Isolation of a VP1 homologue from wheat and analysis of its expression in embryos of dormant and non-dormant cultivars
2001; Oxford University Press; Volume: 52; Issue: 362 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1093/jexbot/52.362.1952
ISSN1460-2431
Autores Tópico(s)Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
ResumoWhat's new at JXB?The year 2000 saw another very significant increase in the number of papers submitted to JXB.Submissions are now up to 614 over the 12 months to January 2001, compared with only 396 submitted during the same period five years ago.Although our rejection rate has increased steadily over the years (now above 60% of all papers received) the increased popularity of the JXB has led to a small queue of papers waiting for publication.We believe that this is unacceptable for authors and we have moved quickly to remove this backlog and speed up the publication process by adding 400 extra pages for 2001.In addition to this we have appointed three new members to the Editorial Board.During 2000, Joe Kieber and David Evans retired from the Board and we are grateful to them both for their efforts on our behalf.We have increased the size of the Board of Editors to help cope with the increase in numbers of submissions and have enhanced the profile of the JXB by the appointment of prominent researchers who are well known in the international plant science community.We are grateful to Karl Josef Dietz, Erwin Dreyer and Richard Napier who agreed to join the Board from the beginning of 2001.Their expertise is in areas where the JXB has a considerable reputation and receives significant numbers of
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