The Plant Cell (eISSN 1531-298X), is published monthly (one volume per year) by the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB). The journal is produced by Sheridan Journal Services, Waterbury, VT.Within three years of its initial publication in 1989, The Plant Cell ranked first in impact among journals publishing primary research in the plant sciences. It has continued to maintain this standard of excellence ever since.The Plant Cell publishes novel research of special significance in plant biology, especially in the areas of cellular biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics, development, and evolution. The primary criteria for publication are that the article provides new insight that is of broad interest to plant biologists, not only to specialists, and that the presentation of results is appropriate for a wide audience of plant biologists.The Plant Cell was founded on four key tenets: (1) to publish the most exciting, cutting-edge research in plant cellular and molecular biology, (2) to provide the most rapid turnaround time possible for reviewing and publishing a research paper, (3) to feature the highest quality reproduction of data, and (4) to provide, in the front section of the journal, a more interactive format for commentaries, opinion pieces, and the exchange of information and ideas in review articles, meeting reports, and insightful overviews of featured research papers.

《植物細胞》(eISSN 1531-298X)由美國植物生物學家協會(ASPB)每月出版一期。本刊由佛蒙特州沃特伯里市謝里丹期刊服務公司出版。1989年，《植物細胞》創刊三年內，在發表植物科學主要研究成果的期刊中，其影響力排名第一。從那以后，它一直保持著這種卓越的標準。植物細胞發表在植物生物學，特別是在細胞生物學、分子生物學、生物化學、遺傳學、發育和進化領域具有特殊意義的新研究。發表的主要標準是，這篇文章提供了植物生物學家廣泛感興趣的新見解，而不僅僅是專家感興趣，而且結果的呈現適合于植物生物學家的廣泛受眾。植物細胞有四個基本原則:(1)發布最激動人心,尖端研究植物細胞和分子生物學,(2)為評估提供最快速的周轉時間和發布一篇研究論文,(3)的最高品質的繁殖特性數據,和(4)來提供,在前面部分的雜志,更具交互性的格式進行評論,評論文章,和交換信息和觀點評論文章、會議報告,以及對專題研究論文的精辟綜述。