引最多的期刊之一；2026 年为其创刊百年，学会为此策划了定于 2026 年 12 月出版的百年纪念专辑。
• In January 2021 the society moved the production and dissemination of its journals, Plant Physiology and The Plant Cell, to Oxford University Press2021 年 1 月，学会将其两份期刊（Plant Physiology）与（The Plant Cell）的制作与发行交由（Oxford University Press）承担。
• The title has remained society-owned throughout, and editorial appointments are overseen by the society's publications committee该刊始终由学会所有，编辑人选由学会出版委员会监督确定。
• Impact factors over recent years were 8.34 in 2021, 8.005 in 2022, 6.9 in 2024 and 8.2 in 2025, when the journal placed 16th of 285 titles in plant sciences近年影响因子为 2021 年 8.34、2022 年 8.005、2024 年 6.9，2025 年回升至 8.2，当年在植物科学类 285 种期刊中列第 16 位。
• The journal has long been the flagship publication of its society and its most cited primary research title in the history of the plant sciences category该刊长期为学会的旗舰出版物，并是该类别历史中被引最多的原创研究期刊。

Editors

• The editor-in-chief is Yunde Zhao of the University of California, San Diego, whose research concerns auxin biosynthesis and plant hormone biology主编为 Yunde Zhao（加利福尼亚大学圣迭戈分校），研究方向为生长素生物合成与植物激素生物学。
• Anna Amtmann, professor of molecular plant physiology at the University of Glasgow, will succeed Yunde Zhao as editor-in-chief on 1 January 2027, having previously edited Plant, Cell & Environment（University of Glasgow）分子植物生理学教授 Anna Amtmann 将于 2027 年 1 月 1 日接任主编，其此前曾担任（Plant, Cell & Environment）主编。
• The journal is supported by a large editorial board of subject editors drawn from universities and research institutes worldwide, who handle manuscripts in their own areas of expertise该刊由规模较大的编委会支持，学科编辑来自世界各地大学与研究机构，按各自专长处理稿件。
• Peer review is single blind, so that reviewer identities are withheld from authors while authors' identities are known to reviewers, and reviewer anonymity is strictly maintained同行评审采用单盲方式，审稿人身份对作者保密，而作者身份对审稿人可见，并严格维护审稿人匿名。
• Because the journal publishes peer review reports alongside accepted research articles, readers can follow the editorial exchange that shaped each paper由于该刊随录用研究论文一并发布评审报告，读者可以了解塑造每篇论文的编辑往来过程。
• The 2026 centennial programme includes the Centennial Edition curated by the current editor-in-chief, and the editorial board is renewed through the society's publications committee2026 年百年纪念计划包括由现任主编主持编选的百年纪念专辑；编委会经学会出版委员会更新。