About this journal

Aims and scope

Mycology : An International Journal on Fungal Biology (ISSN 2150-1203, e-ISSN 2150-1211, CN 10-1918/Q) is an open access journal that publishes research in all fields of mycology, fungi, and fungus-like organisms and lichens.

The aim of Mycology is to provide a platform to meet the needs of a demanding and growing field, and to serve and engage dialogue between Chinese mycologists and the international community.

The journal is sponsored by the Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences/ The Mycological Society of China is the co-operator. 

Mycology  publishes papers in all fields of mycology including:

  • Taxonomy and systematics
  • Phylogenomics and evolutionary biology
  • Ecology and biodiversity
  • Genetics and molecular biology
  • Genomics and secondary metabolism
  • Bioinformatics
  • Morphogenesis
  • Cell biology
  • Fungal biotechnology and new techniques

The following types of papers will be considered: Original Research Articles, Technical Reviews or Notes reporting new research, and Invited papers.The journal operates a single-anonymized peer review policy.

Article Publishing Charges (APCs) apply for this journal. 

There are a limited number of APC waivers available for high-quality papers. If you think your research might be eligible for one of these waivers, please contact the editors prior to submission.

Read the Instructions for Authors .

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Journal metrics

Usage

  • 179K annual downloads/views

Citation metrics

  • 4.6 (2023) Impact Factor
  • Q1 Impact Factor Best Quartile
  • 9.1 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
  • Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
  • 1.316 (2023) SNIP
  • 0.880 (2023) SJR

Speed/acceptance

  • 4 days avg. from submission to first decision
  • 36 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
  • 26 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
  • 52% acceptance rate

Editorial board

Editors-in-Chief

Prof. Xingzhong Liu - College of Life Science, Nankai University, China

Prof. Lei Cai- Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Associate Editors-in-Chief

Prof. Hongwei Liu - Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Prof. Marc Stadler – Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research Microbial Drugs Workgroup, Germany

Prof. Wenbing Yin - Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Prof. Yit-Heng Chooi - The University of Western Australia, Australia

Prof. Xiao Liu - Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Prof. Karin Jacobs - University of Stellenbosch, South Africa

Prof. Seogchan Kang - The Pennsylvania State University, USA

Prof. Lorenzo Pecoraro-  Zhejiang University of Technology, China

Managing Editor:

Dr. Li Han - Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Editorial Board:

Prof. Zhiqiang An - University of Texas Health Science Center, USA

Prof. Fengyan Bai - Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Prof. Joan W. Bennett - Rutgers University, USA

Prof. Gerald F. Bills - University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, USA

Prof. Yongsheng Che - Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academic of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, China

Prof. Changbin Chen - Institut Pasteur of Shanghai, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Dr. Shuaifei Chen - Chinese Academic of Forestry, China

Prof. Yucheng Dai- College of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, China

Prof. Liangcheng Du - University of Nebraska, USA

Dr. Natalie D. Fedorova - J. Craig Venter Institute, USA

Dr. Yusufjon Gafforov - Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Botany, Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, Uzbekistan

Prof. Cheng Gao - Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Dr. Masoomeh Ghobad-Nejhad - Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology (IROST), Iran

Prof. Liangdong Guo - Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Dr. Vijai Kumar Gupta - National University of Ireland, Ireland

Prof. Thomas C. Harrington - Iowa State University, USA

Prof. David Hawksworth - Royal Botanic Gardens, UK

Prof. Nemat O. Keyhani- University of Florida, USA

Prof. Taihui Li - Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, China

Dr. Yi Li- College of Food Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, China

Prof. Yang Liu - School of Food Science and Engineering, Foshan University, China

Prof. Gao-Qiang Liu - College of Life Science and Technology, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, China

Prof. Ling Lu- Nanjing Normal University, China

Prof. Zhuhua Luo - Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, China

Dr. Zong-Long Luo- College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, Dali University, China

