Stars in Plant Cell Biology
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Cell Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 13361
Special Issue Editors
Interests: plant development; cell wall biophysics; cell–cell transport and callose: B-1,3 glucans; plasmodesmata
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Understanding how plant cells function continues to be an exciting and rapidly evolving field. Processes occurring at the cellular level control plant development, adaptation, environmental and physiological responses at the whole organism level. Progress has recently been made in dissecting plant cell structures, cell properties, cell environmental responses, developmental transitions and mechanisms of intercellular signalling, but many questions remain unanswered. Plant cell biology is increasingly interdisciplinary, combining insights from molecular biology, biochemistry, physiology, biophysics, computational biology and mathematics. As with all scientific areas, the plant cell biology community could benefit from widening participation of minority and low-represented groups to promote a further diversity of ideas.
In this Special Issue on “Stars in Plant Cell Biology”, we wish to highlight the contributions of early-career researchers and underrepresented minorities to this fascinating field. We invite research articles, short communications, and reviews on all aspects of plant cell biology of model or non-model systems. We welcome submissions from authors that identify with at least one of these three groups; 1) working in countries underrepresented in scientific publishing; 2) an early-career researcher (recently awarded PhD, postdoc, or within 5 years of first grant or first independent position); or 3) an underrepresented minority in your host country or in cell biology. Scientific excellence, research quality and significance will still be the main criteria for considering papers. Accepted papers will be published in an open access format and will attract a significant reduction in article processing charges.
Dr. Yoselin Benitez-Alfonso
Dr. Lisa Smith
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Plants is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices can be found here.
