Research should be directed at understanding the molecular mechanisms of plant interactions with other organisms rather than merely describing such interactions. Research to be published in MPMI must be novel and not simply repeat results already obtained in other systems.
MPMI will consider manuscripts addressing:/// molecular analysis of relevant factors in either the microbe or plant alone or molecular analysis of components that affect or modulate plant-microbe interactions,
/// traditional genetics or other nonmolecular research, if such research contributes significantly to our understanding of microbe–plant interactions,
/// molecular evolution and molecular ecology of interactions between plants and other organisms
/// methodological research papers, if they report important new advances in technology for studying the molecular aspects of plant–microbe interactions.