''New Phytologist'' is a

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published on behalf of the New Phytologist Foundation by

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. It covers all aspects of

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and was established in 1902 by

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, who served as editor until 1931. Maarja Öpik took up the position of Editor-in-Chief of ''New Phytologist'' in January 2025. The previous Editor-in-Chief was Alistair M. Hetherington.

Article categories

The journal publishes articles in the following categories: * Original research articles * Priority reports * Research reviews * Commentaries * Letters * Meeting reports * Modelling/Theory and Methods papers * Tansley reviews * Tansley insights * Viewpoints * Community resources

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is

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in the

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/Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences, and

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. According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2023

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of 8.3.

References

External links

*{{Official website, http://www.newphytologist.com
New Phytologist Foundation
Publications established in 1902 Botany journals Wiley-Blackwell academic journals

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