Plant Biology is an international journal of broad scope bringing together the different subdisciplines, such as physiology, molecular biology, cell biology, development, genetics, systematics, ecology, evolution, ecophysiology, plant-microbe interactions, and mycology.

Plant Biology publishes original problem-oriented full-length research papers, short research papers, and review articles. Discussion of hot topics and provocative opinion articles are published under the heading Acute Views. From a multidisciplinary perspective, Plant Biology will provide a platform for publication, information and debate, encompassing all areas which fall within the scope of plant science. 

Plant Biology does not publish papers which focus on plant breeding, medicinal plants, or agricultural practices.

A rigorous, independent peer-review system will guarantee that all work appearing in Plant Biology will be of the highest standard and of great significance to plant biologists. In addition, the journal has a rapid review process, with online manuscript submission assisting to streamline the process.

Plant Biology provides a platform for publication of information and debate, encompassing all areas of plant science.

Editorial Board
Editors-in-Chief
H. Rennenberg
Freiburg, Germany
E-mail: heinz.rennenberg@ctp.uni-freiburg.de
 
J. T. M. Elzenga
Haren, The Netherlands
E-mail: j.t.m.elzenga@biol.rug.nl
 
 
Reviews Editor
A. Weber
Düsseldorf, Germany
E-mail: andreas.weber@uni-duesseldorf.de  
 
Co-Editors
R. Mendel
Braunschweig, Germany
E-mail: r.mendel@tu-bs.de
Molecular biology of primary metabolism
 
R. Bekker
Haren, The Netherlands
E-mail: r.m.bekker@rug.nl
Vegetation dynamics, soil seed banks, seed morphology, germination and establishment, community ecology, restoration ecology
 
 
Editorial Board
W. W. Adams III
Boulder, USA
E-mail: william.adams@colorado.edu
Photosynthesis, photoprotection, energy dissipation, carotenoids, ecophysiology, source-sink relations, phloem and xylem transport
 
M. Arista
Sevilla, Spain
E-mail: marista@us.es 
Reproductive biology, plant mating system, floral trait evolution, plant-pollinator interaction
 
L. Bentsink
Wageningen, The Netherlands
E-mail: leonie.bentsink@wur.nl
Seed dormancy, seed longevity, germination, natural variation
 
T. Bisseling
Wageningen, The Netherlands
E-mail: ton.bisseling@wur.nl
Plant-microbe interactions, nuclear organization, plant development
 
D. L. Byers
Normal, USA
E-mail: dlbyers2@ilstu.edu
Community, population and physiological ecology, conservation biology and evolutionary ecology
 
A. Dafni
Haifa, Israel
E-mail: amots.dafni@gmail.com
Pollination ecologyy
 
P. Dietrich
Erlangen, Germany
E-mail: petra.dietrich@fau.de
Membrane transport, abiotic stress responses, stomatal movement, signal transduction, Ca2+-signalling, cell biology
 
E. Flemetakis
Athens, Greece
E-mail: mflem@aua.gr
Molecular plant-microbe interactions, plant symbioses, molecular biochemistry, gene expression
 
P. Franken
Grossbeeren, Germany
E-mail: philipp.franken@fh-erfurt.de
Molecular plant-microbe interactions, plant symbioses, plant nutrition, molecular mycology, transcriptiomics
 
P. Fransz
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
E-mail: p.f.fransz@uva.nl
Chromosomes, chromatin, nuclear organisation, epigenetics, cytogenetics, meiosis
 
B. Hause
Halle/Saale, Germany
E-mail; bhause@ipb-halle.de
Plant hormones, symbiosis, root development, metabolism
 
M. Hawkesford
Rothamsted, UK
E-mail: malcolm.hawkesford@rothamsted.ac.uk
Plant nutrition physiology and molecular biology
 
I. Kranner
Innsbruck, Österreich
E-mail: ilse.kranner@uibk.ac.at
Stress response, seeds, lichens, antioxidants
 
R. C. Leegood
Sheffield, UK
E-mail: r.leegood@sheffield.ac.uk
Photosynthesis, carbon and nitrogen metabolism, photorespiration, CO2 concentrating mechanisms
 
