《普通植物病理學雜志》刊登了有關植物病害及其防治的論文，包括病害鑒定、病原鑒定、病害生理生化、分子生物學、形態學與超微結構、遺傳學、病害傳播、生態學與流行病學、化學與生物防治、病害評價等與植物病理學有關的課題。這是日本植物病理學學會的期刊。

The Journal of General Plant Pathology presents papers dealing with plant diseases or their control, including pathogen characterization, identification of pathogens, disease physiology and biochemistry, molecular biology, morphology and ultrastructure, genetics, disease transmission, ecology and epidemiology, chemical and biological control, disease assessment, and other topics relevant to plant pathological disorders. This is the journal of the Phytopathological Society of Japan.