期刊名称：PLANT PATHOLOGY JOURNAL
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
Aims and scope
Plant Pathology Journal is a high quality scientific journal covers all aspects of plant pathology and reaches plant pathologists around the world. Top quality original research papers and critical reviews from around the world cover: diseases of temperate and tropical plants caused by fungi, bacteria, viruses, mycoplasma-like organisms and nematodes; physiological, biochemical, molecular, ecological, genetic and economic aspects of plant pathology; disease epidemiology and modelling; disease appraisal and crop loss assessment; and plant disease control and disease-related crop management.
Plant Pathology Journal accepting research articles, review articles, short communications and disease notes for publication in the coming issue.
Plant Pathology Journal is a refereed journal. The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to our readership.
Instructions to Authors
General Format
Before submission of the new manuscript authors should consider the following general rules for preparation of the manuscript. Please read these instructions carefully and follow the guidelines strictly.
Fonts: Important Use Times or Times New Roman 12 point size only (other sizes as specified), and Symbol font for mathematical symbols (in the text and in the figures).
Justification should be set to full (or left only, if preferred).
Do not underline: Use italics, bold or bold italics instead.
Line spacing should be set at 2 (Double).
Leave a line space between paragraphs and sections.
Leave a line space between section titles and text.
Leave only one space after a full stop.
Manuscripts must be typed on A4 (210 × 297 mm) paper, double-spaced throughout and with ample margins of at least 2.5 cm. All pages must be numbered consecutively. Starting with the title page as p.1, the text, which begins with p.2, is to be arranged in the following order: abstract, brief introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, acknowledgements, references, figure legends, tables.
The first page of the full manuscript must begin with the title of the paper centered on the page in 14 point Bold Title Case (title case means first letter of each main word capitalized), the names of the authors (Initials followed by a period each Family Name) with the main author’s name mentioned first, the names and locations of the authors affiliations (Title Case), and the e-mail address of the main author. The title page must provide the title in English, a short title of not more than 45 characters (including spaces) to be used as running head, up to five topical key words in English for subject indexing, the full postal address of the corresponding author to whom proofs will be sent. The title should be brief and should indicate the species studied. Subtitles are not encouraged.
The abstract should not exceed 250 words, should be one paragraph and should be free of references and abbreviations. It should indicate clearly the scope and main conclusions of the paper.
The introduction should give the pertinent background to the study and should explain why the work was done.
The materials and methods (or methodology) should give essential details, including experimental design and statistical analysis.
The results should present the findings of the research. They should be free from discussion. Results should be written in the past tense.
The discussion should cover, but not simply repeat the new findings and should present the author's results in broader context of other work on the subject interpreting them with a minimum of speculation.
The acknowledgements should be as brief as possible.
Preparing the Manuscript
Plant Pathology Journal is an international, peer-reviewed and open access scientific journal that provides a high-visibility forum to the scientific community for the publication of top-tier original research according to the scope of the journal.
Plant Pathology Journal publishes high quality research work in the following forms:
Research Articles
Research articles present original research and address a clearly stated specific hypothesis or question. Papers should provide novel approaches and new insights into the problem addressed. Research Article should arrange in the following order: abstract, brief introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, acknowledgements, references, figures, tables.
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Reviews/Mini-Reviews
Review articles are an attempt by one or more authors to sum up the current state of the research on a particular topic. Ideally, the author searches for everything relevant to the topic, and then sorts it all out into a coherent view of the “state of the art��?as it now stands. Review Articles should inform about:
the main researchers working in a field
recent major advances and discoveries
significant gaps in the research
current debates
future directions
Only review articles from experts in the field will be considered for publication.
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Short Communications
Short communication is for a concise, but independent report representing a significant contribution in the field. Short communication is not intended to publish preliminary results. But if these results are of exceptional interest and are particularly topical and relevant will be considered for publication. It should be no more than 2500 words, and could include two figures or tables. It should have at least 8 references. Short communications will also send for peer review.
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Research Note
A technical note is an article giving a brief description of a technique or procedure. It may also refer to the modification of a technique, procedure or equipment of interest to the journal. It should be no more than 2500 words, and could include two figures or tables. It should have at least 8 references. Technical notes will also send for peer review
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Letters to the Editor
This section is for discussion of topical scientific matters, including those published in the journal and for miscellaneous contributions.
The letter should be submitted via online submission system.
A galley proof will be provided to the author before the scientific letter is available for all audiences
Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief Dr. Mohamed A. Elwakil
Executive Managing Editor
Publishing Editor
REGIONAL EDITORS
Dr. Abdel Mohsen Tohamy
Dr. Khalil I. Al-Mughrabi
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Dr. Nusret Zencirci
Dr. Reza Khakvar
Dr. Anwar Masood
Dr. Yusuf Yanar
Dr. Christian Joseph R. Cumagun
Dr. Kalaivani Nadarajah
TECHNICAL EDITORS
Dr. Lahlali Rachid
Dr. John Wangai Kimenju
Dr. Magdi El-Sayed
Dr. Fulya Baysal Gurel
Dr. T. Saravanan
Dr. Ram Sampangi
Dr. Ayman Faisal Abdo Omar
Dr. Arup K. Mukherjee
Dr. Ashok K. Misra
Dr. Mohammad Moradi
Dr. Jianling Peng
Dr. I. Alper Susurluk
Dr. Chengjun Wu
Dr. Ashwani Tapwal
Dr. Murat Dikilitas
Dr. Juan A. Navas-Cortes
Dr. Subramanian Babu
Dr. Osman E. Radwan
Dr. Xiquan Gao
Dr. Kamal Abo-Elyousr
Dr. Nashwa Mohamed A. Sallam
Dr. Yasar Alptekin
Dr. Rahim Mehrabi
Dr. Anastasios Darras
Dr. Aswathy Sreedharan
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