100多年來，《植物病理學》一直被認為是出版有關基礎研究文章的首要國際檔案期刊，這些文章增進了對植物疾病的性質、致病因素、傳播、造成的損失以及可用于控制這些疾病的措施的了解。范圍植物病理學發表關于基礎研究的文章，這些文章促進了對植物疾病的性質、致病因素、傳播、造成的損失以及可用于控制這些疾病的措施的理解。植物病理學認為手稿涵蓋所有方面的植物病害包括細菌學,開始生物化學和細胞生物學、生物控制、疾病控制和害蟲管理、新病原體的描述物種的描述新病原體物種,生態和人口生物學、流行病學、疾病病因、宿主遺傳和阻力,真菌學,線蟲學,植物壓力和非生物障礙,采后病理和真菌毒素和病毒學。以分類學為主要內容的論文，如對新的植物病原菌類群的描述，如包含植物病害的致病性、寄主范圍等研究成果，均可接受。分類學論文的重點是分類，鑒定和命名低于亞種水平也可以提交植物病理學。主題不是判斷植物病理學上發表的文章優劣的標準。然而，建立與植物病理學的相關性是作者的責任。將區分日常工作和重要工作。作者應該在文章中清楚地說明這項工作的意義。新穎性、創新性、清晰的寫作和假設驅動的研究是判斷植物病理學手稿的標準。快速的編輯決策、接受后的出版速度以及全球讀者是向植物病理學提交手稿的額外原因。病原體種群生物學的研究應該解決一個原始的問題或假設。一般來說，描述病原體多樣性或種群結構的研究是不可接受的，除非它們還涉及一個生物學問題，從而提高了我們對病原體種群生物學的概念知識。此外，在制定和描述適當的病原體取樣方案時，應像在隨后采購和分析標記數據時一樣，給予足夠的重視。然而，在某些情況下，如對歷史上分離的標本或被隔離的病原體進行分析時，作者無法控制的抽樣缺陷是可以接受的。鼓勵發表基因組學和功能基因組學相關論文;然而，作者必須證明該研究如何處理上述植物病理學的中心重點。只報告完整或部分核苷酸序列(包括生物體基因組序列草案)的論文是不能發表的，除非它們將結構與功能聯系起來，或者證明序列信息如何促進我們對病原體生物學的理解。Methods-type標記文件應滿足下列標準之一:(i)的新技術或者修改的報告顯著增強當前的技術或這些方法的應用,或(ii)使用技術研究有趣的生物學問題,有助于植物病理學的基本概念和理解。

For over 100 years Phytopathology has been considered the premier international archival journal for publication of 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.ScopePhytopathology 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 se?quences 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.