Journal profile · Plant Sciences
Phytopathology
ISSN 0031-949X · eISSN 1943-7684 · American Phytopathological Society · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1911
Phytopathology: CAS Zone 2 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.36; hybrid open access; review 4–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 203 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Phytopathology is published by American Phytopathological Society and is in Zone 2 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 Disease Resistance and Genetics and Plant Virus Research Studies, together about 34.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
For over 100 years Phytopathology® has been the premier international journal for publication of articles on fundamental and applied research that advances our understanding of the nature of plant diseases, the agents that cause them, factors that affect their occurrence and spread, the losses they cause, and measures used to control them. Articles are characterized by their novelty, innovativeness, and the hypothesis-driven nature of their research.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Plant Sciences
Editor-in-chief Leonardo De La FuentePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology16.4%
- Plant Disease Resistance and GeneticsAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.2%
- Plant Virus Research StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.9%
- Plant Pathogens and ResistanceAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.7%
- Plant Pathogenic Bacteria StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.4%
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.3%
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and PathologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
- Plant Disease Management TechniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 3.36LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.94LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.08LetPub ·
- h-index
- 117LetPub ·
- h-index
- 227OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10,954OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.52OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 10.76%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 152LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 17,218 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 147 | 10 | 25 |
| 2025 | 203 | 27 | 2,764 |
| 2024 | 190 | 76 | 1,274 |
| 2023 | 227 | 119 | 2,805 |
| 2022 | 220 | 37 | 3,013 |
| 2021 | 244 | 44 | 4,170 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Phytopathological Society
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1911
- ISSN
- 0031-949X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1943-7684
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 116, Issue 8 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Phytopathology
What CAS zone is Phytopathology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Phytopathology is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Plant Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Phytopathology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.36; CiteScore 6.6, h-index 227.
How long does peer review take at Phytopathology?
Authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; 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.
Which databases index Phytopathology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Phytopathology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Phytopathology open access, and what is the APC?
Phytopathology is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .