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期刊名称：TROPICAL PLANT BIOLOGY
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
Tropical Plant Biology
Co-Editor-in-Chief: P.H. Moore; R. Ming; P. Arruda
ISSN: 1935-9756 (print version)
ABOUT THIS JOURNAL
- Covers rapidly advancing aspects of tropical plant biology
- Topics include physiology, evolution, development, cellular and molecular biology, genetics, genomics, genomic ecology, and molecular breeding
- Reports significant advances in all aspects of tropical plant biology
Tropical Plant Biology covers rapidly advancing aspects of tropical plant biology including physiology, evolution, development, cellular and molecular biology, genetics, genomics, genomic ecology, and molecular breeding. It presents articles of original research and review articles and publishes occasional special issues focused on a single tropical crop species or breakthrough.
Tropical Plant Biology fills a void in current publications; it is the singular, major journal specifically aimed at reporting advances in the science of all tropical plant related fields. It is a repository of knowledge intended for use by geneticists, physiologists, agronomists, breeders, other scientists, and managers to develop improved plants and practices to increase crop productivity and utilization.
Praise for Tropical Plant Biology
Michael Freeling, Professor, University of California, Berkeley, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, USA
"So much of evolutionary innovation happened in the tropics, and is still happening. In plants, so often the basal genera of successful lineages-- the out-groups-- are represented today by a few tropical species, and understanding these is necessary to understand origins, and the biological meanings within our ever-growing sequence databases. Additionally, there are so many economically important tropical species. It is my pleasure to endorse the niche journal Tropical Plant Biology as a timely and useful addition to our biology journals and the Springer family. The leadership of Ray Ming and Paul Moore, co Editors-in-Chief should ensure high quality at the launch. I'm looking forward to pointing my browser at Tropical Plant Biology."
Steven D. Tanksley, Professor, Cornell University, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, USA
“Tropical species represent a major part of agricultural and international trade. As genomic sequencing and the tools of genomics spread to tropical species, there will be the need for a high quality journal to handle the many reports that will be forthcoming. Tropical Plant Biology is posed to fill this niche and should thus be highly successful.”
Related subjects » Animal Sciences - Ecology - Plant Sciences
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Instructions to Authors
Tropical Plant Biology
Editors-in-Chief
Paul H. Moore, USDA-ARS, Pacific Basin Agriculture Research Center, Aiea, HI 96701 USA
Ray Ming, Department of Plant Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
Manuscript Submission
All manuscripts should be submitted using the journal’s online manuscript submission system. The Journal is committed to a rapid editorial review process and will inform authors of the status of their manuscript as quickly as possible.
Springer is pleased to offer to authors, editors and reviewers of Tropical Plant Biology the option to use the fully web-enabled online manuscript submission and review system. Our online manuscript submission and review system offers authors the option to track in real time the progress of the review process of their manuscripts.
Tropical Plant Biology's online manuscript and review system offers easy and straightforward log-i n and submission procedures. It supports a wide range of submission file formats, including: Word, WordPerfect, RTF, TXT, TIFF, GIF, JPEG, EPS, PDS, LaTeX2E, TeX, Postscript, PICT, Excel, Tar, Zip and PowerPoint.
PDF is not an acceptable file format.
Authors should follow the regular instructions for authors when preparing their manuscripts (see below).
The journal only accepts manuscripts written in English. British or American English spelling and terminology may be used, but either should be followed consistently throughout the article. Please double-space all materials, including notes and references.
Upon submission, authors will be prompted to sign a form for Consent to Publish and Transfer of Copyrights. This form must be completed for a submission to reach publication.
Manuscripts should be submitted to:
Manuscript Presentation
The characteristics and requirements of research papers and reviews published in Tropical Plant Biology are listed below.
Research Papers. Reports of new research results that significantly advanced our knowledge in a particular area. There is no fixed limit on the length of full-length research articles but a concise presentation is expected.
Reviews. New concepts or methods that may be applied to plant systems or new developments in research. Reviews may identify areas of plant sciences that appear to be appropriate for molecular analyses. Please consult the editor or a member of the editorial board in advance of submission.
