Phytoneuron*
<www.Phytoneuron.net>
Editorial and publication
information
Phytoneuron
enables quick and no-cost publication of reports primarily on taxonomy,
floristics, and geographic distribution of vascular plants. At present, the scope of the journal is
limited to studies of plants of North America (including Mexico), Central
America, and the West Indies. Also
welcome are related articles, such as reviews and opinions and
commentaries on botanical issues.
Citation
examples
Nesom,
G. L. 2010. Pyracantha
(Rosaceae) naturalized in Texas and the southeastern United States. Phytoneuron 2010-2: 1–6.
Singhurst, J. R. and W. C. Holmes. 2010. Carissa macrocarpa (Apocynaceae
): New to the Texas flora. Phytoneuron 2010-19: 1–3.
The editor of Phytoneuron is Guy Nesom. Submissions will be promptly reviewed by the
editor, based on his own knowledge and expertise. If
deemed appropriate or necessary by the editor, or if requested by the author,
review by other botanical peers will be sought. An indication of the review process (if
beyond the Editor) will appear in the Acknowledgements. Submissions should be in MS Word (or
comparable) and format should generally follow the papers posted. Manuscripts will be posted in PDF
format. Copyrights will belong to the
author.
Manuscripts will appear online immediately upon
review, editing, and acceptance and will remain there permanently, organized by
year and order of appearance.
Notification of the online appearance of new articles will be sent to
those on a mailing list –– please email the editor if you want to be included
on the list. The mailing list now is
over 300 individuals, indicating that many botanists will be immediately aware
of new publications and have them quickly at hand to read.
Nomenclatural novelties and new typifications
proposed in Phytoneuron will be validated by printed copies mailed on
the same day as the manuscript is electronically posted –– to a set of
libraries directly associated with the following herbaria: CAS, GH, K, MEXU,
MO, NY, TEX, TENN, US, and the Library of Congress. At the end of each year (31 December), printed copies of the
remaining articles of Phytoneuron for that year (those without
nomenclatural novelties or new typifications) will be mailed in the same set of
libraries in completion of the set.
Permanence of digital publications is a legitimate
concern, but with the procedure outlined here for distribution of printed
copies, Phytoneuron will remain permanent even if the electronic
versions should no longer be accessible.
Libraries are unrestrained and encouraged to make permanent copies from
the PDF files –– for a tiny fraction of a typical subscription price.
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Last update: 29 August 2010
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* The name Phytoneuron
alludes to the digital/electronic Internet as the primary path of this
botanical publication. Plants, of
course, don’t have neurons, but research in plant neurobiology points to the
involvement of vascular tissue “in conveying electrical impulses generated in
zones of special sensitivity to receptive locations throughout the plant in
response to mild stress” (Barlow 2008; Baluška & Mancuso 2009).
Baluška1, F. and S.
Mancuso. 2009. Plant neurobiology: From
stimulus perception to adaptive behavior of plants, via integrated chemical and
electrical signaling. Plant Signaling & Behavior 4: 475–476. [PDF]