What we do

The Annals of Botany Company is an independent, not-for-profit organization that has been delivering public benefit for more than 135 years. The Company's surpluses are applied only to its mission and no payments are made to its Members or Directors for their services.

The Company supports and promotes the publication of original plant science, currently within the five media Annals of Botany, AoB PLANTS , in silico Plants, BotanyOne,  and The Week in Botany. The Company owns these five titles outright and is thus free to appoint its own Chief Editors, Editorial Office staff, Editorial Boards and reviewers. It also selects its journals' publisher(s).

The Company's journals cover all areas of plant science, including those applying molecular, analytical, mathematical and statistical techniques. The focus is upon topical questions at any level of biological organization, ranging from sub-atomic and molecular to community, from tissue culture to crop production, and from microclimate to ecosystem. The journals’ scope extends to all flowering and non-flowering taxa, and to taxonomic and evolutionary questions, particularly when these are addressed using molecular tools.

Our journals

Publication in the Annals of Botany is available in both print and online, both free of charge, to any author submitting what is in the judgement of the Editors an original and substantial manuscript of general interest to plant science. Published papers are personally accessible free of charge to any reader worldwide after a maximum of two years from publication, and are accessible immediately to all paying subscribers and users of public libraries. Annals of Botany is a hybrid journal and also offers immediate Open Access on payment of a competitive fee.

Publication in AoB PLANTS is available in online format only, at discounted rates, to any author submitting what is in the judgement of the Editors an original and substantial manuscript of at least specialist interest to plant science.

Publication in in silico Plants is available, in online format only, at competitive rates, to any author submitting what is in the judgement of the Editors an original and substantial manuscript within the field of computational plant biology.

Open Access

All papers published in AoB PLANTS  or in in silico Plants are 'open access', that is, they are immediately accessible online and free of charge to any reader worldwide. Papers published in Annals of Botany may be given immediate open access on payment of a competitive fee.

Publication and commenting within the media BotanyOne  and The Week in Botany  is free, subject to moderation by specialists appointed by the Company. Acceptable content is accessible online or by email free of charge to any reader worldwide.