CALL FOR PAPERS
Plant Physiology® Focus Issue on Plant Systems Biology

Deadline for Submissions: October 1, 2009
Submit an article.
Plant Physiology is pleased to announce a Focus Issue on Plant Systems Biology to be published in February 2010. The issue will be edited by Jacques Joyard and Sheila McCormick. It will focus on many different aspects of plant science, ranging from collections of physiological data with quantified molecular parts lists (e.g., genes, expression levels, localizations) to abstract mathematical modeling of biological processes. This new Focus Issue aims to provide an update on the progress made in this field. Research articles that provide mechanistic insight into the regulation and function of complex systems in diverse areas of plant biology and/or interactions of plants with other organisms will be considered.

Authors interested in contributing should indicate this in their cover letter when submitting papers online. Please select “Plant Systems Biology (February 2010)” from the Focus Issue list in the online submission system. Articles published within 2 years before and after the Focus Issue will be considered for inclusion in an online Focus Collection of articles relevant to the focus topic (see an editorial about Focus Collections).

Contact Jacques Joyard or Sheila McCormick for more information.

The American Society of Plant Biologists has published The Arabidopsis Book (TAB) as a free online compendium since 2002. ASPB is providing funds for the production of TAB as a public service.

Founded by Chris Somerville and Elliot Meyerowitz, TAB now has nearly 60 chapters online. In 2007, TAB received close to 100,000 full-text downloads.

The current editorial board is working hard to continue TAB’s ongoing expansion:

Rob Last (Editor-in-Chief), Michigan State University
Caren Chang, University of Maryland
Georg Jander, Boyce Thompson Institute
Dan Kliebenstein, University of California, Davis
Rob McClung, Dartmouth College
Harvey Millar, University of Western Australia

The board is overseeing all new content development as well as updates to existing chapters to keep TAB the most comprehensive and current work on Arabidopsis.

Click here to see a list of new chapters.

Attention Plant Biologists and Agricultural Scientists in Developing Countries!

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