Journal profile · MYCOLOGY
Fungal Biology
ISSN 1878-6146 · eISSN 2198-7777 · Elsevier · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 2010
Fungal Biology: CAS Zone 2 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.89; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,500; median 124 days to acceptance (95 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 132 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Fungal Biology is published by Elsevier and is in Zone 2 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions and Fungal Biology and Applications, together about 38.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MYCOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology18.2%
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.3%
- Fungal Biology and ApplicationsMedicine7.1%
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.1%
- Fungal and yeast genetics researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.6%
- Yeasts and Rust Fungi StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.3%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.3%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Mycology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Mycology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mycology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 2.89LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- h-index
- 92LetPub ·
- h-index
- 86OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,204OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.74OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 28.96%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 122LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,990 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 115 | 51 | 23 |
| 2025 | 132 | 47 | 304 |
| 2024 | 109 | 57 | 649 |
| 2023 | 83 | 37 | 736 |
| 2022 | 76 | 29 | 1,039 |
| 2021 | 97 | 40 | 1,263 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
124 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 91 days – 168 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 1 days (95 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 129 days
- Sample
- 95 articles with submission and acceptance dates (261 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,500 / EUR 2,280 / GBP 2,000 / JPY 310,080 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2010
- ISSN
- 1878-6146
- Electronic ISSN
- 2198-7777
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Fungal Biology
What CAS zone is Fungal Biology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Fungal Biology is in Zone 2 of Biology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Mycology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Fungal Biology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.89; CiteScore 5.1, h-index 86.
How long does peer review take at Fungal Biology?
Based on the dates recorded on 95 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 124 days (interquartile range 91–168 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Fungal Biology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Fungal Biology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Fungal Biology open access, and what is the APC?
Fungal Biology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-24). Last updated: .