Submission of manuscripts
A manuscript with original figures should be submitted to Plant Diversity (former Plant
Diversity
and
Resources) editorial office. Uniform Resource Locator:
https://mc03.manuscriptcentral.com/plantdiv. We strive for a rapid review process with
editorial decision for the first submission to be within one month of receipt. The papers submitted
to Plant Diversity are first assessed editorially, and either rejected at this stage or entered into a
full peer review process. Authors may suggest competent referees for consideration by the
editorial board.
Aim & Scope
Plant Diversity is an international plant science journal that publishes substantial original
research and review papers that
● advance our understanding of past and current distribution of plants,
● contribute to development of phylogenetically more accurate taxonomic classifications,
● present new findings on or insights into evolutionary processes and mechanisms that are
of interest to the community of plant systematic and evolutionary biologists.
Applied evolutionary issues, such as climate change and conservation biology, are welcome,
especially if they address conceptual problems. Theoretical papers are equally welcome.
Preference is given to concise, clearly written papers focused on precisely framed questions or
hypotheses. Papers that are purely descriptive have a low chance of acceptance.
Preparation of manuscripts
● Scientific language, nomenclature, and standard international units should be used. Plants used
for the experiments must be defined by taxonomic names and authority. Concise and objective
styling of each manuscript is required.
● The first page should include Title of the article, Abstract and Key words. Full name(s) of the
Author(s), Authors’ institution(s) and address (es) should be listed.
● The paper should be divided into the following sections in general: Introduction (without
heading), Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgements, and References.
● Group several photographs into one or more plates. The dimensions of tables, figures and
plates: the maximum height is 297 mm, including the caption; width must not exceed 200 mm for
full page.
Literature cited
In the text, cite references chronologically, but do not number them. Use “and” to link the names
of two coauthors in the text (Smith and Ford, 1989) and use “et al.” where there are more than
three(Smith et al., 2000). At the end of the paper, list references in alphabetical order. References
both in Chinese and English should be listed in English according to the examples below:
Friedman WE(author),
1994. The evolution of embryogeny in seed plants and the
developmental origin and early history of endosperm(title). American Journal of Botany (journal),
81(vol):1468-1486.
Hu S-Y (胡适宜), 1982. Embryology of Angiosperms(book’s name). Beijing(address): Higher
Education Press(publisher).
van Went J H, Willemse M T M, 1984. Fertilization. Johri B M. Embryology of Angiosperm.
Berlin: Springer-Verlag. 273-317.
Zheng YL（郑永利）, Deng YF（邓云飞）, 2003. Some new records from Guangxi. GuibaiaI（广
西植物）, 23(6): 541-542
Proofs
Page proofs will be sent to the corresponding author for checking and correction of typographical
errors and should be returned before the specified date.
Instructions for manuscripts submitted
Please send only the corresponding final updated version and save the text documents as
WORD files (.doc files). Although such formats as .JPEG, .PNG, .BMP are allowed for
computer-generated photographic illustration files, the .TIFF format is preferred.
Contacts Us
Editorial Office of Plant Diversity
Kunming Institute of Botany， Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanhei Road 132#，Kunming,
Yunnan, China (650201)
Website: http://journal.kib.ac.cn
Tel：+86-871-65223032 Fax：+86-871-65223032
E-mail：bianji@mail.kib.ac.cn, linnana@mail.kib.ac.cn