B. Liu
California, USA
E-mail: bliu@ucdavis.edu
 
Cell biology, cell division, mitosis, cytokinesis, the cytoskeleton
 
F. Loreto
Rome, Italy
E-mail: francesco.loreto@cnr.it
Chlorophyll fluorescence, climate change, isoprenoids, photosynthesis, respiration, stress physiology
 
Z.-B. Luo
Beijing, China
E-mail: luozbbill@163.com
Ecophysiological and molecular responses of plants to abiotic stress (heavy metals, nutritions, salinity, drought)
 
A. Martinez - Medina
Leipzig, Germany
E-mail: ainhoa_martinez.medina@idiv.de
Mycorrhizal symbiosis, plant endophytes, plant-insect interactions, plant-microbe interactions, plant defenses, plant volatiles, metabolomics, transcriptomics, root-shoot communication
 
H.-P. Mock
Gatersleben, Germany
E-mail: mock@ipk-gatersleben.de
Biochemistry, secondary metabolism, natural products, oxidative stress, metabolomics, proteomics
 
G. Noctor
Orsay cedex, France
E-mail: graham.noctor@u-psud.fr
Oxidative stress, redox metabolism and signaling, antioxidants
 
H. Papen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
E-mail: hans.papen@online.de
Soil microbiology, biogeochemical cycles, plant-microbe interactions
 
M. Parepa
Tübingen, Germany
E-mail: madalin.parepa@uni-tuebingen.de
Plant ecology, evolutionary ecology, invasion biology, community ecology, biotic interactions
 
S. Pfautsch
Sydney, Australia
E-mail: s.pfautsch@westernsydney.edu.au
Plant-water relations, tree growth, hydraulic anatomy, climate extremes
 
Z.-X. Ren
Kunming, China
E-mail: renzongxin@mail.kib.ac.cn
Floral trait evolution, plant reproduction, plant-pollinator interaction, plant breeding system, deceptive pollination, orchid conservation
 
M. Riederer
Würzburg, Germany
E-mail: riederer@botanik.uni-wuerzburg.de
Ecophysiology, biology of plant surfaces
 
J. F. Scheepens
Tübingen, Germany
E-mail: niek.scheepens@biologie.uni-tuebingen.de
Evolutionary ecology, population biology, phenotypic plasticity, adaptation to land use and climate
 
G. Scopece
Napoli, Italy
E-mail: giovanni.scopece@unina.it
Plant-animal interactions, pollinator-mediated selection, mating system evolution, plant speciation, plant hybridisation
 
J. P. Sparks
Ithaca, USA
E-mail: jps66@cornell.edu
Trace gas exchange, water relations, ozone effects, photosynthesis, xylem transport
 
M. Sugita
Nagoya, Japan
E-mail: sugita@gene.nagoya-u.ac.jp
Plastid and mitochondrial gene structure, gene expression in plastids and cyanobacteria
 
G. Thiel
Darmstadt, Germany
E-mail: thiel@bio.tu-darmstadt.de
Membrane transport, stomatal movement, signal transduction, Ca2+-metabolism, cell biology
 
X.-Q. Wang
Beijing, China
E-mail: xiaoq_wang@ibcas.ac.cn
Phylogenetics and speciation, molecular evolution, biogeography, gymnosperm evolution, DNA barcoding
 
J. Whelan
Bundoora, Australia
E-mail: J.Whelan@Latrobe.edu.au
Organelle biogenesis, protein targeting, interorganelle communication and co-ordination, gene expression, transcriptional regulation
 
U. Wittstock
Braunschweig, Germany
E-mail: u.wittstock@tu-bs.de
Secondary metabolism, natural products, chemical ecology, ecological biochemistry, plant defence
 
M. Zhou
Chengdu, China
E-mail: mhuazhou@imde.ac.cn
Biogeochemical cycles, trace gas exchange, plant-soil interactions
 
 
Editorial Office
Annette Schlierenkamp
UNI Freiburg
Institut für Forstwissenschaften
Professur für Baumphysiologie
Georges-Köhler Allee, Geb. 53/54
79085 Freiburg
Tel. +49 761-203-8300; Fax. + 49 761-203-8302
E-mail: annette.schlierenkamp@ctp.uni-freiburg.de