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Scientific progress is inextricably linked to the development of new technologies that allow previously intractable questions to be addressed. Technical Advances in Plant Science aims to accelerate the pace of discovery through publication of new methods that will have a significant impact on our ability to study and understand the biology of plants. The section publishes technical advances related to any type of plant (unicellular or multicellular), at levels ranging from molecules to whole organisms. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, advances in tools for making system-level measurements (genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, etc.); computational approaches for analyzing and/or integrating large-scale datasets; methods for integrating mathematical, statistical, and/or computational models to decipher plant function and growth at any level; microscopy and imaging techniques; methods for physiological and morphological analyses; high-throughput screening; genetic tools for non-model or developing model plants; biofuel-related methods; instrumentation development; improvements to existing methods that significantly increase their utility and/or robustness; and adaptation of existing methods to plant systems. The main criteria for publication are proof-of-concept and demonstration of the application of a new research tool, along with enough information to allow readers to employ it. Significant new biological insights are welcomed but are not a requirement for publication.

Please consider the requirements for experimental studies as listed below

Quantitative analysis need to be performed on a minimum number of 3 biological replicates in order to enable an assessment of significance. This includes quantitative omics studies (transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics) as well as phenotypic measurements, quantitative assays, and qPCR expression analysis. Studies that do not comply with these replication requirements will not be considered for review.

Studies falling into the categories below will not be considered for review, unless they are expanded and provide insight into the biological system or process being studied:

i) Descriptive collection of transcripts, proteins or metabolites, including comparative sets as a result of different conditions or treatments;
ii) Descriptive studies that define gene families using basic phylogenetics and the assignment of cursory functional attributions (e.g. expression profiles, hormone or metabolites levels, promoter analysis, informatic parameters).

Studies using transgenic or mutant plants should be based on data from multiple independent alleles (at least 2) displaying a common and stable phenotype. Examples include, T-DNA, transposon, RNAi, CRISPR/Cas9, chemically induced, overexpressors, reporter fusions (GUS, FPs, LUC) etc. Qualitative data can be presented from a single allele but should be indicative of observations from multiple alleles which should be explicitly stated in the text. Quantitative data should be derived from multiple alleles (at least 2) and should be displayed separately for each allele (with at least 3 independent replications for each allele). Studies reporting single alleles may be considered acceptable when:

i) Complementation via transformation is used for confirmation;
ii) The allele has been previously characterized and published and is representative of multiple independent lines;
iii) Systems where genetic transformation is difficult or not yet possible, alternative evidence should be presented supporting the reported allele.

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Technical Advances in Plant Science welcomes submissions of the following article types: Correction, Editorial, Hypothesis and Theory, Methods, Mini Review, Opinion, Original Research, Perspective, Protocols and Review.

All manuscripts must be submitted directly to the section Technical Advances in Plant Science, where they are peer-reviewed by the Associate and Review Editors of the specialty section.

Articles published in the section Technical Advances in Plant Science will benefit from the Frontiers impact and tiering system after online publication. Authors of published original research with the highest impact, as judged democratically by the readers, will be invited by the Chief Editor to write a Frontiers Focused Review - a tier-climbing article. This is referred to as "democratic tiering". The author selection is based on article impact analytics of original research published in all Frontiers specialty journals and sections. Focused Reviews are centered on the original discovery, place it into a broader context, and aim to address the wider community across all of Plant Science.

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