Trends in Plant Sciences

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Trends in Plant Science (PLANTS; ISSN 1360-1385) is a monthly review journal that is one of fourteen Trends titles in the life sciences published by Elsevier. PLANTS is aimed at those working in plant science or in related specialist areas and provides instant overview of current thinking for students, academic, industrial and applied scientists who want to keep up with the latest developments in plant science.

Launched in 1996, the magazine style of PLANTS – short articles on topical advances – carries on the Trends formula, first introduced in Trends in Biochemical Sciences in 1976. PLANTS was launched on the back of a new momentum in plant science research that has carried on into the 21st century – the genome sequencing of model organisms (i.e. Arabidopsis thaliana), which initiated a better understanding of fundamental processes in plants and other organisms. PLANTS rapidly gained popularity and remains among the most highly cited journals within plant science.

The format of PLANTS consists of two main article types: mini-review style Reviews, and Opinion articles, which are the same length as the Reviews, but with greater scope for hypothesis and personal perspective. Both article types are written in an accessible style by leading researchers, and aim to cover advances in understanding and emerging themes within plant science. Shorter news-style Research Focus articles are also occasionally included.

Topics covered include:
• Plant growth and development
• Developmental genetics and evolution
• Genome studies and molecular genetics
• Molecular cell biology
• Biotechnology
• Cell signalling and gene regulation
• Physiology and metabolism
• Nutrition
• Water relations and gas exchange
• Biotic interactions and symbiosis
• Pathology and stress physiology
• Population genetics and ecology