Phytopathology
Journal Title
- Phytopathology
ISSN
- E 1943-7684 | P 0031-949X | 0031-949X | 1943-7684
Publisher
- American Phytopathological Society
Listed on(Coverage)
| JCR | 1997-2019 |
|---|---|
| SJR | 1999-2019 |
| CiteScore | 2011-2019 |
| SCI | 2010-2019 |
| SCIE | 2010-2021 |
| CC | 2016-2021 |
| SCOPUS | 2017-2020 |
| MEDLINE | 2016-2021 |
| EMBASE | 2016-2020 |
Active
- Active
based on the information
- SCOPUS:2020-10
Country
- USA
Aime & Scopes
- Phytopathology publishes articles on fundamental research that advances understanding of the nature of plant diseases, the agents that cause them, their spread, the losses they cause, and measures that can be used to control them. Phytopathology considers manuscripts covering all aspects of plant diseases including bacteriology, host-parasite biochemistry and cell biology, biological control, disease control and pest management, description of new pathogen species description of new pathogen species, ecology and population biology, epidemiology, disease etiology, host genetics and resistance, mycology, nematology, plant stress and abiotic disorders, postharvest pathology and mycotoxins, and virology. Papers dealing mainly with taxonomy, such as descriptions of new plant pathogen taxa are acceptable if they include plant disease research results such as pathogenicity, host range, etc. Taxonomic papers that focus on classification, identification, and nomenclature below the subspecies level may also be submitted to Phytopathology. Subject matter is not a criterion for judging the merit of an article for publication in Phytopathology. However, it is the author’s duty to establish relevance to the science of plant pathology. Distinctions will be made between routine and significant. The author should clearly present the significance of the work in the article. Novelty, innovativeness, lucid writing, and hypothesis-driven research are the criteria for judging manuscripts in Phytopathology. Rapid editorial decision, speed of publication following acceptance, and a global audience are additional reasons to submit manuscripts to Phytopathology. Studies of pathogen population biology should address an original question or hypothesis. In general, studies that describe pathogen diversity or population structure are not acceptable unless they also address a biological question that advances our conceptual knowledge of pathogen population biology. In addition, as much care should be given to the development and description of an appropriate pathogen sampling scheme as is given to the subsequent procurement and analysis of marker data. However, sampling deficiencies beyond the control of the author will be acceptable in some cases, e.g., when conducting analyses of historical isolate collections or quarantined pathogens. Genomics and functional genomics-related papers are encouraged; however, authors must demonstrate how the research addresses the central emphases of Phytopathology described above. Papers that solely report complete or partial nucleotide sequences including draft genome sequences of organisms are not acceptable for publication unless they relate structure to function or demonstrate how the sequence information may advance our understanding of the biology of the pathogen. Methods-type marker papers should meet one of the following criteria: (i) a report of new techniques or modifications that significantly enhances current techniques or the application of these methods, or (ii) the use of techniques to investigate interesting biological questions that contribute to the basic concepts and understanding of plant pathology.