Plants, People, Planet is calling for the submission of papers for a Special Issue on ‘Methodologies for investigating and fostering plant awareness’ to build upon the success of the recent symposium on this topic.
Biologists have long bemoaned the lack of interest in plants, a phenomenon that was originally known as 'plant blindness', but which has more recently been described as 'plant awareness disparity' or 'low plant awareness'. Plant awareness has never been more important than in the current ecological crisis. However, the methodological aspects of this arena call for further work.
Our aim with this Special Issue is to stimulate methods-based discussions about plant awareness. We are seeking contributions that explore and examine a variety of perspectives about plant awareness, compare assessment tools for studying its characteristics and discuss evidence-based practice and innovation for teaching and learning. We are particularly keen to receive submissions that consider the central question: What are the methodologies used for investigating plant awareness and what are their relative affordances and constraints for advancing our understanding of this construct?
The Guest Editors encourage submissions from a diverse range of disciplines, including, but not limited to: ecology, biology, education, psychology, geography, the arts and humanities, using quantitative and qualitative methodologies.
Plants, People, Planet publishes plant-focussed research with impact on people, society and the planet, and welcomes cross-disciplinary work. Manuscripts submitted to Plants, People, Planet could aim at unveiling compelling patterns, synthesising knowledge or providing perspectives and case studies, as original articles, reviews or other formats considered by the journal. The journal is particularly interested in studies that showcase how important plant-focused research is to society and people’s daily lives, including work with implications for policy and/or practice.
The Guest Editors for this special issue are: Dawn Sanders, Bethan Stagg and Peter Pany. They will be supported by the Editorial Board of Plants, People, Planet.
We encourage expressions of interest and abstracts for consideration. Please get in touch with your article ideas at ppp@lancaster.ac.uk.
To promote scientific inclusion, diversity and equity, we particularly welcome submissions from under-represented groups, low-income countries, and authors at a diversity of career stages.
Guidelines
All manuscripts submitted for consideration in Plants, People, Planet should conform to the journal’s Author Guidelines. Submitted manuscripts will be subject to peer review and must meet the aims and scope and quality criteria of the journal. In particular, all manuscripts should consider the wider implications/impact of the work for people, society and the planet, including any implications for policy and/or practice. These aspects will be considered by the editor and reviewers when evaluating manuscripts and should be at the forefront of works, including in the 100-word Societal Impact Statement on the title page of the submission. We especially welcome:
Review articles, these tend be in the region of 4000 words, with up to 6 figures, however, please note that the journal has no strict limits on word length and number of figures/tables.
Research articles, which should report new and interesting insights into the relationships between plants, people and planet. Generally, research articles are in the region of 3500–4000 words, however, as above we have no strict limits.
Methods and Techniques provide a forum for novel inter- and trans-disciplinary approaches for researchers, practitioners and educators at the interface between plants and society. Methods and Techniques can report new or improved experimental or computational methods, tools, protocols or analytical approaches, that have been rigorously tested and can be readily adopted by others. We also welcome articles that discuss the methodological challenges or opportunities associated with inter- and trans-disciplinary work. Methods and Techniques are generally in the region of 3500–4000 words.
Brief Reports highlight preliminary findings of research in progress, or a case report of particular interest. Brief Reports are usually in the region of 1500 words, with 20 references and 2 display items.
Opinions provide expert views on important topics of relevance to our wide readership, and should be in the region of 2000-4000 words.
Articles published in Plants, People, Planet are fully Open Access, meaning they are immediately freely available to read, download and share. Plants, People, Planet charges an article publication charge, however, Wiley has arrangements to cover the publication fee for authors based in certain institutions or regions, and there are some waivers and discounts available for Special Issue authors who lack funds and are not covered by either of these routes. We do not want a lack of funds to be a barrier to contributing to the Special Issue, so if you have a great article idea but lack funds or cover, please get in touch and we can discuss options to support you.
Manuscript submission procedure
Deadline for submission of full manuscripts: 2 April 2024
To ensure inclusion within the Special Issue all manuscripts must be submitted by the submission deadline as outlined above, and any subsequent dates set for the submission of revised manuscripts following peer review. We appreciate that the extent of revisions required for different manuscripts may vary and our publication schedule is set to accommodate this. However, whilst we will do all we can to expedite the process of those manuscripts rejected with resubmission encouraged, out of fairness to all authors and to maintain timeliness, we cannot guarantee inclusion within the Special Issue. We would of course include your article in the next available regular issue once accepted. We therefore advise you to submit your manuscript by the deadline if possible.
For final preparation, please refer to the full Author Guidelines of Plants, People, Planet. These guidelines contain detailed information on how to compile your manuscript, style and legal requirements for the journal.
Special Issue process
Papers accepted for publication will be available online as Early View articles, before being compiled together and published in the Special Issue with an overarching Editorial that discusses the papers and key themes.
Contact
All informal enquiries should be directed to Bennett Young, Coordinator for this Special Issue and Managing Editor, Plants, People, Planet (ppp@lancaster.ac.uk).
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