Ten reasons to publish in Plant Genetic Resources

1. First published in 2003; Plant Genetic Resources is a leading international peer-reviewed journal that covers many diverse topics related to the conservation, characterization, evaluation, and utilization of plant genetic resources. The journal is owned by the UK National Institute of Agricultural Botany and published by Cambridge University Press (CUP), a not-for-profit publisher supporting the plant sciences research community. The policy of Plant Genetic Resources and CUP is that there will be no barriers to publishing through lack of funding

2. Plant Genetic Resources is overseen by a prestigious Editorial Board of subject experts from around the world. The editors always provide constructive feedback to authors, especially early career researchers, to help improve the impact and quality of their manuscripts

3. Plant Genetic Resources publishes a variety of article types ranging from research articles to short communications and critical reviews.

4. Plant Genetic Resources performs a high-quality peer-review process which prioritises author service and academic rigour. The journal uses a single anonymous peer review model with an average turnaround time of 21 days to first decision.

5. Copyright terms and conditions are some of the most lenient in the industry. Copyright ownership remains unchanged, and authors retain many non-transferable rights regarding the re-use of their article.

6. Articles are published online in FirstView ahead of issue allocation. All articles are indexed by abstract and indexing services such as the Web of Science and Scopus.

7. All articles accepted in Plant Genetic Resources will be published open access. Articles can be published open access at no cost to their authors if their research organisation has an open access publishing agreement with Cambridge University Press or is covered under our open equity initiative. There is no barriers to publishing in the journal through lack of funding. Please find our general open access F&Qs here. 

8. Plant Genetic Resources promotes and celebrates a diverse authorship. The journal regularly publishes special issues and online themed collections.

9. Cambridge University Press will support authors where appropriate with promoting their articles online via blog posts and social media to maximise their readership and impact.

10. Plant Genetic Resources is followed by a global community of plant scientists. Content published in the journal received around 45,000 downloads last year.