Journal profile · PLANT SCIENCES
Phytopathology Research
ISSN 2524-4167 · BMC · United Kingdom
Phytopathology Research: CAS Zone 2 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.26; fully open access; APC about USD 2,235; median 133 days to acceptance (91 articles, last 24 months); 98 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Phytopathology Research is published by BMC 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-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, Plant Virus Research Studies and Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies, together about 39.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Phytopathology Research is an open access journal dedicated to advancing our understanding of plant diseases and developing effective environment-friendly measures for disease control. The journal publishes fundamental and applied research on broad aspects of plant diseases. These include but are not limited to genetics and molecular biology of plant disease resistance or susceptibility, molecular analysis of relevant traits in agriculturally important phytopathogens, the ecology of pathogens and plant-associated beneficial micro-organisms, disease etiology, epidemiology and disease management, and technical innovations that advance the phytopathology research. Articles are selected based on novelty, importance, scientific validity, and interest to the readers.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PLANT SCIENCES
Editor-in-chief You-Liang PengPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 41 in mainland China (about 68%); most named Mainland China 41, United States 8, Hong Kong, China 1, United Kingdom 1, South Korea 1 (60 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityAgricultural and Biological Sciences18.6%
- Plant Virus Research StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.3%
- Plant Pathogenic Bacteria StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences10%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.8%
- Plant Disease Resistance and GeneticsAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.5%
- Fungal and yeast genetics researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.4%
- Plant and Fungal Interactions ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
- 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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 2 |
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- 4.26LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.08LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 169OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.42OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.55%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 98LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 467,700Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 448 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 71 | 71 | 50 |
| 2025 | 98 | 98 | 346 |
| 2024 | 69 | 69 | 657 |
| 2023 | 63 | 63 | 879 |
| 2022 | 49 | 49 | 1,018 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | 642 |
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
133 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 97 days – 188 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 92 days (91 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 235 days
- Sample
- 91 articles with submission and acceptance dates (188 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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 1,810 / USD 2,235 / GBP 1,485 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 1,810 / USD 2,235 / GBP 1,485 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteExcerpts 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
- BMC
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2524-4167
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Phytopathology Research
What CAS zone is Phytopathology Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Phytopathology Research is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 2 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 Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.26; CiteScore 5.8, h-index 36.
How long does peer review take at Phytopathology Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 91 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 133 days (interquartile range 97–188 days); authors report an average review time of about 15 weeks. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Phytopathology Research based?
Of the 60 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 41 (about 68%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (41), United States (8) and Hong Kong, China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Phytopathology Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Phytopathology Research is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Phytopathology Research open access, and what is the APC?
Phytopathology Research is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,235.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .