This peer reviewed, highly specialized journal covers forest pathological problems occurring in any part of the world. Research and review articles, short communications and book reviews are addressed to the professional, working with forest tree diseases caused by fungi, bacteria, nematodes, viruses, and phytoplasms; their biology, morphology, and pathology; disorders arising from genetic anomalies and physical or chemical factors in the environment. Articles are published in English.
Fields of interest: Forest pathology, effects of air pollution and adverse environmental conditions on trees and forest ecosystems.

Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Steve Woodward
University of Aberdeen,
School of Biological Sciences,
Plant and Soil Science,
Cruickshank Building,
St. Machar Drive,
Aberdeen AB24 3UU,
UK e-mail: s.woodward@abdn.ac.uk

Editors
Dr. Michelle Cleary, Uppsala, Sweden
Dr. Marie-Laure Desprez-Loustau, Villenave d’Ornon, France
Dr. H. Tugba Doğmuş, Isparta, Turkey
Dr. J. N. Gibbs, Powys, UK
Dr. Mike Hale, Bangor, UK
Prof. J. Hantula, Vantaa, Finland
Dr. Maria Inacio, INIAV, Lisbon, Portugal
Prof. Wolfgang Osswald, Freising, Germany
Prof. Mee-Sook Kim, Corvallis, USA
Dr. Ned Klopfenstein, Idaho, USA
Prof. Dr. Piotr Lakomy, Poznan, Poland
Dr. Asko Lehtijarvi, Bursa, Turkey
Dr. Caroline Mohammed, Hobart, Australia
Dr. Michael Muller, Vantaa, Finland
Prof. Dr. J. Roux, Pretoria, South Africa
Dr. Bruno Scanu, Sassari, Italy
Dr. Thomas N. Sieber, Zürich, Switzerland
Prof. Dr. J. Stenlid, Uppsala, Sweden
Prof. Jane Stewart, Colorado, USA
Prof. Andrea Vannini, Viterbo, Italy
Dr Ari Hietala, Norway
Carl Gunnar Fossdal, Norway