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Annual Review of Plant Biology (annual-review-of-plant-biology)
Journal positioning
Annual Review of Plant Biology, published by Annual Reviews, publishes authoritative, comprehensive review articles that synthesize the state of a plant-biology field for a broad scientific readership. It is an invited-review venue: articles are normally commissioned by the editorial committee, and the contribution is a balanced, forward-looking synthesis of a literature — not new primary data. The single largest mismatch is submitting unsolicited primary research, or a narrow mini-review that reads like a grant introduction rather than a definitive field synthesis. Authors with a compelling topic typically propose it to the editors rather than submit a finished manuscript unrequested. This skill is a fit / venue-selection / re-framing tool. It does not replace the journal's current author guidance. Before proceeding, re-check the live Annual Reviews/AR Plant Biology guidance and the commissioning process.