Plant, Cell & Environment is part of a pilot program with F1000Research. F1000Research is an open science publishing platform for all life scientists, offering immediate publication and fast reviewing. If your article doesn’t meet the specific criteria for publication in this journal, you will be offered the opportunity to submit your manuscript to F1000Research, enabling you to get your work published online quickly and easily. Once your article has been published, it will then be formally peer reviewed using a completely open process.