International in coverage, Mycologia presents recent advances in mycology, emphasizing all aspects of the biology of Fungi and fungus-like organisms, including Lichens, Oomycetes and Slime Molds. The Journal emphasizes subjects including applied biology, biochemistry, cell biology, development, ecology, evolution, genetics, genomics, molecular biology, morphology, new techniques, animal or plant pathology, phylogenetics, physiology, aspects of secondary metabolism, systematics, and ultrastructure. In addition to research articles, reviews and short notes, Mycologia also includes invited papers based on presentations from the Annual Conference of the Mycological Society of America, such as Karling Lectures or Presidential Addresses.
Scientists, regulators and workers in the agriculture, biodiversity, biotechnology, medical and pharmaceutical sectors around the world benefit from the research published in Mycologia. The research can be used to further educational research programs, inform quarantine decisions, and may also be applied to field operations, which are continuously changing and expanding based upon the peer reviewed research conducted and published in the journal.
Peer Review Policy: All submitted manuscripts are subjects to an initial appraisal by a panel of Executive Editors, and if found suitable for further consideration, are assigned to Associate Editors who arrange peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized and submission is online via Editorial Manager.
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Journal metrics
Usage
158K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
2.6 (2023) Impact Factor
Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
3.0 (2023) 5 year IF
6.2 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
1.094 (2023) SNIP
0.815 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
16 days avg. from submission to first
decision
77 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
41 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
27% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors
who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
The editorial team are open to inquiries from authors. Please contact one of the executive editors if you want advice prior to submission.
Executive Editors
Anthony Amend – Department of Botany, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA Terry W. Henkel – Department of Biological Sciences California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt Arcata, CA, USA Marin T. Brewer– University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA Michael Freitag–Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
Review Editor Priscila Chaverri - University of Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
Managing Editor Christopher L. Schardl– University of Kentucky Department of Plant Pathology, Lexington, KY, USA
Associate Editors
Artur Alves -Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal (2021-2023) Bridget Barker - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA (2018-2023) Posy Busby- Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA (2021-2023) Michael Freitag- Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA (2021-2023) Ricardo Garcia-Sandoval - National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico (2018-2023) Catherine Gehring - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA (2018-2023) Alfredo Justo – New Brunswick Museum, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada (2020-2022) Matthew T. Kasson - Division of Plant and Soil Sciences, West Virginia University, USA (2020-2022) Soo Chan Lee– University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX USA (2021-2023) Anna Ronikier– Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland (2021-2023) Christoffel Spies - ARC-Plant Health and Protection, Stellenbosch, South Africa (2018-2023) Jason Stajich - University of California, Riverside, CA, USA (2018-2023) Joey Tanney– Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Forest Service, Victoria, BC, Canada (2021-2023) Allison Walker - Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada (2018-2023) Andrew Wilson - Denver Botanic Gardens, CO, USA (2018-2023) Meredith Blackwell - Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA (Memorials)
Abstracting and indexing
Abstracted/indexed in: CABI; EBSCOhost: Academic Search Premier, AGRICOLA, Biological & Agricultural Index Plus, Engineering Source, GeoRef; Elsevier BV: BIOBASE, GEOBASE, Scopus; National Library of Medicine: PubMed; Plant Science; Thomson Reuters: BIOSIS Previews, Science Citation Index Expanded, Web of Science, Zoological Record Online; U.S. National Library of Medicine: MEDLINE.
Open access
Mycologia is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
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