Number the pages consecutively with the first page containing:
- Running head (shortened title)
- Article type
- Title
- Author(s)
- Affiliation(s)
- Full address for correspondence, including telephone and fax number and e-mail address
- Abstract and Key Words
Please provide a short abstract of 100 to 250 words. The abstract should not contain any undefined abbreviations or unspecified references. Please provide 5 key words or short phrases in alphabetical order.
- Abbreviations
Abbreviations and their explanations should be collected in a list. Abbreviations should be explained at first occurrence.
- Symbols and Units
Metric units and Celsius (Centigrade) temperatures should be used for all measurements. SI units should be used throughout.
- Nomenclature
Chemical and biochemical
Names of chemical compounds follow the Chemical Abstracts (Chemical Abstract Service, Ohio State University, Columbus) and its indexes.
Biochemical terminology, including abbreviations and symbols, follows the recommendations of the IUPAC−IUB Commission on Biochemical Nomenclature.
Enzyme activity in units follows the Enzyme Nomenclature (Academic Press, 1979).
Taxonomical
Binary nomenclature: names of genera and higher categories may be used alone.
Genetic
Application of the term phenotype and genotype should be in accordance with Demerec et al. (Genetics 54: 61−74, 1966).
For summaries of the abbreviations, consult Journal of Bacteriology, Instructions to Authors.
TEXT, arranged in the order:
1) INTRODUCTION - Give background information strictly on the subject. Summarize the rationale for the study or observation. Clearly state the purpose of the article.
2) RESULTS - Present your data in a logical sequence starting with a short description of the incentive of the experiment, followed by a description of the results, if appropriate in the form of tables or figures. Do not repeat in the text all the data in the tables and/or illustrations; emphasize or summarize only important observations.
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Figures and Tables
ALL FIGURES, whether photographs, graphs, or diagrams, should be numbered consecutively. If figures are created electronically, please see Guidelines for Electronically Produced Figures for Print. Line drawings should be supplied as clear black and white drawings suitable for reproduction. All lines should be of uniform thickness. Letters and numbers should be of professional quality and proper dimensions. All figures submitted should allow for high quality reproduction at a same size permitting direct printing (with no reduction), usually 12.7 by 17.3 cm (5 by 7 inches) but no larger than 20.3 by 25.4 cm (8 by 10 inches). The publisher reserves the right to reduce figures. Micrographs have an internal magnification marker; the magnification should also be stated in the legend. If photographs of persons are used, either the subjects must not be identifiable or their pictures must be accompanied by written permission to use the photograph. Please note that Publisher cannot return original art to authors
Guidelines for electronically produced illustrations for print
GENERAL
- Send figures separately from the text (i.e. files should not be integrated with text files).
VECTOR (line) GRAPHICS
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- Suitable drawing program: Adobe Illustrator. For simple line art the following drawing programs are also acceptable: Corel Draw, Freehand, Canvas
- No rules narrower than .25 pt.
- No gray screens paler than 15% or darker than 60%.
- Screens meant to be differentiated from one another must differ by at least 15%.
SPREADSHEET/PRESENTATION GRAPHICS
Most presentation programs (Excel, PowerPoint, Freelance) produce data that cannot be stored in an EPS format. Therefore graphics produced by these programs cannot be used to print.
HALFTONE FIGURES
- Black & white and color figures should be saved in TIFF and EPS formats.
- Figures should be created using Adobe Photoshop whenever possible.
SCANS
- Scanned reproductions of black and white photographs should be provided as 300 ppi TIFF files.
- Scanned color figures should be provided as TIFF files scanned at the minimum of 300 ppi with a 24-bit color depth.
- Line art should be provided as TIFF files at 600 ppi.
- We do prefer having the original art as our printers have drum scanners, which allow for better reproduction of critical medical halftones.
GRAPHICS QUALITY
If you are submitting electronic graphics that you have scanned, be prepared to send the hard copy originals upon request. While the electronic files you have created are satisfactory for the review process, they may not be of sufficient quality for printing. This also holds true for files created in low-resolution graphics environments such as MS PowerPoint, etc.
GRAPHICS FROM VIDEOS
Separate files should be prepared for the frames from a video that are to be printed in the journal. When preparing these files you should follow the same rules as listed under Halftone Figures.
