Botany is a monthly peer-reviewed

Peer review

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 scientific journal

Scientific journal

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 that has been published since 1929 by NRC Research Press

NRC Research Press

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. It features research articles and notes in all segments of botany

Botany

Botany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses...

. Papers are loaded to the Web in advance of print issues and are available in both PDF and HTML formats.

Botany was selected as one of the DBIO 100, the 100 most influential journals in biology and medicine over the last 100 years, as voted by the BioMedical & Life Sciences Division of the Special Libraries Association

Special Libraries Association

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 on the occasion of its centennial.

The editors in chief

Editor in chief

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 are R. Larry Peterson (University of Guelph

University of Guelph

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) and Barry J. Shelp (University of Guelph

University of Guelph

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