PeerJ launches PeerJ Open Advances in Plant Science: A new free to read, free to publish

A New Open Access journal dedicated to tackling the most pressing issues in plant science

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PeerJ has announced the launch of PeerJ Open Advances in Plant Science, a new Open Access journal dedicated to publishing research and commentary that addresses the most pressing challenges in the field of plant science. With a focus on equity, collaboration, and openness, the journal will eliminate financial barriers to publication and dissemination, making high-impact research and commentary accessible to all by being free to read and free to publish.

Editors-in-Chief Professors Ana Ribeiro-Barros and Luis Eguiarte lead the journal, supported by a global Editorial Board. The journal will publish impactful work that responds to one of the journal's Global Challenges, which are defined and owned by dedicated Associate Editors. Articles and contributors will be grouped by Global Challenge, building a corpus of research - and a community - that contributes to answering key questions and overcoming obstacles to completing that Challenge. Every research article will be accompanied by comprehensive peer-review reports and Impact Statements highlighting how the research addresses the journal’s Global Challenges.

Emphasizing the journal’s importance, Prof. Eguiarte said: “I have been an Academic Editor for PeerJ since 2014, and I am extremely excited to participate in this new series of journals. I deeply believe in the importance of open science and transparent peer review processes, avoiding cliques and mafias of power. I am particularly delighted to launch an open journal that will never charge for publishing; this can be a game-changer for scientists in poor countries of the Global South and elsewhere.”

The journal is now open for submissions and invites contributions from researchers who wish to address critical questions in the field of plant science.  Eliminating author fees will ensure that financial barriers don’t hinder the dissemination of critical research, meaning research with the potential to impact the world is available to everyone.

"The journal's aim is to provide a collaborative forum for new ideas, and to generate networks of researchers working on the most pressing questions in the field of plant research, to address challenges concerning topics of a global scale," said Stephen Johnson, Publishing Editor of the Open Advances series.

For more information, visit https://peerj.com/journals/openadv-plant