Chief Editor
Tom Buckley (UC Davis)
Section Chief Editors
Kate McCulloh
Jeremy Beaulieu
Mary Heskel
Jean Burns
Amelie Gaudin
Colleen Doherty
F. Xavier Picó
Editor's Choice
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Why submit to AoB PLANTS?
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Review procedures
AoB PLANTS is committed to evaluating submitted manuscripts in a fair and transparent fashion and believes that the personal characteristics of authors should not influence how manuscripts are handled during the process.
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Open access publication charges
Our charge of £1,014 per published article is among the lowest levied by any open-access journal in the biological sciences. In addition, authors may be able to publish their paper open access using funds available through their institution’s agreement with OUP.
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Special Issues

Emerging Voices in Botany
AoB Plants is delighted to share the first edition of its new special issue series, Emerging Voices in Botany. This special issue series aims to provide a new platform for early career researchers, that highlights and celebrates their achievements as they emerge into the botany research community, with this first edition giving voice to nearly 20 early career researchers.
Browse the papersThe Ecology and Genetics of Population Differentiation in Plants
Explore the current special issue from AoB PLANTS which is guest edited by: Mohamed Abdelaziz, Antonio R. Castilla, and F. Xavier Picó.
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The role of seed dispersal in plant populations: perspectives and advances in a changing world
This special issue examines the current state of seed dispersal ecology, and identifies the collaborative research that is needed to fill the knowledge gaps in the field. The issue was guest-edited by Haldre S. Rogers, Noelle G. Beckman, and Clare Ellsworth Aslan.
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AoB PLANTS publishes regular special issues on key topics and developments in the field.
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Review Articles

The global distribution of bamboos: assessing correlates of introduction and invasion
By Susan Canavan, David M. Richardson, Vernon Visser, Johannes J. Le Roux, Maria S. Vorontsova, and John R. U. Wilson
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Host specificity in parasitic plants—perspectives from mistletoes
By Desale Y. Okubamichael, Megan E. Griffiths, and David Ward
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