MULTIMEDIA ARTICLE AND DYNAMIC MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS (I.E. STREAMING VIDEOS)
Multimedia articles are papers where the heart of the article is the video and, generally, only an abstract and references are included. Dynamic articles are regular articles with video(s) included as electronic supplementary material.
Upon submission of multimedia or dynamic articles, the author(s) will be required to submit the video in the following format:
- For multimedia articles, video clips should not exceed 9 minutes. For dynamic articles, video clips should not exceed 3 minutes and each manuscript should not contain more than 3 video clips.
- Multimedia file for review and submission: MPEG-1 file with the largest frame size (usually 320 x 240 pixels) that will fit on a CD and will be playable on a Windows-based computer.
- The content of these files must be identical to that reviewed and accepted by the editors of the In Vitro Plant and Animal Journals.
- All narration should be in English.
- There should be a “manuscript” submitted with the video that includes a title page, abstract and key words, as well as references if needed.
DYNAMIC MANUSCRIPT:
A dynamic manuscript is a print article with imbedded video material. Up to 3 (one minute maximum each) videos per manuscript submission will be accepted. Make sure to note in your manuscript the placement of the video clips. All standard instructions for manuscript and video submission should be followed for a dynamic manuscript submission.
EACH TABLE should be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals. Footnotes to tables should be indicated by lower-case superscript letters. If you use data from another published or unpublished source, obtain permission and acknowledge fully.
Section Headings
First-, second-, third-, and fourth-order headings should be clearly distinguishable but not numbered.
Appendices and Supplementary Material
- Authors who wish to publish electronic supplementary material to their article (Excel files, images, audio/video files) are requested to submit these with their manuscript via our online submission system.
Notes
- Please use footnotes rather than endnotes. Notes should be indicated by consecutive superscript numbers in the text. A source reference note should be indicated by means of an asterisk after the title. This note should be placed at the bottom of the first page.
Cross-Referencing
- In the text, a reference identified by means of an author's name should be followed by the date of the reference in parentheses and page number(s) where appropriate. When there are more than two authors, only the first author's name should be mentioned, followed by ‘et al.'. In the event that an author cited has had two or more works published during the same year, the reference, both in the text and in the reference list, should be identified by a lower case letter like `a' and `b' after the date to distinguish the works.
Examples:
- Winograd (1986, p. 204)
(Winograd, 1986a,b)
(Winograd, 1986; Flores et al., 1988)
(Bullen and Bennett, 1990
Acknowledgements
References
References should be formatted alphabetically by author.
1. Journal article:
Smith J, Jones M Jr, Houghton L et al (1999) Future of health insurance. N Engl J Med 965:325–329
2. Inclusion of issue number (optional):
Saunders DS (1976) The biological clock of insects. Sci Am 234(2):114–121
3. Journal issue with issue editor:
Smith J (ed) (1998) Rodent genes. Mod Genomics J 14(6):126–233
4. Journal issue with no issue editor:
Mod Genomics J (1998) Rodent genes. Mod Genomics J 14(6):126–233
5. Book chapter:
Brown B, Aaron M (2001) The politics of nature. In: Smith J (ed) The rise of modern genomics, 3rd edn. Wiley, New York
6. Book, authored:
South J, Blass B (2001) The future of modern genomics. Blackwell, London
7. Book, edited:
