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Friday, August 20, 2004

Plant Pathology - free backfiles

Plant Pathology, published by the British Society for Plant Pathology (BSPP), is available in fulltext from Blackwell Synergy following a 3 year embargo period. For the first 3 years following online posting, the fulltext is restricted to current, licensed subscribers. Plant Pathology - Fulltext v45+ (1996+) 3 year moving wall; Print ISSN: 0032-0862 | Online ISSN: 1365-3059. Interestingly, though, a significant portion of the journal is devoted to communicating new and significant plant disease situations twice a year. New Disease Reports - Fulltext v1+ (2000+). No ISSN. New Disease Reports is an online global reporting service for rapid and free publication of new and significant plant disease situations. Papers are published rapidly on the BSPP web site and biannually in June and December in Plant Pathology. While the Plant Pathology version is restricted for 3 years, New Disease Reports remains open and available.