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Journal of Plant Biology, an official publication of the Botanical Society of Korea, is an international journal devoted to basic researches in biochemistry, cellular biology, development, ecology, genetics, molecular biology, physiology, and systematics of plants.
The Journal publishes the following categories of paper:
Original articles -- For publication in Journal of Plant Biology the manuscript must provide a significant new contribution to our understanding of plants. All areas of plant biology are welcome. No limit on the length, but a concise presentation is encouraged.
Reviews -- Invited by the EiC.
Brief Communications -- Concise but independent report representing significant contribution to plant science.
The Botanical Society of Korea was founded on November 30, 1957 to promote studies, disseminate and exchange information on the field of plant biology. The first issue of The Korean Journal of Botany, the official publication of the society, was published on April 1, 1958. It was published twice a year, but quarterly from 5th volume in 1962. In 1994, it was renamed to Journal of Plant Biology and published in English since 1996. The journal entered its 50th year of publication in 2007.

Honorary Editor-in-Chief
Gynheung An
Kyung Hee University, South Korea
Editor-in-Chief
Ky Young Park
Sunchon National University, South Korea
Associate Editors
Ki-Hong Jung, Kyung Hee University, South Korea
Woe Yeon Kim, Gyeongsang National University, South Korea
Chian Kwon, Dankook University, South Korea
Byeong-ha Lee, Sogang University, South Korea
Eun Ju Lee, Seoul National University, South Korea
Ji-Young Lee, Seoul National University, South Korea
Kyoung Hee Nam, Sookmyung Women's University, South Korea
Coordinating Editors
Richard Amasino, University of Wisconsin, U.S.A
Choong-Ill Cheon, Sookmyung Women's University, South Korea
Yong Hwa Cheong, Sunchon National University, South Korea
Dongsu Choi, Kunsan National University, South Korea
Giltsu Choi, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea
Kyuha Choi, Pohang University of Science and Technology, South Korea
Sang-Bong Choi, Myongji University, South Korea
Yeonsook Choung, Kangwon National University, South Korea
Wenhu Guo, ACGT, INC., U.S.A
Changdeok Han, Gyeongsang National University, South Korea
Kyung-Hwan Han, Michigan State University, U.S.A
Takashi Hashimoto, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
Jin Hoe Huh, Seoul National University, South Korea
Ildoo Hwang, Pohang University of Science and Technology, South Korea
Inhwan Hwang, Pohang University of Science and Technology, South Korea
Ryozo Imai, NARO Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Japan
Cheol Seong Jang, Kangwon National University, South Korea
Robert K. Jansen, University of Texas at Austin, U.S.A
Jong-Seong Jeon, Kyung Hee University, South Korea
Jingbo Jin, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China
Hunseung Kang, Chonnam National University, South Korea
Cha Young Kim, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea
Cheolsoo Kim, Chonnam National University, South Korea
Hyeran Kim, Kangwon National University, South Korea
Jae Geun Kim, Seoul National University, South Korea
Jae Kwang Kim, Incheon National University, South Korea
Jae-Yean Kim, Gyeongsang National University, South Korea
Jeong Hoe Kim, Kyungpook National University, South Korea
Joo-Hwan Kim, Gachon University, South Korea
Jungmook Kim, Chonnam National University, South Korea
Min Chul Kim, Gyeongsang National University, South Korea
Min Gab Kim, Gyeongsang National University, South Korea
Sang Gon Kim, Gyeongnam Oriental Anti-aging institute, South Korea
Seung Chul Kim, Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea
Sun Tae Kim, Pusan National University, South Korea
Tae-Wuk Kim, Hanyang University, South Korea 
Woo Taek Kim, Yonsei University, South Korea
Jae-Heung Ko, Kyung Hee University, South Korea
June M Kwak, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology, South Korea
Horim Lee, Duksung Women University, South Korea
Jin Suk Lee , Concordia University, Canada
Kyu Song Lee, Gangneung Wonju National University, South Korea
Myeong Min Lee, Yonsei University, South Korea
Youngsook Lee, Pohang University of Science and Technology, South Korea
Jun Lim, Konkuk University, South Korea
William J. Lucas, University of California, Davis, U.S.A
Eunkyoo Oh , Korea University, South Korea
Manho Oh , Chungnam National University, South Korea
Sang-Hun Oh, Daejeon University, South Korea
Kyung-Hee Paek , Korea University, South Korea
Nam-Chon Paek , Seoul National University, South Korea
Francois Parcy, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), France
Chung-Mo Park, Seoul National University, South Korea
Ohkmae K. Park, Korea University, South Korea
Pamela Ronald, University of California, Davis, U.S.A
Pil Joon Seo, Seoul National University, South Korea
Sibum Sung , University of Texas at Austin, U.S.A
Alessandro Vitale, Istituto di Biologia e Biotecnologia Agraria, Italy
Dae-Jin Yun, Konkuk University, South Korea
Hojoung Lee, Korea University, South Korea