《普通植物病理学杂志》刊登了有关植物病害及其防治的论文，包括病害鉴定、病原鉴定、病害生理生化、分子生物学、形态学与超微结构、遗传学、病害传播、生态学与流行病学、化学与生物防治、病害评价等与植物病理学有关的课题。这是日本植物病理学学会的期刊。
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.