Edited By: Johnathan Napier
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About this journal
Plant Biotechnology Journal (PBJ) is an open access journal publishing high-impact original research and incisive reviews with an emphasis on molecular plant sciences and their applications through plant biotechnology. It is published by Wiley in collaboration with the Society for Experimental Biology (SEB) and the Association of Applied Biologists (AAB). PBJ's current Impact Factor is 13.8 and current CiteScore is 19.2.
Introducing the Editor-in-Chief for Plant Biotechnology Journal (PBJ)
Johnathan Napier is PBJ's Editor-in-Chief. Johnathan has been an Editor on PBJ since 2014, first as an Associate Editor and then as a Senior Editor.
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Johnathan is a leading pioneer in plant biotechnology and an advocate for the power of GM plants to deliver for the public good. He has made key discoveries in understanding the biosynthesis of omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (aka, omega-3 fish oils). Johnathan is also a passionate advocate for both the science and the impact (more sustainable aquaculture, better human nutrition) of his GM omega-3 project, and engaged in many public and media activities. We are excited to see what Johnathan will bring to the Editor-in-Chief role. |
We are also pleased to introduce Shuangxia Jin as PBJ's Executive Editor. Jin has been an Associate Editor and a Senior Editor on PBJ since 2018. In addition, he has worked to increase PBJ's visibility and influence in China and has established the highly successful PBJ WeChat account.
Reasons to publish with Plant Biotechnology Journal
- Dedicated reviewers and editors to ensure a high standard, rigorous peer review or your article.
- High Impact Factor and currently ranks #3 among plant science journals publishing original research. Plant Biotechnology Journal ranks first amongst open access plant science journals.
- Broad dissemination with articles attracting high Altmetric scores.
- Open Access: fully compliant with open access mandates, articles are published under Creative Commons license and authors are the copyright holder.
- As an open access journal your research will be accessible globally without restriction. Our author centre provides promotional tools to help you maximise the impact of your article.
Science with Impact
Scientists with Impact
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Articles
E3 ubiquitin ligase TaSDIR1-4A activates membrane-bound transcription factor TaWRKY29 to positively regulate drought resistance
-  29 November 2023
Targeted knockout of early nodulin-like 3 (MusaENODL3) gene in banana reveals its function in resistance to Xanthomonas wilt disease
-  28 November 2023
ZmELF6‐ZmPRR37 module regulates maize flowering and salt response
-  27 November 2023
A dual‐subcellular localized β‐glucosidase confers pathogen and insect resistance without a yield penalty in maize
-  27 November 2023
The following is a list of the most cited articles based on citations published in the last three years, according to CrossRef.
Characterization of polyploid wheat genomic diversity using a high‐density 90 000 single nucleotide polymorphism array
-  787-796
-  20 March 2014
ARGOS8 variants generated by CRISPR-Cas9 improve maize grain yield under field drought stress conditions
-  207-216
-  21 July 2016
Engineering canker-resistant plants through CRISPR/Cas9-targeted editing of the susceptibility gene CsLOB1 promoter in citrus
-  1509-1519
-  29 March 2017
The heat‐shock protein/chaperone network and multiple stress resistance
-  405-414
-  10 November 2016
Low‐gluten, nontransgenic wheat engineered with CRISPR/Cas9
-  902-910
-  18 September 2017
Characterization of polyploid wheat genomic diversity using a high‐density 90 000 single nucleotide polymorphism array
- Plant Biotechnology Journal
-  787-796
-  20 March 2014
ARGOS8 variants generated by CRISPR-Cas9 improve maize grain yield under field drought stress conditions
- Plant Biotechnology Journal
-  207-216
-  21 July 2016
Engineering canker-resistant plants through CRISPR/Cas9-targeted editing of the susceptibility gene CsLOB1 promoter in citrus
- Plant Biotechnology Journal
-  1509-1519
-  29 March 2017