Journal profile · PLANT SCIENCES
Journal of General Plant Pathology
ISSN 1345-2630 · eISSN 1610-739X · Springer Japan · JAPAN · Quarterly · Founded 2000
Journal of General Plant Pathology: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.39; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,090; median 78 days to acceptance (88 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 51 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of General Plant Pathology is published by Springer Japan and is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity and Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies, together about 40.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of General Plant Pathology welcomes all manuscripts dealing with plant diseases or their control, including pathogen characterization, identification of pathogens, disease physiology and biochemistry, molecular biology, morphology and ultrastructure, genetics, disease transmission, ecology and epidemiology, chemical and biological control, disease assessment, and other topics relevant to plant pathological disorders.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PLANT SCIENCES
Editor-in-chief Hanako ShimuraPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 4%); most named Japan 42, South Korea 3, Mainland China 2, Canada 2, Taiwan, China 1 (54 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology16.4%
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.5%
- Plant Pathogenic Bacteria StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
- Plant Virus Research StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.7%
- Plant Disease Resistance and GeneticsAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.4%
- Plant Pathogens and ResistanceAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.9%
- Plant and Fungal Interactions ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5%
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, DDBJ, EMBL, GenBank
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.39LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 845OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.68OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 44LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 157,700Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,835 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 12 | 7 |
| 2025 | 51 | 13 | 30 |
| 2024 | 53 | 10 | 193 |
| 2023 | 50 | 8 | 181 |
| 2022 | 68 | 10 | 381 |
| 2021 | 73 | 10 | 431 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
78 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 49 days – 118 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 26 days (88 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 105 days
- Sample
- 88 articles with submission and acceptance dates (99 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,090 / EUR 3,090 / GBP 2,690 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Reference style
- Author–date
Article types accepted11, with length limits
- disease notesContributions should fit one of the following categories: (i) Full-length articles, (ii) Short communications, (iii) Disease notes, (iv) Techniques, (v) Letters…Length not stated
- editorialThe Editorial Committee reserves the right to accept or reject the manuscript for publication. The Committee may advise the author to revise the manuscript acco…Length not stated
- full-length articlesContributions should fit one of the following categories: (i) Full-length articles, (ii) Short communications, (iii) Disease notes, (iv) Techniques, (v) Letters…Length not stated
- letter to the editorContributions should fit one of the following categories: (i) Full-length articles, (ii) Short communications, (iii) Disease notes, (iv) Techniques, (v) Letters…Length not stated
- letters to the editorContributions should fit one of the following categories: (i) Full-length articles, (ii) Short communications, (iii) Disease notes, (iv) Techniques, (v) Letters…main text ≤ 2,000 words
- original researchContributions should fit one of the following categories: (i) Full-length articles, (ii) Short communications, (iii) Disease notes, (iv) Techniques, (v) Letters…Length not stated
- reviewContributions should fit one of the following categories: (i) Full-length articles, (ii) Short communications, (iii) Disease notes, (iv) Techniques, (v) Letters…main text ≤ 7,000 words
- reviewsContributions should fit one of the following categories: (i) Full-length articles, (ii) Short communications, (iii) Disease notes, (iv) Techniques, (v) Letters…Length not stated
- short communicationContributions should fit one of the following categories: (i) Full-length articles, (ii) Short communications, (iii) Disease notes, (iv) Techniques, (v) Letters…main text ≤ 2,500 words
- short communicationsContributions should fit one of the following categories: (i) Full-length articles, (ii) Short communications, (iii) Disease notes, (iv) Techniques, (v) Letters…Length not stated
- techniquesContributions should fit one of the following categories: (i) Full-length articles, (ii) Short communications, (iii) Disease notes, (iv) Techniques, (v) Letters…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- AI use Generative AI Images
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Model summary
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Journal of General Plant Pathology, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2000
- ISSN
- 1345-2630
- Electronic ISSN
- 1610-739X
- Society / sponsor
- Phytopathological Society of Japan
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 92, Issue 4 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of General Plant Pathology
What CAS zone is Journal of General Plant Pathology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of General Plant Pathology is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Plant Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of General Plant Pathology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.39; CiteScore 2.5, h-index 61.
How long does peer review take at Journal of General Plant Pathology?
Based on the dates recorded on 88 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 78 days (interquartile range 49–118 days); authors report an average review time of about 6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of General Plant Pathology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Reference style: Author–date. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of General Plant Pathology based?
Of the 54 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Japan (42), South Korea (3) and Mainland China (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of General Plant Pathology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of General Plant Pathology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAS and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of General Plant Pathology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of General Plant Pathology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,090.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .