Modern plant taxonomy is an extensive field that is increasingly benefiting from the achievements of many other fields of biological sciences, such as genetics, cytology, molecular biology, ecology, phytogeography, and paleobotany. The influence of these branches of science on plant taxonomy is expressed not only through a significant multiplication of information and detailed data, but also by new phylogenetic concepts. Reconstructing phylogenetic compounds that unite all lines is a great challenge. The process of describing a new species is considered equivalent to generating a new hypothesis in phylogenesis. Hence taxonomy and phylogenetics are inseparably connected with each other. Advances in taxonomy and phylogenetic taxonomy have inspired us to designate a special issue of Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae for them. Therefore, we cordially invite contributions (original articles, review articles, and short communications) focused on alpha taxonomy, evolutionary and numerical taxonomy, and phylogenetics including the following areas:

• vascular plants,
• bryophytes,
• plant component in lichen.

The issue timetable:

• submission deadline: March 31, 2020;
• reviews till: May 31, 2020;
• postreview revisions till: July 31, 2020;
• editing ends: September 15, 2020;
• publication: September 30, 2020.

Journal policies (including guidelines for manuscript preparation, fees) are available at: https://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/asbp/about

Manuscripts submission starting point: https://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/asbp/about/submissions#onlineSubmissions

Please submit a manuscript to a dedicated section – “Recent developments in taxonomy and phylogeny of plants”

Guest editors of the issue:

Prof. dr hab. Agnieszka Popiela
University of Szczecin, Poland
agnieszka.popiela@usz.edu.pl

Prof. dr hab. Dariusz Szlachetko
University of Gdańsk, Poland
dariusz.szlachetko@ug.edu.pl

Photograph: Stellilabium pogonostalix. Author: B. Szmit.

Submission deadline to the “Biostimulation and biofortification of crop plants” issue to be published in the Acta Agrobotanica journal in June 2019 has been prolonged to December 31, 2018.

Submission deadline to the “Polar terrestrial ecosystems: ecology, evolution, and biogeography” issue to be published in the Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae journal at the end of this year  has been prolonged to August 15, 2018.

Submission deadline prolnged: see this post.

Insufficient crop production and poor nutritional value of crops have become a vital global concern, affecting billions of people especially but not exclusively in developing world. To combat the problem of deficiencies of various essential nutrients in human diet and to enhance sustainable crop production, biofortification and biostimulation of crop plants emerge as complementary health-beneficial and cost-effective approaches. Use of biostimulants and trace elements enhances the growth and yield of plants as well protects them from various environmental stresses.

In order to address the challenges and opportunities of crop yield and quality improvement, we are pleased to inform that Acta Agrobotanica is going to launch an issue entitled “Biostimulation and biofortification of crop plants”, which will be published in June 2019. Our mission is to present for broader audience advances in physiological, biochemical, and molecular approaches as well as innovative crop management practices used to enhance healthy food production.

We sincerely invite you to submit or recommend a paper to our special issue. We cordially invite contributions (original articles, review articles, and short communications) focused on biostimulation and biofortification of crops including, but not limited to, the following areas:

• biostimulation and biofortification in ensuring food security
• organic or synthetic based products which enhance the crop productivity
• biostimulators in protection of plants against environmental stresses
• elicitation as a tool to improve secondary metabolites production in plants
• biofortification as a tool to increase the content of vitamins and essential minerals in crops
• plant breeding, transgenic techniques, or agronomic practices as a tools for biofortification programs
• biofortification under field conditions and its efficiency.

The manuscript due date is October 30, 2018. Original research papers, reviews as well as short communications are eagerly invited.

On the Acta Agrobotanica home page you will find a section for manuscripts to be submitted for the issue “Biostimulation and biofortification of crop plants”.

The Guest Editor of the issue is:

Professor Mirza Hasanuzzaman, PhD
Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University
Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh
mhzsauag@yahoo.com

Please, do not hesitate to contact Acta Agrobotanica if you have any questions:

Bożena Denisow, PhD
Editor-in-Chief
b.denisow@pbsociety.org.pl

Photograph: Zbigniew Jarosz.

Polar regions and their extreme environment have deeply fascinated naturalists for centuries. Surrounding the two poles of the globe, the Arctic and the Antarctic share many features and at the same time have a contrasting biogeographical constitution. Contemporary biological research ongoing in these unique areas covers a wide range of topics such as biodiversity patterns, biogeographical dynamics, persistence and dispersal capacities of organisms, evolutionary adaptations to extreme habitats. All these aspects become especially pertinent in the context of fragile polar ecosystems’ resilience to climate change.

The polar research is marked in 2017 by two important anniversaries: 60th Anniversary of the Polish Polar Station in Hornsund, Svalbard, Arctic and 40th Anniversary of the Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station, South Shetland Islands. As meaningful landmarks in the Polish Arctic and Antarctic studies, they provide an excellent motive to launch a special issue of the Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae focused on accomplishments, advances and perspectives in biological exploration of cold ecosystems. Therefore, we cordially invite contributions (original articles, review articles, and short communications) focused on polar biology studies including, but not limited to, the following areas:

• biodiversity assessment
• ecological processes and drivers of assemblages
• biogeographical patterns
• historical biogeography and phylogeography
• vegetation description and changes
• consequences of global environmental changes
• evolution of adaptations to extreme environment
• ecosystem resilience
• environmental pollution
• biological conservation.

The issue timetable:

• submission deadline: June 29, 2018
• reviews till: August 31, 2018
• post-review revisions till: October 31, 2018
• editing ends: December 21, 2018
• publication: December 28, 2018.

Journal policies (including guidelines for manuscript preparation, fees) are available at: https://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/asbp/about

Manuscripts submission starting point: https://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/asbp/about/submissions#onlineSubmissions

Please submit a manuscript to a dedicated section – “Polar terrestrial ecosystems: ecology, evolution, and biogeography”.

Guest editors of the issue:

Prof. dr hab. Bronisław Wojtuń
University of Wrocław
bronislaw.wojtun@uwr.edu.pl

Dr hab. Michał Ronikier, prof. PAN
W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences
m.ronikier@botany.pl

Photograph: Dryas octopetala community in the Western Spitsbergen (high Arctic). Author: M. Ronikier.

At the beginning of the year we have provided all archival issues of the Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae, Acta Agrobotanica and Monographiae Botanicae. They are available at https://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/. Their digitization and online publication have been financially supported by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education.