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JIA Call for Papers——Special Focus: Polyploidized genome/Gene evolution and domestication
• The widespread and recurrent genome polyploidization is part of the history of all natural plant species and has promoted the domestication of cultivated crop species. Polyploidization refers to the multiplication of a complete chromosome set of certain species to give birth to new species. There are two groups of polyploidizations: paleo- and neo-polyploids. Paleo-polyploid species have been evolved from ancestral polyploidization event(s), but now exist as diploids—which have been re-diploidized through reshuffling and rearrangement of multiple sets of parental chromosomes; whereas neo-polyploids still keep these multiple sets of chromosomes as the time when the parental chromosomes merged. Polyploidization is tightly linked to several essential research fields, including plant species diversification, gene function innovation, and the formation of traits of agronomic importance, etc., thus rendering polyploidization one of the most topical research fields in plant science.
  
  
  In response, the Journal of Integrative Agriculture (JIA) is organizing a special focus entitled “Polyploidized genome/Gene evolution and domestication” to have better understandings of these issues. Sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) and published by Elsevier, JIA provides an active and comprehensive forum for agricultural scientists to disseminate their newest scientific discoveries. JIA is a fully OA journal on ScienceDirect and the current impact factor is 1.984 (Q1 in JCR).
  
  
   
  Topics
  We welcome papers as reviews, research articles, and short communications on all polyploidization related subjects including genome or gene level evolution/domestication, functional genomics, as well as studies on specific gene families, genes underlie important agronomic traits, and molecular breeding, etc.  Topics to be covered include (but are not limited to):
  • Impacts of polyploidized genomes/genes on significant traits
  • Paleo- and neo-polyploidized genome evolution
  • Molecular function studies on paralogous genes
  • Multi-copy paralogous gene evolution and function innovation
  • Important gene family studies under the view of polyploidization
  • Breeding research relating to paralogous genes
  
   
  Submission Guidelines
  The Special Focus will be organized by Guest Editor CHENG Feng, Professor from Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, E-mail: chengfeng@caas.cn; For further questions, please contact Managing Editor WENG Ling-yun, Tel: +86-10-82106280, E-mail: wenglingyun@caas.cn.
  
  
  All full papers should be submitted and presented in English.
  • Please find detailed Instruction for Authors in following link:http://www.chinaagrisci.com/Jwk_zgnykxen/EN/volumn/current.shtml
  • Please submit your manuscript to: http://www.chinaagrisci.com/Jwk_zgnykxen/EN/volumn/current.shtml
  • Please include the key words “Polyploidized genome/gene evolution and domestication” after the title to distinguish themselves from other articles.
   
  This Special Focus will strictly follow the editorial policy of JIA. All manuscripts must be passed by rigorous peer-review process.
  
   
  Important Dates
  Submission Deadline: December 5, 2020
Pubdate： 2020-08-26    Viewed： 1863