The Plant Cell in the new age of scientific publishing

The Plant Cell is a premier venue for publication of your best research in plant biology. With a new Editor-in-Chief on board, this year brings many changes to publication and the peer review process. As an online-only journal, there is a flat fee for publication, which includes post-review scientific editing and full color images for technical conformity and visually aesthetic presentation of your data. An expanded board of scientific editors who are encouraged to solicit reviews from a broader community of researchers offers the authors expert review and guidance. The pre-review process involving at least two editors enables expedited decisions so that full-review is restricted to the papers deemed most likely to be approved after peer-review. A post-review discussion between reviewers and multiple editors prior to rendering a decision to the author ensures fair and scholarly appreciation of the authors work. We will make suggestions on how to take advantage of the true peer-review process of The Plant Cell to ensure that your work is reviewed and appreciated by the most appropriate audience. We will also inform you of new initiatives at the journal and what we are doing to advertise your work to the broader community (http://www.plantcell.org/content/27/2/303.full).