New Perspectives on Plant Biogeography, Systematics, and Taxonomy
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Systematics, Taxonomy, Nomenclature and Classification".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 864
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce a forthcoming Special Issue of Plants dedicated to exploring innovative approaches and emerging insights into plant biogeography, systematics, and taxonomy. These interrelated fields are experiencing a renaissance driven by advances in phylogenetics, genomics, ecological modelling, and data integration. This Issue seeks to highlight studies that challenge traditional paradigms, propose novel hypotheses, and offer refined methodologies for understanding the origins, distributions, and classifications of biodiversity across spatial and temporal scales.
We welcome original research articles that provide new theoretical frameworks, integrative taxonomic revisions, or biogeographic reconstructions informed by molecular, morphological, ecological, or paleontological data. Contributions that apply interdisciplinary approaches—linking taxonomy to conservation, phylogenetics, or biogeography—are especially encouraged. Case studies from underexplored regions and taxa, as well as contributions addressing the implications of taxonomic and biogeographic uncertainty, are highly valued.
This Special Issue aims to foster dialogue across disciplines and promote forward-thinking research that refines our understanding of biological diversity. Manuscripts will undergo rigorous peer review and will be published on a rolling basis upon acceptance. We invite researchers from around the world to submit their contributions and be part of this timely and impactful collection.
Dr. Rafael Felipe de Almeida
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Plants is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
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Keywords
- biogeography
- nomenclature
- palynotaxonomy
- taxonomy
- systematics
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