The 2011 JIPB Editorial Board Meeting, which coincided with the 2011 International Symposium on Integrative Plant Biology, was held at Lanzhou University, China, on August 26, 2011. Over thirty editors were in attenda...The 2011 JIPB Editorial Board Meeting, which coincided with the 2011 International Symposium on Integrative Plant Biology, was held at Lanzhou University, China, on August 26, 2011. Over thirty editors were in attendance for this extremely productive event （Figure 1）. The symposium, jointly organized by JIPB, Lanzhou University and four Chinese societies involved in plant science research, the Chinese Society for Cell Biology, Botanical Society of China, Genetics Society of China, and Chinese Society for Plant Physiology, drew nearly 400 participants from all over China and abroad.展开更多
JIPB＇s 2013 Editorial Board Meeting ReportOn July 4th, 2013, JIPB＇s Board Meeting was held in Lijiang, a scenic town in the Yunnan Province, China. The Board Meeting coincided with the 2013 International Symposium o...JIPB＇s 2013 Editorial Board Meeting ReportOn July 4th, 2013, JIPB＇s Board Meeting was held in Lijiang, a scenic town in the Yunnan Province, China. The Board Meeting coincided with the 2013 International Symposium on Integrative Plant Biology （July 5 to 7, 2013）, which was also organized by JIPB （Figures 1, 2）. The board meeting runs once in every two years. In total 37 editorial board members from 10 counties attended the meeting.展开更多
As a journal run entirely by scientists from the plant science community, JIPB has developed from a China-based national journal to an international one over the past decade. Serving as the JIPB Editor-in-Chief, I hav...As a journal run entirely by scientists from the plant science community, JIPB has developed from a China-based national journal to an international one over the past decade. Serving as the JIPB Editor-in-Chief, I have witnessed the gradual elevation of the journal in terms of publication quality and international visibilitv.展开更多
JIPB will discontinue the category"Letter to the Editor",and launch a new publication category,"Breakthrough Reports"from January 1,2019.These Breakthrough Reports will present especially exciting ...JIPB will discontinue the category"Letter to the Editor",and launch a new publication category,"Breakthrough Reports"from January 1,2019.These Breakthrough Reports will present especially exciting and original research findings with a high degree of novelty,representing breakthroughs in understanding important biological processes,with the potential to open new areas of investigation in the field of plant biology.展开更多
Online publication and online reading are gradually becoming routine for scientists and students. Most researchers now follow the scientific development in their expertise area through PubMed, Google Scholar, E-alert ...Online publication and online reading are gradually becoming routine for scientists and students. Most researchers now follow the scientific development in their expertise area through PubMed, Google Scholar, E-alert and Faculty 1000, etc. This in turn will bring changes to the way of scientific publishing. In JIPB＇s case, we have seen a sharp increase of the number of downloads and online subscriptions during the last couple of years, compared to a rather stable hardcopy subscription rate for the same period.展开更多
It is no exaggeration to say that 2012 was an eventful year. China has a new president, Xi Jinping, and the US re-elected Barack Obama. Gmail was ranked as the world＇s number one email service, and astronomers measur...It is no exaggeration to say that 2012 was an eventful year. China has a new president, Xi Jinping, and the US re-elected Barack Obama. Gmail was ranked as the world＇s number one email service, and astronomers measured light from the universe＇s first stars. JIPB has also undergone great transformative chan qes as we move forward into the new year.展开更多
Journal of Integrative Plant Biology that the journal will be eliminating （JIPB） is very pleased to announce all page charges for authors from February 1, 2012, for a period of 2 years. This will allow authors to pu...Journal of Integrative Plant Biology that the journal will be eliminating （JIPB） is very pleased to announce all page charges for authors from February 1, 2012, for a period of 2 years. This will allow authors to publish in JIPB in full color online and in black/white in print without any fee! For those authors who would like to publish color figures in print version, a small fee will still be applied. This will make your publication in JIPB a lot cheaper and easier. The ground-breaking decision was not made lightly, but we strongly believe that costs should not be a barrier to publish high quality scientific papers. This will make JIPB as very few exceptional free-to-publish plant science journals in the world.展开更多
The purpose of scientific journals is to serve as a public depository for research endeavors, allowing people to share research results and opinions with their peers. In the fast-developing modern world, various tools...The purpose of scientific journals is to serve as a public depository for research endeavors, allowing people to share research results and opinions with their peers. In the fast-developing modern world, various tools are available to evaluate the track record, or publication profile of a scientist. Pursuits to achieve research results that are published in the highest impact factor （IF） journals has often become the aim of the ＂game＂, Consequently, manipulating publications to obtain higher impact factors has also become the aim of game in some journals. However, at JIPB, we do things differently.展开更多
On January 1,2019,a well-planned changeover took place in the management of JIPB.On this date,professor zhizhong Gong at the China Agricultural University,and professor Kang Chong at the Institute of Botany,Chinese Ac...On January 1,2019,a well-planned changeover took place in the management of JIPB.On this date,professor zhizhong Gong at the China Agricultural University,and professor Kang Chong at the Institute of Botany,Chinese Academy of Sciences,assumed their roles as Co-Editorsin-Chief.Professor Wei-Hua Wu joined the JIPB board as Chief Scientific Advisor at the same date.For the past decade,we have guided JIPB,with the goal of providing our authors with professional guidance and mentorship and offering our readers access to important new findings,in order to advance knowledge in the plant sciences.展开更多
The annual editorial board meeting of JIPB, which this year coincided with the 2009 Integrative Plant Biology Symposium in the seaside town of Yantai, China, was recently concluded. Twenty-four editors attended the ve...The annual editorial board meeting of JIPB, which this year coincided with the 2009 Integrative Plant Biology Symposium in the seaside town of Yantai, China, was recently concluded. Twenty-four editors attended the very constructive meeting （Figure 1）. The symposium, partially sponsored by JIPB, attracted more than 300 participants from Chinese universities and research organizations.展开更多
Published on behalf of the Institute of Botany,the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Botanical Society of China.Journal of Integrative Plant Biology(JIPB,formerly Acta Botanica Sinica)is an international journal of ...Published on behalf of the Institute of Botany,the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Botanical Society of China.Journal of Integrative Plant Biology(JIPB,formerly Acta Botanica Sinica)is an international journal of plant sciences that publishes peer-reviewed papers insin categories:commentaries,reviews,breakthrough reports,new resources,new technologies,and research articles.展开更多
文摘The 2011 JIPB Editorial Board Meeting, which coincided with the 2011 International Symposium on Integrative Plant Biology, was held at Lanzhou University, China, on August 26, 2011. Over thirty editors were in attendance for this extremely productive event （Figure 1）. The symposium, jointly organized by JIPB, Lanzhou University and four Chinese societies involved in plant science research, the Chinese Society for Cell Biology, Botanical Society of China, Genetics Society of China, and Chinese Society for Plant Physiology, drew nearly 400 participants from all over China and abroad.
