Phytopathology 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.

《Phytopathology》是一本由AMER PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL SOC出版商出版的专业农林科学期刊，该刊创刊于1911年，刊期Monthly，该刊已被国际权威数据库SCIE、SCI收录。在中科院最新升级版分区表中，该刊分区信息为大类学科：农林科学 2区，小类学科：植物科学 2区；在JCR（Journal Citation Reports）分区等级为Q1。该刊发文范围涵盖植物科学等领域，旨在及时、准确、全面地报道国内外植物科学工作者在该领域取得的最新研究成果、工作进展及学术动态、技术革新等，促进学术交流，鼓励学术创新。2021年影响因子为4.01，平均审稿速度偏慢,4-8周。