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Botanical Studies ![](//media.springernature.com/lw725/springer-cms/rest/v1/content/10811524/data/v1)
Impact Factor: 1.159
Editors-in-Chief: Mei-Chu Chung and Yaw-Huei Lin
Associated society: Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica
- Culm height development, biomass accumulation and carbon storage in an initial growth stage for a fast-growing moso bamboo (Phyllostachy pubescens)
- Elevation gradient of soil bacterial communities in bamboo plantations
- Range extension of Christisonia scortechinii from mainland Southeast Asia into Borneo, and notes on the distinction between Aeginetia and Christisonia (Orobanchaceae)
- The seasonal variations of allelopathic activity and allelopathic substances in Brachiaria brizantha
- Three new species of Begonia endemic to the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, Palawan
Forest Ecosystems ![](//media.springernature.com/lw725/springer-cms/rest/v1/content/10987588/data/v2)
Editors-in-Chief: Weilun Yin and Klaus v. Gadow
Associated society: Beijing Forestry University
- Susceptible conditions for debarking by deer in subalpine coniferous forests in central Japan
- Evaluation of state and community/private forests in Punjab, Pakistan using geospatial data and related techniques
- Unsuspected implications arising from assumptions in simulations: insights from recasting a forest growth model in system dynamics
Natural Products and Bioprospecting ![](//media.springernature.com/lw725/springer-cms/rest/v1/content/10987598/data/v1)
Editor-in-Chief: Jikai Liu
Associated society: Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Induced biosyntheses of a novel butyrophenone and two aromatic polyketides in the plant pathogen Stagonospora nodorum
- Chemical Composition of the Essential Oil of Mastic Gum and their Antibacterial Activity Against Drug-Resistant Helicobacter pylori
- Beauvericin production by the Lepidoptera pathogenic fungus Isaria tenuipes: Analysis of natural specimens, synnemata from cultivation, and mycelia from liquid-media fermentation
- Anti-breast Cancer Agents Derived from Plants
New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science ![](//media.springernature.com/lw725/springer-cms/rest/v1/content/10643782/data/v1)
Impact Factor: 0.783
Editor-in-Chief: Ruth Falshaw
Associated society: Scion
- Development of forest-yield maps generated from Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)-enabled harvester StanForD files: preliminary concepts
- Post-harvest respiration of Pinus radiata logs under different temperature and storage conditions
- Assessing the impact of planted forests on the global forest economy
- Effect of logging wounds on diameter growth of beech (Fagus orientalis Lipsky) trees following selection cutting in Caspian forests of Iran
- New Zealand school children’s perceptions of local forests and the Montréal Process Criteria and Indicators: comparing local and international value systems
Rice ![](//media.springernature.com/lw725/springer-cms/rest/v1/content/10987658/data/v1)
Impact Factor: 3.417
Editor-in-Chief: Takuji Sasaki
- Genetic and Evolutionary Analysis of Purple Leaf Sheath in Rice
- Development and validation of allele-specific SNP/indel markers for eight yield-enhancing genes using whole-genome sequencing strategy to increase yield potential of rice, Oryza sativa L.
- Identification of novel major and minor QTLs associated with Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (African strains) resistance in rice (Oryza sativa L.)
- Rice: The First Crop Genome
- Association of SNP Haplotypes of HKT Family Genes with Salt Tolerance in Indian Wild Rice Germplasm
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Protein & Cell ![](//media.springernature.com/lw725/springer-cms/rest/v1/content/10987654/data/v1)
Impact Factor: 3.817
Editor-in-Chief: Zihe Rao
Associated societies: Higher Education Press, Beijing Institutes of Life Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences and The Biophysical Society of China (SBC), Chinese Academy of Sciences
Protein & Cell covers the latest developments in multidisciplinary areas in biology and biomedicine, with an emphasis on protein and cell research.
Science China Life Sciences ![](//media.springernature.com/lw725/springer-cms/rest/v1/content/10988140/data/v1)
Impact Factor: 2.297
Editor-in-Chief: Da-Cheng Wang
Associated societies: Chinese Academy of Sciences and National Natural Science Foundation of China
Science China Life Sciences covers a wide range of topics, including molecular characterization of genes, energized proteins, plant science, microsatellite markers and other new evaluation tools.
The journal is in collaboration with Chinese Biological Investigators Society.
Avian Research
Impact Factor: 0.375
Editor-in-Chief: Guangmei Zheng
Associated societies: China Ornithological Society and Beijing Forestry University
Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Editor-in-Chief: Sungchul C Bai
Associate society: Korean Society of Fisheries and Aquatic Science
Genes and Environment
Editor-in-Chief: Takashi Yagi
Associated society: Japanese Environmental Mutagens Society
Journal of Animal Science and Technology
Editor-in-Chief: Inho Choi
Associated society: The Korean Society of Animal Sciences and Technology (KSAST)
Zoological Letters
Editor-in-Chief: Shigeru Kuratani
Associated society: Zoological Society of Japan
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Biomaterials Research
Editor-in-Chief: Insup Noh
Associated society: Korean Society for BioMaterials (KSBM)
Biomaterials Research covers the interdisciplinary fields of biomaterials research, including novel biomaterials, cutting-edge technologies of biomaterials synthesis and fabrication, and biomedical applications in clinics and industry.
Cell & Bioscience
Impact Factor: 2.883
Editor-in-Chief: Yun-Bo Shi
Associated society: Society of Chinese Bioscientists in America
Cell & Bioscience encompasses all areas of life science research. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to Aquaculture/Aqua Biotechnology, Biodiversity/Evolution Biology, Bio-entrepreneurship, etc.
GigaScience
Editor in Chief: Laurie Goodman
Associated society: BGI
GigaScience aims to revolutionize reproducibility of analyses, data dissemination, organization, understanding, and use. It publishes all research objects (data, software tools and workflows) from 'big data' studies across the entire spectrum of life and biomedical sciences.
Inflammation and Regeneration
Editor-in-Chief: Hideyuki Okano
Associated society: Japanese Society of Inflammation and Regeneration (JSIR)
Inflammation and Regeneration covers a wide range of scientific topics in the research field of basic and clinical regenerative medicine.
Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
Impact Factor: 2.037
Editor-in-Chief: Defa Li
Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology (JASB) encompasses all aspects of animal science and biotechnology, including animal genetics and breeding, animal reproduction and physiology, animal nutrition and biochemistry, feed processing and testing, and animal biotechnology.
The journal is sponsored by the Da Bei Nong Education Foundation Program of the China Agricultural University Education Foundation.
Journal of Biomedical Science
Impact Factor: 2.935
Editor-in-Chief: Wen-Chang Chang
Journal of Biomedical Science encompasses all fundamental and molecular aspects of basic medical sciences, emphasizing on providing the molecular studies of biomedical problems and molecular mechanisms.
The journal is supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Taiwan