Applications in Plant Sciences (APPS) is a peer-reviewed, open access journal promoting the dissemination and evaluation of new tools and protocols in all areas of the plant sciences. We feature five different types of articles to facilitate this goal:

• Protocol Notes describe new methods and technological advancements for the visualization or quantification of biological information.
• Software Notes detail new software applications with examples of how they are used and how results are interpreted.
• Genomic Resources Articles characterize the development and demonstrate the usefulness of newly developed genomic resources, including transcriptomes and whole plant genomes.
• Application Articles illustrate the application of a new protocol, method, or software application within the context of a larger study.
• Review Articles evaluate available techniques, methods, or protocols in plant sciences, providing a summary of advantages and disadvantages of the techniques that are reviewed.