Annual Review of Phytopathology

Annual Review of Phytopathology is an annual peer-reviewed journal published by Annual Reviews, covering significant developments in plant pathology. Founded in 1963, it is one of the most influential review journals in plant science, with a 2025 impact factor of 13.2, indexed in SCIE.《植物病理学年度评论》（Annual Review of Phytopathology）是由 Annual Reviews 出版的年度同行评审期刊，涵盖植物病理学的重要进展。该刊创刊于 1963 年，是植物科学领域最具影响力的综述期刊之一，2025 年影响因子为 13.2，被 SCIE 收录。

Scope

The journal's stated aim is to cover the significant developments in the field of plant pathology, with its official scope covering:刊物官方宗旨为涵盖植物病理学领域的重要进展，官方声明的征稿范围包括：

• Plant pathogens and their biology: reviews on the biology, genetics, and evolution of plant pathogens, including fungi, oomycetes, bacteria, viruses, viroids, and nematodes that cause plant diseases.植物病原菌及其生物学： 关于引起植物病害的真菌、卵菌、细菌、病毒、类病毒与线虫等植物病原菌生物学、遗传学与进化的综述。
• Host-pathogen interactions: reviews on the molecular and cellular mechanisms of plant-pathogen interactions, including plant immunity, pathogen virulence, and the coevolution of hosts and pathogens.宿主-病原菌相互作用： 关于植物-病原菌相互作用的分子与细胞机制的综述，涵盖植物免疫、病原菌毒力以及宿主与病原菌的协同进化等。
• Epidemiology and disease management: reviews on plant disease epidemiology, forecasting, and the integrated management of plant diseases, including cultural, biological, and chemical control strategies.流行病学与病害治理： 关于植物病害流行病学、预测预报以及植物病害综合治理的综述，涵盖农业、生物与化学防治策略等。
• Applied and economic phytopathology: reviews on the economic impact of plant diseases, food security, and the application of plant pathology research to agricultural practice and crop protection.应用与经济植物病理学： 关于植物病害经济影响、粮食安全以及植物病理学研究在农业实践与作物保护中应用的综述。
• Article types: annual comprehensive review articles, each providing an authoritative synthesis of significant developments in a specific area of plant pathology over the preceding years.栏目设置： 每年发表综合性综述文章，每篇对植物病理学某一特定领域近年来的重要进展进行权威综述。

History

• Founding: the Annual Review of Phytopathology was founded in 1963 by Annual Reviews, a nonprofit publisher dedicated to synthesising and integrating knowledge for the progress of science and agriculture.创刊： 《植物病理学年度评论》于 1963 年由非营利出版机构 Annual Reviews 创办，该机构致力于为科学与农业进步综合与整合知识。
• Annual Reviews publication: the journal is part of the Annual Reviews series, applying the consistent model of annual, authoritative, invited review articles across scientific disciplines.Annual Reviews 出版： 该刊是 Annual Reviews 系列的一部分，采用各科学领域每年发表权威特邀综述的统一模式。
• Long publication history: with over six decades of continuous publication, the journal has grown alongside the field of plant pathology, reflecting advances from pathogen biology to molecular plant-microbe interactions.悠久出版史： 该刊已连续出版逾六十载，与植物病理学领域共同发展，反映了从病原菌生物学到分子植物-微生物相互作用的进步。
• High impact: the journal has become one of the most highly cited and influential journals in plant pathology, consistently ranking among the top plant science journals by impact factor.高影响力： 该刊已成为植物病理学领域被引最高、最具影响力的期刊之一，影响因子长期位居植物科学期刊前列。

Editors

The journal is led by co-editors supported by an editorial committee:该刊由联合编辑领导，编辑委员会协助工作：

• Co-editors: Gwyn A. Beattie, Professor in the Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology at Iowa State University, and Sophien Kamoun, Senior Group Leader at The Sainsbury Laboratory, serve as the co-editors.联合编辑： 爱荷华州立大学植物病理与微生物学系教授格温·A. 比蒂（Gwyn A. Beattie）与塞恩斯伯里实验室高级课题组负责人索菲安·卡蒙（Sophien Kamoun）担任联合编辑。
• Editorial committee: the journal is guided by an editorial committee comprising leading plant pathologists from major subfields of plant pathology worldwide.编辑委员会： 该刊由涵盖植物病理学主要子领域的全球顶尖植物病理学家组成的编辑委员会指导。
• Invited reviews: all review articles are invited by the editors and editorial committee, ensuring comprehensive and authoritative coverage of each topic.特邀综述： 所有综述文章均由编辑与编辑委员会特邀，确保对各主题的全面与权威覆盖。
• Review process: invited manuscripts undergo editorial review and revision, with the editors working closely with authors to ensure the highest quality and comprehensiveness of each review.评审流程： 特邀稿件经过编辑评审与修改，编辑与作者密切合作以确保每篇综述的最高质量与全面性。