Letter to the Editor: Recommendations for an inclusive undergraduate plant science classroom
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: NewsThis letter by Katelyn Butler, Carina Collins, and Jennifer Robison is the 5th in our series on diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM disciplines. Read the editorial call for letters here: Sowing the seeds of equity and diversity in academia and STEM disciplines.
Butler K, Collins C, Robison J…
Letter to the editor: Creating supportive environments in academia for Black scientists to thrive
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: NewsThis letter by Kevin Cox, Kiona Elliott, and Taylor Harris is the 4th in our series on diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM disciplines. Read the editorial call for letters here: Sowing the seeds of equity and diversity in academia and STEM disciplines.
Cox KL Jr, Elliott KR, Harris TM (2021) Creating…
Letter to the editor: Challenges facing LGBTQ+ early-career scientists and how to engage in changing the status quo
Blog, LGBTQ+ Plant Scientist Network, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: NewsThis letter by Sterling Field and Alex Rajewski is the 3rd in our series on diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM disciplines. Read the editorial call for letters here: Sowing the seeds of equity and diversity in academia and STEM disciplines.
Field S, Rajewski A (2021). Challenges facing LGBTQ+…
Letter to the editor: Ready, primed, go: Ending the racism pandemic in science
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: NewsThis letter by Sona Pandey is the 2nd in our series on diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM disciplines. Read the editorial call for letters here: Sowing the seeds of equity and diversity in academia and STEM disciplines.
Pandy, S. (2020). Ready, primed, go: Ending the racism pandemic in science.…
Letter to the editor: Planting equity: Using what we know to cultivate growth as a plant biology community
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: NewsThis letter by Beronda Montgomery is the 1st in our series on diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM disciplines. Read the editorial call for letters here: Sowing the seeds of equity and diversity in academia and STEM disciplines.
Montgomery, BL (2020). Planting equity: Using what we know to cultivate…
THE PLANT CELL – TOP ARTICLES OF 2020 based on Altmetric scores
Blog, Pubs Pages, Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: NewsThe Plant Cell is pleased to announce our Top 5 of 2020 articles based on Altmetric scores. Altmetrics are metrics and qualitative data that are complementary to traditional, citation-based metrics. They can include (but are not limited to) peer reviews on Faculty Opinions, citations on Wikipedia and…
Focus Issue "Plant Cell Biology": Submissions due May 1, 2021
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By Dolf Weijers
In 2022, The Plant Cell will publish a Focus Issue on Plant Cell Biology. This will only be the second Focus Issue (FI) to be published in the journal, after the inaugural FI on the Biology of Plant Genomes, to appear in 2021. (Many years ago, the journal occasionally published…
Easy PDF submission at The Plant Cell
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: NewsYES, you can submit a single PDF of your manuscript with your figures (and supplemental data) to The Plant Cell at first submission! We’ve realized that authors may not be aware of this, although it has been possible for some years.
During submission you will notice that there are only two files…
Call for Papers: The Plant Cell Focus Issue on Cell Biology
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Plants have been a source of fundamental discoveries on the nature, organization, and function of cells, from the first description of cells to the dissection of the secretory system, and from insights into the role of the cytoskeleton and cell wall in morphogenesis to the discovery…