JIPB Workshop on Scientific Writing 2012 (First announcement)

Scientific papers, which act as the central means of communication for researchers in connection with their community, are essential for the progress of scientific development. Indeed, the value of clear and effective communication within the scientific community through the dialogue of scientific journals has never been more apparent as local Chinese research and publications are increasingly cited on an international scale. However, in considering research aimed at international journals, reviewers are also becoming more and more concerned with not only the high quality of the submission's scientific content, but also the quality of its writing. As the competition increases, to secure publication in a high-ranking journal only the most succinct, language-sufficient, and logically crafted articles will suffice.

To match the demand, the Journal of Integrative Plant Biology (JIPB) and Shanghai Jiao Tong University will jointly hold a workshop on scientific writing as a part of a series of workshops held by JIPB. The speaker, Prof. William J. Lucas from the University of California, Davis, is renowned for his passion for teaching young students and for his highly informative speeches. He will outline both the rules of scientific writing and the workflows of high-ranking international journals to allow the audience to gain clear insight into the lengthy process of scientific paper writing, then help teach students how to plan and prepare accordingly.
All plant biology researchers, graduate students, undergraduate students and editorial staff are welcome to join in the workshop and each audience member will receive a certificate at the end of the workshop commemorating their participation. The maximum workshop is limited to 150 attendees so please reserve your seats early!

1. Organizers
Journal of Integrative Plant Biology (JIPB)
School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

2. Date, Place and Official Language
Date: 23–24 April, 2012
Place: Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China Official
Language: English

3. Honorary Speaker William J. Lucas: Experience & Qualifications
Prof. William J. Lucas
Distinguished International Plant Cell Biologist

Assigning Editor of The Plant Cell
Associate Editor of JIPB

Editorial Board Appointments:
Plant Physiology Editorial Board (1977 - 1992)
Annual Review of Plant Physiology & Plant Molecular Biology Editorial Board (1985 - 1990)
Protoplasma Editorial Board (1985 - 2004)
Planta Editorial Board (1989 - 2005)
Journal of Theoretical Biology (Associate Editor, 1999 - 2003)
The Plant Cell (Co-editor, 2003 - present)
The Plant Cell (Assigning Editor, 2006 - present)
Open Plant Science Journal Editorial Board (2007 - present)
Journal of Integrative Plant Biology (Associate Editor, 2007 - present)
Journal of Plant Biology (Overseas Editor, 2007 - 2011)

Selected Publications (from over 200 papers):
● Wolf S, Deom CM, Beachy RN, Lucas WJ (1989) Movement protein of tobacco mosaic virus modifies plasmodesmatal size exclusion limit. Science 246, 377-379.
● Wolf S, Deom CM, Beachy RN, and Lucas WJ (1991) Plasmodesmatal function is probed using transgenic tobacco plants that express a virus movement protein. Plant Cell 3, 593-604.
● Schachtman DP, Schroeder JI, Lucas WJ, Anderson JA, Gaber RF (1992) Expression of an inward-rectifying potassium channel by the Arabidopsis KAT1 cDNA. Science 258, 1654-1658.
● Noueiry AO, Lucas WJ, Gilbertson RL (1994) Two Proteins of a plant DNA virus coordinate nuclear and plasmodesmal transport. Cell 76, 925-932.
● Lucas WJ, Bouche-Pillon S, Jackson DP, Nguyen L, Baker L, Ding B, Hake S (1995) Selective trafficking of KNOTTED1 and its mRNA through plant plasmodesmata. Science 270, 1980-1983.
● Jorgensen RA, Atkinson RG, Forster RLS, Lucas WJ (1998) An RNA-based information superhighway in plants. Science 279, 1486-1487.
● Rojas MR, Noueiry AO, Lucas WJ, Gilbertson RL (1998) Bean dwarf mosaic geminivirus movement proteins recognize DNA in a form- and size-specific manner. Cell 95, 105-113.
● Xoconostle-Cázares B, Xiang Y, Ruiz-Medrano R,Wang H-L, Monzer J, Yoo B-C, McFarland KC, Franceschi VR, Lucas WJ (1999) Plant paralog to viral movement protein potentiates transport of mRNA into the phloem. Science 283, 94-98.
● Kragler F, Monzer J, Xoconostle-Cázares B, Lucas WJ (2000) Peptide antagonists of the plasmodesmal macromolecular trafficking pathway. EMBO J. 19, 2856-2868.
● Lucas WJ, Yoo B-C, Kragler F (2001) RNA as a long-distance information macromolecule in plants. Nat. Rev. Mol. Cell Biol. 2, 849-857.
● Foster TM, Lough TJ, Emerson SJ, Lee RH, Bowman JL, Forster RLS, Lucas WJ (2002) A surveillance system regulates selective entry of RNA into the shoot apex. Plant Cell 14, 1497-1508.
● Lee J-Y, Yoo B-C, Rojas M, Gomez Ospina N, Staehelin LA, Lucas WJ (2003) Selective trafficking of non-cell-autonomous proteins mediated by NtNCAPP1. Science 299, 392-396.
● Yoo B-C, Kragler F, Varkonyi-Gasic E, Haywood V, Archer-Evans S, Lee Y M, Lough TJ, Lucas WJ (2004) A systemic small RNA signaling system in plants. Plant Cell 16, 1979-2000.
● Lin M-K, Belanger H, LeeY-J, Varkonyi-Gasic E, Taoka K-I, Miura E, Xoconostle-Cázares B, Gendler K, Jorgensen RA, Phinney B, Lough TJ, Lucas WJ (2007) FT protein may act as the long-distance florigenic signal in the cucurbits. Plant Cell 19, 1488-1506.
● Ham BK, Brandom J, Xoconostle-Cazares B, Ringgold V, Lough TJ, Lucas WJ (2009) Polypyrimidine tract binding protein, CmRBP50, forms the basis of a pumpkin phloem ribonucleoprotein complex. Plant Cell 21, 197-215.
● Huang S, Li R, Zhang Z, Li L, Gu, X, Fan W, Lucas WJ, et al. (2009) The genome of the cucumber, Cucumis sativus L. Nature Genet. 41, 1275-1281.
● Ruiz-Medrano R, Xoconostle-Cázares B, Ham B-K, Li G, Lucas WJ (2011) Vascular expression in Arabidopsis is predicted by the frequency of CT/GA-rich repeats in gene promoters. Plant J. 67, 130 –144.
● Li P, Ham BK, Lucas WJ (2011) CmRBP50 phosphorylation is essential for assembly of a stable phloem-mobile high-affinity ribonucleoprotein complex. J. Biol. Chem. 286, 23142–23149.

4. Registration
1） A sum of RMB 700 for each participant will be charged. Registration fees should be paid to: Account No: 0200004509088100989 Bank: West Haidian District Subbranch, Beijing Branch, Industrial and Commercial Bank of
China (ICBC)
Address: No. 65 West Road, Beisihuan, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083
Swift code: ICBKCNBJBJM
Account holder: Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences

2） Please fill in the registration form (see attached) and email to Lingfeng Chen at isipb2011@ibcas.ac.cn by 15 January, 2012.

5. Accommodation Information
The Organizers will provide lunch on April 23 and 24. All other accommodation costs will be covered by the attendee.

Contact Details
Lingfeng Chen
JIPB Editorial Office
Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Nanxincun 20, Xiangshan, Beijing 100093, China
Tel: +86 10 6283 6133; Fax: +86 10 8259 2636
E-mail: isipb2011@ibcas.ac.cn
Website: http://www.jipb.net

Guihua Chen
School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
800 Dongchuan RD, Minhang District, Shanghai 200240, China
Tel: +86 21 3420 5073; Fax: +86 21 3420 4869
E-mail: guihua_923@126.com

Workshop Registration form