Journal of Integrative Plant Biology (JIPB) is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal that reports the latest discoveries in plant biology. Established in 1952 and sponsored by Botanical Society of China and Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, it is one of the leading academic journals in China.

    The journal publishes articles in 3 categories: invited reviews, new technologies and full-length research articles. The invited reviews intend to bring our readers the latest scientific news and development in the field while the new technologies category describes new and improved methods and research tools in plant biology. The research articles explore basic biological questions through reproducible experimental design, using genetic, biochemical, cell and molecular biological methods and statistical analyses.

    First-class manuscript handling and rapid turnaround time for submitted papers is guaranteed. The journal seeks to reach a wider international audience, and welcomes plant scientists from all over the world to submit manuscripts. All accepted papers will be given immediate exposure on the journal's home page. Authors may submit color photographs for consideration of front cover illustration, and in return, if accepted, the authors will receive free offprints with color cover without additional costs.

    JIPB is currently available in over 7,800 libraries worldwide and indexed by 66 databases such as PubMed, SCI, CA, BA and BIOSIS. The journal has an extensive Open Access initiative, which provides free online access to many of the articles published in JIPB - for details see Open Access policy page.

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Former Chief Editor(s), Associate Editor(s), Honorary Chief Editor(s) and Executive Editor for JIPB

1952
Chief Editor: Shih-wei Loo

1954
Chief Editor: Cheng-hou Lou

1959
Chief Editor: Sung-shu Chien
Associate Editor: Chin-yueh Chang

1979
Chief Editor: Cheng Tsui
Associate Editor: Zheng-Li Li

1987
Chief Editor: Fu-hsiung Wang
Associate Editor: Zheng-Li Li

1996
Chief Editor: Xin-Shi Zhang
Associate Editors: Ting-Yun Kuang, Zhi-Qing Zhu, Zheng-Li Li, Chang-Fu Li and Zhang-Liang Chen

1999
Honorary Chief Editors: Ting-Yun Kuang and Xin-Shi Zhang
Chief Editor: He-Chun Ye
Associate Editors: Ming Dong, Song Ge, Chang-Fu Li, Jin-Xing Lin, Wei-Hua Wu and Yu-Xian Zhu

2004
Honorary Chief Editors: Ting-Yun Kuang and Xin-Shi Zhang
Chief Editor: Xing-Guo Han
Associate Editors: Ming Dong, Song Ge, Chang-Fu Li, Jin-Xing Lin, Wei-Hua Wu, Yu-Xian Zhu and Jin-Zhong Cui

2005
Chief Editors: Xing-Guo Han and Hong Ma
Associate Editors (In alphabetical order): Xiao-Ya Chen, Kang Chong, Jin-Zhong Cui, Xingwang Deng, Ming Dong, Xinnian Dong, Chief Editors: Xing-Guo Han and Hong Ma
Executive Editor: Chun-Ming Liu
Associate Editors (In alphabetical order): Xiao-Ya Chen, Kong Chong, Jin-Zhong Cui, Xingwang Deng, Ming Dong, Xinnian Dong, Jing-Yun Fang, Song Ge, Hong-Ya Gu, De-An Guo, Hong-Wen Huang, Ning Li, Jin-Xing Lin, Cong-Ming Lu, Ke-Ping Ma, Su-Hua Shi, Ren-Xiang Tan, Wei-Hua Wu, Yong-Biao Xue, Da-Yong Zhang, Yu-Xian Zhu

2008
Chief Editors: Xing-Guo Han and Hong Ma
Executive Editor: Chun-Ming Liu
Associate Editors (In alphabetical order): Roberto Bassi, Clive Lloyd, William J. Lucas, Klaus Palme and Rowan Sage

2009
Chief Editors: Chun-Ming Liu
Associate Editors (In alphabetical order): Roberto Bassi, Clive Lloyd, William J. Lucas, Klaus Palme, Li-Jia Qu, Rowan Sage and Weicai Yang