Annual Review of Plant Biology
Encyclopedia
Annual Review of Plant Biology is a peer-reviewed
scientific journal
published by Annual Reviews Inc.. It was first published in 1950 as Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology. The editor is Sabeeha Merchant (University of California
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Another focus of the journal is synthesis and rigorous review of developments through topic summations for broad dissemination. The critical review is perceived by this journal as an essential component of the scientific method.
Peer review
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scientific journal
Scientific journal
In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research. There are thousands of scientific journals in publication, and many more have been published at various points in the past...
published by Annual Reviews Inc.. It was first published in 1950 as Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology. The editor is Sabeeha Merchant (University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
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Aims and scope
The focus of the journal is significant developments in the field of plant biology (botany). Topical coverage includes cell biology, life science with biochemistry (interdisciplinary), biochemistry with biosynthesis, genetics, genomics, molecular biology, cell differentiation, tissue, acclimation (including adaptation), and methods.Another focus of the journal is synthesis and rigorous review of developments through topic summations for broad dissemination. The critical review is perceived by this journal as an essential component of the scientific method.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is indexed in the following databases.- Chemical Abstracts - CASSIChemical Abstracts ServiceChemical Abstracts is a periodical index that provides summaries and indexes of disclosures in recently published scientific documents. Approximately 8,000 journals, technical reports, dissertations, conference proceedings, and new books, in any of 50 languages, are monitored yearly, as are patent...
- MedlineMEDLINEMEDLINE is a bibliographic database of life sciences and biomedical information. It includes bibliographic information for articles from academic journals covering medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and health care...
- PubMedPubMedPubMed is a free database accessing primarily the MEDLINE database of references and abstracts on life sciences and biomedical topics. The United States National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health maintains the database as part of the Entrez information retrieval system... - Thomson ReutersThomson ReutersThomson Reuters Corporation is a provider of information for the world's businesses and professionals and is created by the Thomson Corporation's purchase of Reuters Group on 17 April 2008. Thomson Reuters is headquartered at 3 Times Square, New York City, USA...
:- Science Citation IndexScience Citation IndexThe Science Citation Index is a citation index originally produced by the Institute for Scientific Information and created by Eugene Garfield in 1960, which is now owned by Thomson Reuters. The larger version covers more than 6,500 notable and significant journals, across 150 disciplines, from ...
- BIOSIS PreviewsBIOSIS PreviewsBIOSIS Previews is an English-language, bibliographic database service, with abstracts and citation indexing. It is part of Thomson Reuters Web of Knowledge suite. Content that was originally integrated from the BIOSIS company before the merger in 2004 is now part of the Web of Knowledge...
- Science Citation Index
See also
- Molecular and Cellular BiologyMolecular and Cellular Biology (journal)Molecular and Cellular Biology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the American Society for Microbiology.-See also:* Journal of Cell and Molecular Biology* Annual Review of Plant Biology...
- Journal of Cell and Molecular BiologyJournal of Cell and Molecular BiologyThe Journal of Cell and Molecular Biology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering the fields of cell biology, molecular biology, genetics, microbiology, neurobiology, bioinformatics, and related topics. The journal publishes research articles, review articles, short communications,...
External links
- Annual Reviews 2010 JCR Rankings includes impact factors