| The Plant Cell | |
| Cover: | The_Plant_Cell_cover.jpg |
| Abbreviation: | Plant Cell |
| Discipline: | Plant biology |
| Editor: | Blake Meyers |
| Publisher: | American Society of Plant Biologists |
| Country: | United States |
| History: | 1989–present |
| Frequency: | Monthly |
| Impact: | 12.085 |
| Impact-Year: | 2021 |
| Issn: | 1040-4651 |
| Eissn: | 1532-298X |
| Jstor: | 10404651 |
| Lccn: | 89646546 |
| Oclc: | 1065263829 |
| Website: | https://academic.oup.com/plcell |
| Link1: | https://academic.oup.com/plcell/advance-articles |
| Link1-Name: | Advance articles |
The Plant Cell is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal of plant sciences, especially the areas of cell and molecular biology, genetics, development, and evolution. It is published by the American Society of Plant Biologists. The editor-in-chief is Blake Meyers (Donald Danforth Plant Science Center).[1] The journal was established in 1989, with Robert (Bob) Goldberg (University of California, Los Angeles) as founding editor-in-chief.[2]
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2021 impact factor of 12.085.[3]
In October 2009, The Plant Cell introduced Teaching Tools in Plant Biology, a new online feature consisting of materials to help instructors teach plant biology courses. Each topic includes a short essay introducing the topic, with suggested further reading, and a PowerPoint lecture with handouts.
The following people are or have been editors-in-chief: