Amsterdam, The Netherlands
May 14, 2007
Elsevier today announced its
partnership with Rice Science, a quarterly publication which is
now part of the China Collection on Elsevier's ScienceDirect
online platform.
Rice Science, formerly Chinese Rice Research Newsletter, is an
international quarterly journal. The primary purpose of this
journal is to introduce the advancements and achievements in
rice sciences in China to the world. Rice Science encourages
submissions from outside China, to strengthen the communication
of rice scientists from China and other countries, and to
contribute to the safety of food supply in the world.
Rice Science accepts contributions on all aspects of rice
sciences: original research papers, reviews, as well as short
communications. Topics covered include: breeding and genetics,
biotechnology, germplasm resources, pest management, physiology,
soil and fertilizer management, ecology, cereal chemistry and
post-harvest processing.
Rice Science is sponsored by China’s National Rice Research
Institute in cooperation with the State Key Laboratory of Rice
Biology and the Chinese National Rice Improvement Center.
Almost half the world depends on rice as a major source of food.
Although most rice producers and consumers live in Asia, rice is
also an essential staple and a source of income for millions of
others, making rice production one of the planet’s most
important economic activities. Rice farms cover 11% of the
world’s arable area, so the development of sustainable
technologies can have a large positive impact on the global
environment.
Gilles Jonker, Elsevier Publisher of Agricultural Sciences
comments "This exciting partnership enhances our
well-established agriculture portfolio and has been the result
of close collaboration with colleagues in our Beijing office and
with representatives of the China National Rice Research
Institute, "
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