Journal of Phytopathology and Pest Management publishes fundamental and applied original research on all areas of Plant Pathology and Plant Protection. These include but are not limited to:

• Plant diseases are caused by: bacteria, fungi, oomycetes, phytoplasmas, nematodes, parasitic higher plants, protozoa, viruses, viroids and environmental toxins
• Plant stress and abiotic disorders
• Forest pests and diseases
• Weed disease control
• Postharvest disease control
• Animal pests control
• Biological control
• Integrated Pest Management
• New control strategies
• Evaluated of pesticides
• Bacteriology
• Entomology
• Nematology
• Mycology
• Epidemiology
• Disease etiology
• Host-pathogen biochemistry and cell biology
• Ecology of plant disease
• Host genetics and resistance
• Description of new pathogen species
• Report of new disease or pest

 The criteria for judging manuscripts are based on novelty, importance, scientific validity, and interest to the readers.