Journal profile · Genetics & Heredity
Fungal Genetics and Biology
ISSN 1087-1845 · eISSN 1096-0937 · Academic Press Inc. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1996
Fungal Genetics and Biology: CAS Zone 3 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.83; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,210; median 97 days to acceptance (93 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 41.66%; 63 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Fungal Genetics and Biology is published by Academic Press Inc. and is in Zone 3 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Fungal and yeast genetics research, Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, together about 35.5% 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): Genetics & Heredity
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fungal and yeast genetics researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology17.4%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.1%
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.1%
- Fungal Biology and ApplicationsMedicine7.8%
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.6%
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibilityMedicine4.9%
- Plant Disease Resistance and GeneticsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Mycotoxins in Agriculture and FoodAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Genetics & Heredity | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mycology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Genetics & Heredity | Zone 3 |
| 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 | Genetics & Heredity | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mycology | Zone 3 |
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
- 2.83LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 97LetPub ·
- h-index
- 154OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,258OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.29OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 36.91%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 57LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,167 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 17 | 4 |
| 2025 | 63 | 30 | 206 |
| 2024 | 50 | 25 | 260 |
| 2023 | 53 | 27 | 505 |
| 2022 | 68 | 29 | 639 |
| 2021 | 73 | 27 | 1,034 |
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
97 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 68 days – 142 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 5 days (93 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 106 days
- Sample
- 93 articles with submission and acceptance dates (98 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)
- about 1.3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 41.66%LetPub ·
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 3,210 / EUR 3,000 / GBP 2,570 / JPY 398,140 | — | — |
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
- Academic Press Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1996
- ISSN
- 1087-1845
- Electronic ISSN
- 1096-0937
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Fungal Genetics and Biology
What CAS zone is Fungal Genetics and Biology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Fungal Genetics and Biology is in Zone 3 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Genetics & Heredity / Mycology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Fungal Genetics and Biology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.83; CiteScore 4.6, h-index 154.
How long does peer review take at Fungal Genetics and Biology?
Based on the dates recorded on 93 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 97 days (interquartile range 68–142 days); authors report an average review time of about 1.3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 41.66%”. 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 Genetics and Biology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Fungal Genetics and Biology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Fungal Genetics and Biology open access, and what is the APC?
Fungal Genetics and Biology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,210.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .