Journal profile · Medicine-Infectious Diseases
Medical Mycology Journal
ISSN 2185-6486 · eISSN 1882-0476 · Japanese Society for Medical Mycology
Medical Mycology Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 32 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Medical Mycology Journal is published by Japanese Society for Medical Mycology and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Fungal Infections and Studies, Nail Diseases and Treatments and Antifungal resistance and susceptibility, together about 57.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Infectious Diseases
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fungal Infections and StudiesMedicine21.7%
- Nail Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine18.3%
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibilityMedicine17.3%
- Infectious Diseases and MycologyVeterinary9.1%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9%
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences2.7%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences2.7%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | 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 | Mycology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.07LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 86OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.23OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 92.19%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 468 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 32 | 2 |
| 2025 | 32 | 32 | 44 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 55 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 91 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 218 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 108 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Japanese Society for Medical Mycology
- ISSN
- 2185-6486
- Electronic ISSN
- 1882-0476
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Medical Mycology Journal
What CAS zone is Medical Mycology Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Medical Mycology Journal is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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.
Which databases index Medical Mycology Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Medical Mycology Journal is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Medical Mycology Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Medical Mycology Journal is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .