Molecular Plant Pathology

ISI Impact Factor

Molecular Plant Pathology ISI Impact Factor ® 2017 = 4.188 (4.679 in 2016).

This ranks us 17/222 in the Plant Sciences category.

Journal information

Full contents of Molecular Plant Pathology and Pathogen Profile summaries are available to download from the Wiley Online Library. You can subscribe to read the abstracts or full articles, and register to receive e-mail Table of Contents alerts as each new issue is published.

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Key features of MPP

12 issues per year, Rapid acceptance to publication times,Expert and thorough refereeing, Your work is available online, Free PDF offprints to authors

Open Access from January 2019. All articles being submitted now are subject to an Article Processing Charge if they are accepted. The charges are details in the Author Guidelines at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/13643703/homepage/ForAuthors.html

Over the last decade there has been a revolution in molecular plant pathology. This revolution has injected tremendous excitement into the field and has attracted many new investigators from very different disciplines, which have expanded the field, enriched it intellectually, and sharply increased its dynamism and importance.

Molecular Plant Pathology aims to provide a focus for this revolution. It accepts only the most innovative, original and rigorous research in the field for publication. A glance at the full contents list will show that we have succeeded in our aim.

Molecular Plant Pathology welcomes submissions from all areas of molecular plant pathology including research on diseases caused by fungi, oomycetes, viruses, nematodes, bacteria, insects, parasitic plants and other organisms. The journal is especially interested in manuscripts emphasizing molecular analyses of pathogens, determinants affecting host response to plant pathogens or the interaction of both. In addition to the principal content of full length and short research papers, there are review articles and a special regular feature: Pathogen Profiles. These provide readers with an up to-date overview of the latest research on a particular pathogen. The journal is dedicated to minimizing the time between submission, review and publication and to providing a high quality forum for original research in molecular plant pathology. Manuscript submission and peer review is handled online http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/mpp

Editor in Chief: Prof. Ralph Dean

Center for Integrated Fungal Research,
Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology,
North Carolina State University,
Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
Tel: +1 919 513-0020
e-mail: Ralph_dean@ncsu.edu

New Review article: the top 10 bacterial plant pathogens

Want to know more about the scientific and economic impact of plant bacterial pathogens? This new freely available review is just what you need. A survey of bacterial pathologists worldwide has allowed the creation of a top 10 of bacterial plant pathogens. Each entry is written by a leading research scientist and is clearly illustrated. Historical perspective, science, economics and the latest research are all discussed. This review complements our existing top 10 reviews on plant viruses and plant fungi. All 3 are ideal articles for both research and teaching purposes. Download a copy today.

New Review article: the top 10 fungal plant pathogens

Want to know more about the scientific and economic impact of plant fungal pathogens? This new freely available review is just what you need. A survey of fungal pathologists worldwide has allowed the creation of a top 10 of fungal pathogens. Each entry is written by a leading research scientist and is clearly illustrated. Historical perspective, science, economics and the latest research are all discussed. It is an ideal article for both research and teaching purposes. It is free to download. This popular review article is also now available as a FREE POSTER. Download one for your lab wall today!

New Review article: the top 10 viruses in molecular plant pathology

Just had another coffee room debate about which viruses are the most important in molecular plant pathology? Then stimulate the discussions further by reading a brand new freely available review of the top 10 viruses in molecular plant pathology.

Each entry is written by a leading research scientist and is clearly illustrated. The historical perspective, the science, the economics and the latest research are all discussed. It is an ideal article for both research and teaching purposes.

MPP Pathogen Profiles

Molecular Plant Pathology has launched a series of virtual issues to promote its large collection of Pathogen Profile review articles.

Pathogen Profiles are unique to Molecular Plant Pathology. Each review contains a brief summary, which can include pathogen taxonomy, life cycle and host range. Disease symptoms and strategies for disease management may also be presented and useful websites listed. Each review then goes on to discuss the particular pathogen in detail, presenting the latest research and strategies for future work.

For ease of use the profiles have been grouped into five issues in Wiley Online Library: bacteria, fungi, viruses and viroids, oomycetes and nematodes. Each issue has a short introduction and contains a range of Pathogen Profiles.

Molecular Plant Pathology has published almost 100 Pathogen Profiles to date and together they represent a considerable resource for the scientific community.

We hope these virtual issues will make Pathogen Profiles more easily available for both research and teaching purposes.

Free virtual issue

Challenges for molecular plant pathology over the next ten years, and plant diseases that changed the world

This virtual issue of Molecular Plant Pathology contains reviews in two broad areas; challenges for molecular plant pathology over the next ten years, and plant diseases that changed the world. These reviews are ideal for research and teaching purposes.