Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol. 53, No. 366, pp. 0,
January 1, 2002
© 2002 Oxford University Press
Preface
Lancaster
2002 promises to be another exciting year for JXB. The journal has never been more popular, with over 650 manuscripts submitted during 2001. This is a 40% increase in submissions over only the last 5 years and comes at a time when all journals are working hard to raise their profiles in an increasingly competitive market. This big increase in submissions has caused us some problems with handling and publication