Dr. Lijun Ma - The Broad Institute, USA

Prof. Zhonghua Ma- Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, China

Dr. S. MacKenzie - Osprey Biotechnics, Inc., USA

Prof. Hyuncheol Oh - Silla University, South Korea

Dr. Hee-Soo Park - Kyungpook National University, Korea

Dr. Nicola La Porta - Istituto Agrario San Michele (IASMA), Italy

Prof. Wensheng Qin - Department of Biology, Lakehead University, Canada

Prof. Yuping Ran - West China Hospital, Sichuan University, China

Dr. Dmitry Schigel - University of Helsinki, Finland

Prof. Chunming Shan - Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Prof. Kazutoshi Shibuya - Emeritus of Toho University Japan

Dr. Roger G. Shivas - Plant Pathology Herbarium (BRIP), Australia

Prof. Suren Singh - Durban University of Technology, South Africa

Dr. K.R. Sridhar - Mangalore University, India

Prof. Takashi Sugita - Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Japan

Prof. Akira Suzuki - Chiba University, Japan

Dr. Mysore Tejesvi - University of Oulu, Finland

Dr. Alfredo Vizzini - Università degli Studi di Torino and Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection (IPSP), Italy

Prof. Chengshu Wang - Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Prof. Linqi Wang - Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Prof. Meichun Xiang - Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Prof. Jianping Xu - McMaster University, Canada

Prof. Jinzhong Xu - College of Oceanography, Zhejiang University, China

Prof. Ence Yang - Institute of Systems Biomedicine, Peking University, China

Dr. Yanlong Yang- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, China  

Dr. Oded Yarden - Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

Prof. Ruilin Zhao - Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Prof. Zhiwei Zhao - Yunnan University, China

Prof. Keqin Zhang - Yunnan University, China

Prof. Ning Zhang - Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA

Prof. Liwei Zhou - Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Abstracting and indexing

Mycology is indexed in the following services:

DOAJ

CABI
Abstracts on Hygiene and Communicable Diseases (Online)
AgBiotechNet
Agricultural Engineering Abstracts (Online)
Animal Science Database
Biocontrol News and Information (Online)
Biofuels Abstracts
Botanical Pesticides Abstracts
CAB Abstracts (Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux)
Crop Physiology Abstracts (Online)
Crop Science Database
Environmental Impact
Field Crop Abstracts (Online)
Forest Products Abstracts (Online)
Forest Science Database
Forestry Abstracts (Online)
Global Health
Grasslands and Forage Abstract (Online)
Horticultural Science Database
Journal Citation Reports (JCR)
Nematological Abstracts (Online)
Nutrition Abstracts and Reviews. Series B: Livestock Feeds and Feeding (Online)
Nutrition and Food Sciences Database
Ornamental Horticulture (Online)
Parasitology Database
Plant Breeding Abstracts (Online)
Plant Genetic Resources Abstracts (Online)
Plant Genetics and Breeding Database
Plant Growth Regulator Abstracts (Online) Postharvest Abstracts
Potato Abstracts (Online)
Review of Agricultural Entomology (Online)
Review of Medical and Veterinary Entomology (Online)
Review of Plant Pathology (Online)
Rice Abstracts (Online)
Seed Abstracts (Online)
Soil Science Database
Soils and Fertilizers (Online)
Soybean Abstracts (Online)
Sugar Industry Abstracts (Online)
TropAg & Rural
Tropical Diseases Bulletin (Online)
Veterinary Science Database
Weed Abstracts (Online)

Clarivate
Web of Science - Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
Biosis Preview 2017-

CSA
Algology Mycology and Protozoology Abstracts (Microbiology C), Core
Biological Sciences, Core


EBSCOhost
Academic Search Alumni Edition, 3/1/2010-
Academic Search Complete, 3/1/2010-
Academic Search Elite, 3/1/2010-
Academic Search Premier, 3/1/2010-
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National Library of Medicine
PubMed

PubMed Central


ProQuest
ProQuest Natural Science Journals, 01/01/2010-
ProQuest SciTech Journals, 01/01/2010-

Elsevier BV

Scopus, 2010-



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