Smith J, Brown B (eds) (2001) The demise of modern genomics. Blackwell, London
8. Chapter in a book in a series without volume titles:
Schmidt H (1989) Testing results. In: Hutzinger O (ed) Handbook of environmental chemistry, vol 2E. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg New York, p 111
9. Chapter in a book in a series with volume title:
Smith SE (1976) Neuromuscular blocking drugs in man. In: Zaimis E (ed) Neuromuscular junction. Handbook of experimental pharmacology, vol 42. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg New York, pp593–660
10. Proceedings as a book (in a series and subseries):
Zowghi D et al (1996) A framework for reasoning about requirements in evolution. In: Foo N, Goebel R (eds) PRICAI'96: topics in artificial intelligence. 4th Pacific Rim conference on artificial intelligence, Cairns, August 1996. Lecture notes in computer science (Lecture notes in artificial intelligence), vol 1114. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg New York, p 157
11. Proceedings with an editor (without a publisher):
Aaron M (1999) The future of genomics. In: Williams H (ed) Proceedings of the genomic researchers, Boston, 1999
12. Proceedings without an editor (without a publisher):
Chung S-T, Morris RL (1978) Isolation and characterization of plasmid deoxyribonucleic acid from Streptomyces fradiae. In: Abstracts of the 3rd international symposium on the genetics of industrial microorganisms, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 4–9 June 1978
13. Paper presented at a conference:
Chung S-T, Morris RL (1978) Isolation and characterization of plasmid deoxyribonucleic acid from Streptomyces fradiae. Paper presented at the 3rd international symposium on the genetics of industrial microorganisms, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 4–9 June 1978
14. Patent:
Name and date of patent are optional
Norman LO (1998) Lightning rods. US Patent 4,379,752, 9 Sept 1998
15. Dissertation:
Trent JW (1975) Experimental acute renal failure. Dissertation, University of California
16. Institutional author (book):
International Anatomical Nomenclature Committee (1966) Nomina anatomica. Excerpta Medica, Amsterdam
17. Non-English publication cited in an English publication:
Wolf GH, Lehman P-F (1976) Atlas der Anatomie, vol 4/3, 4th edn. Fischer, Berlin. [NB: Use the language of the primary document, not that of the reference for "vol" etc.!]
18. Non-Latin alphabet publication:
The English translation is optional.
Marikhin VY, Myasnikova LP (1977) Nadmolekulyarnaya struktura polimerov (The supramolecular structure of polymers). Khimiya, Leningrad
19. Published and In press articles with or without DOI:
19.1 In press
Wilson M et al (2006) References. In: Wilson M (ed) Style manual. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg New York (in press)
19.2. Article by DOI (with page numbers)
Slifka MK, Whitton JL (2000) Clinical implications of dysregulated cytokine production. J Mol Med 78:74–80. DOI 10.1007/s001090000086
19.3. Article by DOI (before issue publication with page numbers)
Slifka MK, Whitton JL (2000) Clinical implications of dysregulated cytokine production. J Mol Med (in press). DOI 10.1007/s001090000086
19.4. Article in electronic journal by DOI (no paginated version)
Slifka MK, Whitton JL (2000) Clinical implications of dysregulated cytokine production. Dig J Mol Med. DOI 10.1007/s801090000086
20. Internet publication/Online document
Doe J (1999) Title of subordinate document. In: The dictionary of substances and their effects. Royal Society of Chemistry.Available via DIALOG. http://www.rsc.org/dose/title of subordinate document. Cited 15 Jan 1999
20.1. Online database
Healthwise Knowledgebase (1998) US Pharmacopeia, Rockville. http://www.healthwise.org. Cited 21 Sept 1998
Supplementary material/private homepage
Doe J (2000) Title of supplementary material.
