学会概况
美国植物分类学家协会（American Society of Plant Taxonomists，简称 ASPT）成立于 1936 年，是一个面向全球植物分类学、系统学和系统发育学研究的非营利学术团体，会员规模逾千人。学会通过出版专业期刊、提供科研与差旅资助、组织年度学术会议等途径，支持植物多样性研究的教学与推广。其核心学科涵盖植物分类、系统学、物种形成、形态计量、分子系统发育、保护生物学、生物地理学及相关方法论。学会秘书处与商务办公室挂靠史密森尼学会自然历史博物馆植物学系，依托这一平台协调出版物、奖项与会员事务。
学术期刊
学会主办两本国际同行评审期刊。Systematic Botany 自 1976 年起按季出版，是分类学、系统发育与物种形成等领域研究成果的核心发表渠道，会员可在线阅读全文，并可按成本价订购纸质合订本。Systematic Botany Monographs 则不定期发行，聚焦特定植物类群的分类修订与专著，重点关注物种界限、命名规范以及形态、分布与系统发育信息。学会为两本期刊的录用稿件免除基础发表费，并全额承担 Dryad 数据存储费用，以保证研究可复现性。Systematic Botany 于近年新增「Clades in Focus」综述专栏，邀请专家对某一支系的分类、命名、系统发育与演化脉络进行综合梳理。
奖项与资助
学会设立多个面向不同职业阶段的奖项与资助项目。Asa Gray Award 自 1984 年起颁授，每年一次，表彰对植物分类学目标有杰出贡献的个人，获奖者不必为会员，由会员提名、附简历与不超过五封推荐信。Peter Raven Award 颁发给在面向非专业听众的科普与外联方面有突出贡献的植物分类学家，提名截止日为 3 月 15 日。George R. Cooley Award 自 1956 年起专为职业早期会员设立，被视为植物学界最具声望的青年奖项之一，授予在年度会议上展示最佳植物系统学研究的硕士、博士及获学位一年内研究者。Grady L. and Barbara D. Webster Plant Systematics Publication Award 于 2006 年设立，偶数年颁发，奖励前两年内最具影响力的植物系统学论文，由学会与美国植物学会联合举办。Distinguished Service Award 不定期授予对学会做出非凡服务的会员。此外还有面向研究生的研究资助（最高 1500 美元，含 Rogers McVaugh、William R. Anderson、BIPOC 卓越等专项）与植物学倡导服务资助（每年 1000 美元），以及本科生奖、教育卓越奖 EEPSEA、标本馆紧急基金、国会访问资助等。
会员与组织
学会面向所有对植物系统学感兴趣的研究者、学生与专业人士开放，会费按身份细分。常规会员年费 75 美元、常规家庭 80 美元、学生 20 美元、博士后 30 美元、发展中国家会员 30 美元、退休 40 美元、终身会员 1000 美元，荣休会员免费。家庭类别为同一家庭第二位成员增设。学生、博士后及发展中国家会员均享受显著折扣。会员福利包括两本期刊的在线订阅、版面费减免、Dryad 数据发表费全额覆盖、参与 14 个理事会委员会管理学会事务的机会，以及年度 Botany Conference 注册费折扣。学生会员可在委员会中任职，与资深研究者建立联系。学会设主席、候任主席、前任主席、秘书、财务、项目主任、财务委员会主席、多元化协调员、两本期刊主编以及六位按届期轮换的理事席位，治理结构透明，定期改选。
公共教育与倡导
学会持续推进面向公众与政策层面的科学传播。学习资源中心汇编植物学播客、网络研讨会与公开课程，并接受外部投稿补充。Taxonomy Webinar 系列由学会主持，邀请专家以通俗语言讲解分类学及其现实意义，会员与公众均可注册旁听。学会与美国植物学会联合发起的植物学倡导服务资助，鼓励会员向公众、媒体与立法者阐述植物科学议题；2025 年起新设的国会访问资助则支持会员就植物保育议题向联邦立法机构当面陈述。学会章程最近一次修订于 2022 年 5 月 10 日生效，公开发布在官方网站的 Bylaws 页面供查询。学会同时公开反对种族歧视的政策声明，并将多元化、公平与包容视为会员招募、奖项评审与会议组织的基本原则。
About the Society
The American Society of Plant Taxonomists (ASPT) was organized in 1936 as a non-profit scientific society dedicated to research and teaching in plant taxonomy, systematics, and phylogenetics. With more than one thousand members worldwide, the Society advances its mission through two peer-reviewed journals, research and travel grants, and an annual scientific meeting held jointly with the Botanical Society of America and other partner societies. The Business Office is housed within the Department of Botany at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in the Washington DC metropolitan area, where the Society’s administrator coordinates publications, awards, and membership services.
Publications
ASPT publishes two international journals. Systematic Botany, issued quarterly since 1976, serves as a primary venue for research on taxonomy, systematics, speciation, morphometrics, molecular phylogeny, conservation, biogeography, and methods; current members receive an online subscription and may purchase print copies at cost. Systematic Botany Monographs appears on an irregular schedule and produces taxonomic revisions and monographs focused on particular plant groups, with emphases on species delimitation, nomenclature, morphology, distribution, and phylogeny. The Society waives basic publication charges for accepted manuscripts in both journals and covers Dryad data-publishing charges in full to support data reproducibility. A new review series, “Clades in Focus,” invites synthesis articles integrating past foundational work with contemporary advances across a chosen lineage.
Awards and Grants
ASPT maintains a portfolio of awards and grants covering every career stage. The Asa Gray Award, presented annually since 1984, honors an individual for outstanding accomplishments in plant taxonomy; the recipient need not be a member, and nominations are submitted as a single PDF with a letter of nomination, a curriculum vitae, and up to five supporting letters. The Peter Raven Award recognizes a plant systematist for exceptional outreach to non-scientists, including workshops, public events, op-eds, popular articles, taxon-oriented websites for lay audiences, television appearances, legislative testimony, and legal defense of rare plants. The George R. Cooley Award, established in 1956, is one of the most prestigious early-career recognitions in plant systematics and is presented to a Masters or Ph.D. student, or a scholar within one year of degree conferral, judged to have presented the best paper at the annual meeting. The Grady L. and Barbara D. Webster Plant Systematics Publication Award, established in 2006 and presented in even years, recognizes the most significant contribution to plant systematics from the previous two years and rotates with the Botanical Society of America. The Distinguished Service Award is presented only when an occasion warrants. Graduate Student Research Grants provide up to USD 1500 for masters and doctoral research, with named grants including the Rogers McVaugh, William R. Anderson, Shirley and Alan Graham, W. Hardy Eshbaugh, Vicki A. Funk, and BIPOC Excellence in Systematic Botany awards; submissions close on 2 March 2026. The Botanical Advocacy and Service Grant, jointly offered with BSA, awards USD 1000 for projects that connect the public or policymakers to the botanical sciences. The Society additionally funds an Undergraduate Prize, the EEPSEA Education Award, a Herbarium Emergency Fund, and a Congressional Visit Grant.
Membership and Governance
Membership in ASPT is open to anyone interested in plant systematics in the broadest sense. Annual dues vary by category: Regular USD 75, Regular-Family USD 80, Developing Country USD 30, Developing Country-Family USD 35, Student USD 20, Student-Family USD 25, Postdoc USD 30, Postdoc-Family USD 35, Retired USD 40, Retired-Family USD 45, Emeritus USD 0, Emeritus-Family USD 0, Lifetime USD 1000, and Lifetime-Family USD 1250. Family categories cover a second member at the same address. Members receive an online subscription to Systematic Botany, waived basic publication charges in both journals, full Dryad coverage, eligibility to serve on one of fourteen Council committees, discounted registration at the annual Botany Conference, and networking opportunities with senior colleagues. Student members serve on committees and gain visibility through Society management roles. Governance is carried out by a Council of Officers including a President, Past-President, President-Elect, Secretary, Treasurer, Program Director, Finance Committee Chair, Diversity Coordinator, the two Editors-in-Chief, and six rotating Members at Large with staggered three-year terms.
Education and Advocacy
The Society invests in public-facing botanical education and policy engagement. The Learning Resources page aggregates podcasts, webinars, and open courses relevant to plant systematics and welcomes outside submissions. The Taxonomy Webinar series features invited speakers explaining the methods and value of taxonomy to general audiences and accepts new entries to the mailing list. Through the joint Botanical Advocacy and Service Grant with BSA, ASPT members pursue projects that connect the public, media, or legislators with plant science. The Congressional Visit Grant, introduced in 2025, supports members delivering in-person testimony on plant-conservation issues to federal legislators. The Society’s Bylaws were last amended on 10 May 2022 and are published as a downloadable PDF on the official website. ASPT maintains a public anti-racism statement affirming that diversity, equity, and inclusion are foundational principles guiding membership recruitment, award review, and conference organization.
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