文摘JIPB＇s 2013 Editorial Board Meeting ReportOn July 4th, 2013, JIPB＇s Board Meeting was held in Lijiang, a scenic town in the Yunnan Province, China. The Board Meeting coincided with the 2013 International Symposium on Integrative Plant Biology （July 5 to 7, 2013）, which was also organized by JIPB （Figures 1, 2）. The board meeting runs once in every two years. In total 37 editorial board members from 10 counties attended the meeting.
文摘As a journal run entirely by scientists from the plant science community, JIPB has developed from a China-based national journal to an international one over the past decade. Serving as the JIPB Editor-in-Chief, I have witnessed the gradual elevation of the journal in terms of publication quality and international visibilitv.
文摘JIPB will discontinue the category"Letter to the Editor",and launch a new publication category,"Breakthrough Reports"from January 1,2019.These Breakthrough Reports will present especially exciting and original research findings with a high degree of novelty,representing breakthroughs in understanding important biological processes,with the potential to open new areas of investigation in the field of plant biology.
文摘Online publication and online reading are gradually becoming routine for scientists and students. Most researchers now follow the scientific development in their expertise area through PubMed, Google Scholar, E-alert and Faculty 1000, etc. This in turn will bring changes to the way of scientific publishing. In JIPB＇s case, we have seen a sharp increase of the number of downloads and online subscriptions during the last couple of years, compared to a rather stable hardcopy subscription rate for the same period.
文摘It is no exaggeration to say that 2012 was an eventful year. China has a new president, Xi Jinping, and the US re-elected Barack Obama. Gmail was ranked as the world＇s number one email service, and astronomers measured light from the universe＇s first stars. JIPB has also undergone great transformative chan qes as we move forward into the new year.
文摘Journal of Integrative Plant Biology that the journal will be eliminating （JIPB） is very pleased to announce all page charges for authors from February 1, 2012, for a period of 2 years. This will allow authors to publish in JIPB in full color online and in black/white in print without any fee! For those authors who would like to publish color figures in print version, a small fee will still be applied. This will make your publication in JIPB a lot cheaper and easier. The ground-breaking decision was not made lightly, but we strongly believe that costs should not be a barrier to publish high quality scientific papers. This will make JIPB as very few exceptional free-to-publish plant science journals in the world.
文摘The purpose of scientific journals is to serve as a public depository for research endeavors, allowing people to share research results and opinions with their peers. In the fast-developing modern world, various tools are available to evaluate the track record, or publication profile of a scientist. Pursuits to achieve research results that are published in the highest impact factor （IF） journals has often become the aim of the ＂game＂, Consequently, manipulating publications to obtain higher impact factors has also become the aim of game in some journals. However, at JIPB, we do things differently.
文摘On January 1,2019,a well-planned changeover took place in the management of JIPB.On this date,professor zhizhong Gong at the China Agricultural University,and professor Kang Chong at the Institute of Botany,Chinese Academy of Sciences,assumed their roles as Co-Editorsin-Chief.Professor Wei-Hua Wu joined the JIPB board as Chief Scientific Advisor at the same date.For the past decade,we have guided JIPB,with the goal of providing our authors with professional guidance and mentorship and offering our readers access to important new findings,in order to advance knowledge in the plant sciences.
文摘The annual editorial board meeting of JIPB, which this year coincided with the 2009 Integrative Plant Biology Symposium in the seaside town of Yantai, China, was recently concluded. Twenty-four editors attended the very constructive meeting （Figure 1）. The symposium, partially sponsored by JIPB, attracted more than 300 participants from Chinese universities and research organizations.
文摘Published on behalf of the Institute of Botany,the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Botanical Society of China.Journal of Integrative Plant Biology(JIPB,formerly Acta Botanica Sinica)is an international journal of plant sciences that publishes peer-reviewed papers insin categories:commentaries,reviews,breakthrough reports,new resources,new technologies,and research articles.
