Plant Pathology
Plant Pathology is the official journal of the British Society for Plant Pathology. Launched in 1952 and published by Wiley-Blackwell on the society's behalf, it appears nine times a year, with a 2025 impact factor of 2.8.Plant Pathology（常用缩写 Plant Pathol.）是英国植物病理学会的官方期刊，1952 年创刊，由 Wiley-Blackwell 代表学会出版，每年出版 9 期，2025 年影响因子为 2.8。[1]
Scope
- Scope: the journal publishes research papers and critical reviews on all aspects of plant pathology.学科定位： 期刊发表植物病理学各方面研究论文与批判性综述。
- Subject coverage: it spans diseases of temperate and tropical plants caused by fungi, bacteria, viruses, phytoplasmas and nematodes, the physiological, biochemical, molecular, ecological, genetic and economic aspects of plant pathology, disease epidemiology and modelling, disease appraisal and crop loss assessment, and disease control with related crop management.收录主题： 覆盖温带与热带植物由真菌、细菌、病毒、植原体与线虫引起的病害，以及植物病理的生理、生化、分子、生态、遗传与经济侧面，疾病流行病学与建模、病害评估与作物损失测定，以及病害防控与相关作物管理。
- Explicit exclusions: articles on pesticide and resistance screening fall outside the journal's scope.明确不收： 期刊不收农药与抗性筛选类论文。
- Publishing model: the journal is subscription-based with an open access option available.出版模式： 期刊为订阅型刊物，支持开放获取发表选项。
- Indexing and metrics: indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, the journal holds a second-quartile position in plant sciences, with a 2025 impact factor of 2.8.收录与指标： 被科学引文索引扩展版收录，在植物科学类别中列第二区，2025 年影响因子为 2.8。[2]
History
- Founded in 1952: the journal was established in 1952, originally published by the Ministry of Agriculture.1952年创刊： 期刊于 1952 年创刊，最初由英国农业部出版。
- Publisher history: publication later passed to Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the British Society for Plant Pathology, which edits three international peer-reviewed journals.出版方沿革： 期刊后由 Wiley-Blackwell 代表英国植物病理学会出版，学会负责编辑三份国际同行评审期刊。
- Recent metrics: the impact factor stood at 2.59 in 2020, 2.772 in 2021 and 2.8 in 2025.近年指标： 影响因子 2020 年为 2.59，2021 年为 2.772，2025 年为 2.8。
- Frequency: the journal appears nine times a year.刊期： 期刊每年出版 9 期。[3]
Editors
- Senior editor: the journal's senior editor is Dr Matt Dickinson.现任高级编辑： 高级编辑为 Matt Dickinson 博士。
- Editorial board: the board is organised by disease type and research direction, spanning mycology, virology, bacteriology, nematology and epidemiological modelling.编委构成： 编委会按病害类型与研究方向组织，覆盖真菌学、病毒学、细菌学、线虫学与流行病学建模等方向。
- Submission and peer review: manuscripts are lodged through the ScholarOne system and undergo peer review.投稿与评审： 稿件经 ScholarOne 在线系统递交，接受同行评审。[4]
- Editorial policy: the journal prizes agricultural relevance, welcoming work that runs from mechanism to field management.编辑方针： 期刊强调病理学研究的农业相关性，欢迎从机制解析到田间管理的贯通成果。
- Society service: through this journal and its companions the society supports the plant pathology community with publication and development pathways.学会服务： 学会经由期刊及姊妹刊支持植物病理学社区，为作者提供发表与发展通道。