The Botanical Society of America

Our Mission: To inspire and promote an inclusive global community committed to advancing fundamental knowledge and innovation in the botanical sciences for the benefit of people and the environment.

Strategic Priorities

Human Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 
Research and Scholarly Excellence 
Organizational Impact and Visibility 
Professional Development

To see the BSA Strategic Plan click here (PDF).

Diversity and inclusion are core values of the Botanical Society of America. Click here to read BSA's 2020 Response to Racism Against our Black Colleagues and Community. Click here to read our 2021 Statement Against AAPI Racism.

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Society Publications & Research Journals

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APPLICATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE APPS REVIEWING EDITOR BOARD
Application deadline: July 1, 2024
Term starts September 1, 2024

The APPS Reviewing Editor board provides a singular experience that helps developing scientists gain a behind-the-scenes understanding of the editorial and publication processes. Reviewing Editors serve a two-year term, during which they are mentored by APPS Editorial Board members and receive hands-on experience in the editorial and peer-review processes. Post-doctoral researchers and graduate students who have advanced to Ph.D. candidacy are eligible to apply.

Interested? More information is available by clicking here.

APPS SPECIAL ISSUE CALL FOR PAPERS
“Quantifying plant and fungal dispersal: New methods from multiple disciplines”
Proposal submission deadline EXTENDED: July 8, 2024

Applications in Plant Sciences (APPS) is accepting proposals for a special issue: “Quantifying plant and fungal dispersal: New methods from multiple disciplines.” Dispersal is a key process in ecology, evolution, and conservation, but is a complex process that is difficult to measure. This special issue will highlight new approaches, tools, databases, and software for measuring plant and fungal dispersal, covering multiple disciplinary perspectives and across space, time, and levels of biological organization.

Click here for more information (or click here for a PDF).

APPS SPECIAL ISSUE CALL FOR PAPERS
“Branching out: Resolving plant evolution through phylogenetic networks”
Proposal submission deadline: August 26, 2024

Phylogenetic networks are increasingly used to explain difficult relationships in the plant tree of life, facilitated by the rapid development of network models and bioinformatics tools over the past decade. However, most existing models are agnostic to key features of plant biology (e.g., polyploidy, reproductive mechanisms), which creates a pressing need to develop new approaches and evaluate the robustness of state-of-the-art methods to exciting challenges in plant evolution. This special issue will highlight methods, tools, databases, and software for investigating patterns of reticulate evolution that can be applied to or make specific considerations for plants.

Click here for more information (or click here for a PDF).

PlantingScience.org

PlantingScience is a free online resource to teachers and schools. The program provides volunteer scientists, resources, and activities to support innovation in teaching, learning, and mentoring. To learn more, or to get involved, click here.