http://www.privatehomepage.com. Cited 22 Feb 2000
University site
Doe J (1999) Title of preprint. http://www.uni-heidelberg.de/mydata.html. Cited 25 Dec 1999
FTP site
Doe J (1999) Trivial HTTP, RFC2169. ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2169.txt. Cited 12 Nov 1999
Organization site
ISSN International Centre (1999) Global ISSN database. http://www.issn.org. Cited 20 Feb 2000
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Editorial Board
Editors-in-Chief:
Dr. Paul H. Moore
Hawaii Agriculture Research Center
P.O. Box 100
Kunia, HI 96759
TEL: (808) 621-1211
FAX: 808-621-1399
Email: pmoore@harc-hspa.com
Dr. Ray Ming
Department of Plant Biology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
148 ERML, MC-051
1201 W. Gregory Drive
Urbana, IL 60801
TEL: 217-333-1221
Fax: 217-244-1336
Email: rming@life.uiuc.edu
Dr. Paulo Arruda
Department of Genetics
State University of Campinas
Institute Of Biology
Campinas, SP 13083
Brazil
TEL: 55-19-3521137
FAX: 55-19-35211089
Email: parruda@unicamp.br
Advisory Board:
Dr. Roger N. Beachy, President
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, USA
Dr. David Hoisington, Director
International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), India
Dr. Richard Jorgensen
University of Arizona, USA
Dr. Don Ort
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Dr. Peter H. Raven, President
Missouri Botanical Garden, USA
Editorial Board:
Dr. Ramesh K. Aggarwal
Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, India
Molecular & Cellular Biology
Dr. Elizabeth A. Ainsworth
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Plant Response to Global Climate Change
Dr. Alan C. Andrade
Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Brasil
Coffee Genomics
Dr. Jose Luis Araus
Maize Improvement Program, CIMMYT, Kenya
Maize Physiology
Dr. Paulo Arruda
Centro de Biologia Molecular e Engenharia Genética, Brazil
Molecular Biology & Genetics
Dr. Robert Birch
The University of Queensland, Australia
Botany
Dr. James A. Birchler
University of Missouri, USA
Molecular Biology
Dr. Graham Bonnett
CSIRO, Queensland, Australia
Sugarcane Breeding
Dr. Frikkie Botha
South African Sugarcane Research Institute, South Africa
Biochemistry
Dr. Mike Butterfield
Sugarcane Discovery Breeding, Monsanto, Campinas, Brazil
Genetic and Breeding
Dr. Hongwei Cai
China Agricultural University, China
Rice Genomics, Forage Grass Genetics and Genomics
Dr. Yuval Cohen
Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Israel
Plant Molecular Physiology
Professor James Dale
Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Plant Biotechnology
Dr. Christopher W. Dick
University of Michigan, USA
Biogeography & Evolution
Marcelo C. Dornelas
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil
Evo-Devo, Plant Development, Plant Reproductive Biology
Dr. Paulo Ferreira
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Dr. Dmitry A. Filatov
University of Oxford, UK
Molecular Evolution, Plant Reproductive Biology
Dr. Jean-Christophe Glaszmann
CIRAD, France
Genetics & Genomics
Dr. Giorgio Graziosi
University of Trieste, Italy
Coffee Genomics
Dr. Wolfgang Gruneberg
CGIAR Potato Research Institute, Peru
Quantitative Genetics
Dr. Jeremy Harbinson
Wageningen University, the Netherlands
Photosynthesis
Dr. Desiree M. Hautea
University of the Philippines Los Baños, the Philippines
Genetics & Biotechnology
Dr. Robert Henry
University of Queensland, Australia
Dr. Scott A. Jackson
Purdue University, USA
Plant Genomics & Cytogenetics
Dr. Jiming Jiang
University of Wisconsin – Madison, USA
Molecular Cytogenetics
Dr. Ewald Komor
Universität Bayreuth, Germany
Plant Physiology/Membrane Transport
Dr. Philippe Lashermes
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), France
Coffee Genetics, Comparative Genomics & Genome Evolution
Dr. James H. Leebens-Mack
University of Georgia, USA
Plant Systematics, Plant-pollinator Coevolution, Evolutionary Genomics
Dr. John Manners
CSIRO Plant Industry, Australia
Plant Pathology
Dr. Blake C. Meyers
University of Delaware, USA
Plant Biotechnology
Dr. Ioan Negrutiu
Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, France
Plant Reproductive Biology
Dr. Andrew Paterson
University of Georgia, USA
Genetics & Genomics
Dr. Robert E. Paull
University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA
Tropical Plant Biology
Dr. Yin-Long Qiu
University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, USA
Evolution & Systematics
Dr. Takuji Sasaki
National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Japan
Rice Genomics
Dr. Samuel Sai-ming Sun
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
Rice Biotechnology & Molecular Biology
Dr. Gail Taylor
University of Southampton, UK
Plant Genomics & Renewable Energy
Dr. Luiz Gonzaga E. Vieira
Instituto Agronomic de Parana, Brazil
Coffee Genetics and Breeding
Dr. Boris Vyskot
The Czech Academy of Science, The Czech Republic
Molecular Cytogenetics and Plant Reproductive Biology
Dr. Rod A. Wing
University of Arizona – Tucson, USA
Plant Genomics
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