只有出版最好的著作《植物、細胞與環境》，才能發表理論或實驗方面的原創研究，為了解植物對環境的反應方式提供新穎的見解。因此，該雜志涵蓋植物生物化學、分子生物學、生物物理學、細胞生理學、全植物生理學、作物生理學和生理生態學，以及與植物功能相關的結構、遺傳、病理和氣象方面。任何規模的工作，從分子到社區，都是受歡迎的。

Publishing only the best work, Plant, Cell & Environment publishes original research, either theoretical or experimental, that provides novel insights into the ways that plants respond to their environment. Thus the journal covers plant biochemistry, molecular biology, biophysics, cell physiology, whole plant physiology, crop physiology and physiological ecology, together with structural, genetic, pathological and meteorological aspects as related to plant function. Work at any scale, from the molecular to the community level, is welcomed.