Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection
Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany · Est. 1990
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Aims & Scope
Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection is an international scientific journal dedicated to applied scientific aspects of plant pathology, plant health, and plant protection. It covers a wide range of interests for the global plant protection community with relevance to European plant health and protection. This journal bridges the gap between lab research, field application, and legislative framework. It is the official scientific journal of the Deutsche Phytomedizinische Gesellschaft (DPG) the German Society for Plant Protection and Plant Health. Offers “Topic collections” on coherent themes often arising from international conferences. It encourages the submission of manuscripts on virtually all aspects of plant diseases, pathogenesis, biology, and molecular biology of various pests and diseases.
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Ethics & Quality
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Publication & Citation Trend
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SJR Quartile by Discipline
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Frequently asked questions about Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection
Is Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection a predatory journal?
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What is the impact factor of Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection?
Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.66.
Is Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?
Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.
What is the aims and scope of Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection?
Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection is an international scientific journal dedicated to applied scientific aspects of plant pathology, plant health, and plant protection. It covers a wide range of interests for the global plant protection community with relevance to European plant health and protection. This journal bridges the gap between lab research, field application, and legislative framework. It is the official scientific journal of the Deutsche Phytomedizinische Gesellschaft (DPG) the German Society for Plant Protection and Plant Health. Offers “Topic collections” on coherent theme
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