Journal profile · Mycology
Mycologia
ISSN 0027-5514 · eISSN 1557-2536 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1909
Mycologia: CAS Zone 2 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.24; hybrid open access; median 169 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 75 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Mycologia is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. 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 50.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Mycology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology24.3%
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsAgricultural and Biological Sciences18.3%
- Fungal Biology and ApplicationsMedicine8.1%
- Yeasts and Rust Fungi StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8%
- Lichen and fungal ecologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.8%
- Plant Pathogens and ResistanceAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.1%
- Slime Mold and Myxomycetes ResearchEngineering2.7%
- Plant and fungal interactionsAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.5%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mycology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| 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
- 2.24LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.06LetPub ·
- h-index
- 98LetPub ·
- h-index
- 202OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8,251OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.01OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.17%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 76LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 20,658 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 66 | 23 | 9 |
| 2025 | 75 | 12 | 128 |
| 2024 | 70 | 23 | 287 |
| 2023 | 57 | 18 | 384 |
| 2022 | 64 | 19 | 850 |
| 2021 | 81 | 17 | 971 |
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 Crossref · to
169 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 123 days – 224 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 49 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 215 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (153 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)
- 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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted1
- reviewReview ArticleFree-living fungi in the Anthropocene and impacts on public health, food security, and biodiversityE. J. M. I. K. Jayasundara & Adriana L. Romero-…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Overview Open journals Open Select Dove Medical Press F1000Research
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1909
- ISSN
- 0027-5514
- Electronic ISSN
- 1557-2536
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Mycologia
What CAS zone is Mycologia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Mycologia is in Zone 2 of Biology, and in Zone 3 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.
What is the impact factor of Mycologia?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.24; CiteScore 5, h-index 202.
How long does peer review take at Mycologia?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 169 days (interquartile range 123–224 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “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 Mycologia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Mycologia is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Mycologia open access, and what is the APC?
Mycologia is a hybrid 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .