Why not simply post your manuscript on your own or your Institute’s webserver, at minimal cost, fast and available to all? Following Annals of Botany’s decision to reduce our open access charges to be below those of the major on-line subject OA Journals, I have obviously been looking at the different ways Journals are funded [...]

A Plant Science Jounal is looking for a native English speaker to become Managing Editor – a terrific job for the right person involving both day-to-day management of the Journal and implementing strategic initiatives. The journal is published by OUP out of Japan .  The position (as a full or part-time staff member at OUP) would be particularly suitable [...]

Effects of cotyledon damage on fitness in <i>Medicago</i> Damage to cotyledons can have significant effects on subsequent plant growth and reproduction. Studying the annual species Medicago lupulina, Zhang et al. examine the mechanisms linking cotyledon damage and fitness, as measured by growth and reproductive traits. They show how a network of indirect mechanisms links cotyledon damage [...]