- Submit Manuscript
- ISSN 2638-4469
- Open access · CC BY 4.0
Submit a Manuscript
Manuscripts are submitted to the Journal of Advances in Plant Biology through ManuscriptZone, the publisher’s online submission system. A simple submission form and the editorial office’s email address are also available.
Three routes are available, in this order of preference
Primary route
ManuscriptZone. The publisher’s online submission and review system. Register or sign in, choose the Journal of Advances in Plant Biology and upload the manuscript files.
Alternative route
Simple manuscript submission form. A single-page form that opens with the Journal of Advances in Plant Biology selected.
Assisted route: editorial email
info@openaccesspub.org. For authors who are unable to use either online route. Send the manuscript files with a cover letter to the editorial office.
Authors must use only one submission route for the same manuscript.
Submission checklist
Detailed requirements for each item are in the Instructions for Authors; the journal’s remit is described in the Aims and Scope.
Article types
JAPB publishes eight article types. Choose the closest type and state it in the cover letter; the requirements for each type are in the Instructions for Authors.
- Original Research
- Review
- Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Methods or Protocol
- Short Communication
- Data Note
- Commentary or Perspective
- Letter
Files and statements
- Manuscript file
- An editable file prepared for one of the eight article types above.
- Title page
- Title, authors, affiliations, ORCID iDs (recommended) and corresponding-author contact details.
- Double-blind request
- If requested, an anonymized reviewer manuscript, with identifying information in the title-page file or submission form.
- Ethics and permits
- Ethics approval, consent or a documented waiver, trial registration, collection permits and biosafety approvals, where applicable.
- Data
- For empirical research, a data-availability statement, with accession numbers for any new sequence or omics data. A protocol states where its data will be deposited; reviews, commentaries, perspectives and letters that report no new data need no statement.
- Reporting
- The completed reporting-guideline checklist for the study design, where applicable. Statistics and replication are reported where the article presents quantitative results; a protocol for a planned study gives its planned methods and analysis and needs no results or validation data.
- Declarations
- Author contributions, funding, conflicts of interest and any use of AI tools.
- Cover letter
- The article type, the relevance of the work to plant biology, confirmation that it is not under consideration elsewhere, and any preprint.
- Supplementary files
- Final versions, with permissions for any reused material.
What happens next
- Screening. The editorial office acknowledges the submission. All submissions undergo initial editorial screening, including a similarity check with Crossref Similarity Check. Manuscripts that meet the journal's scope and minimum requirements proceed to independent peer review.
- Peer review. Single-blind by default; double-blind review is available on request. Manuscripts that proceed to external peer review are normally evaluated by at least two independent subject-matter experts.
- Decision. Editorial decisions are based on scope, scientific quality, methodological rigor, ethical compliance, reporting quality, and relevance to the journal. Revised manuscripts include a point-by-point response to the reviewers.
- Acceptance. The article processing charge, USD 1,200 to USD 1,800 by article type, is payable only after acceptance; withdrawal after submission is subject to the journal’s withdrawal policy.
- Publication. Authors approve the proofs, and the article is published open access under CC BY 4.0 with a Crossref DOI. JAPB articles will be deposited in Portico for long-term preservation.
Submission questions
Is there a charge at submission?
No charge is made at submission. The article processing charge is payable only after acceptance; withdrawal after submission is subject to the journal’s withdrawal policy. Fee-relief inquiries are considered case by case; contact the editorial office before or at submission.
How do I request double-blind review?
State the request in the cover letter and supply an anonymized reviewer manuscript, with identifying information in the title-page file or submission form.
Can I submit a manuscript that has been posted as a preprint?
Yes. Cite the preprint and its DOI in the cover letter.
How do I ask to remove a submitted manuscript from consideration?
Write to the editorial office and wait for written confirmation before submitting the work elsewhere. Withdrawal after submission is subject to the journal’s withdrawal policy.
Questions about submitting
The editorial office answers questions about the submission routes, file preparation and the status of a manuscript.
- info@openaccesspub.org
- Publisher
- Open Access Pub, openaccesspub.org
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