Journal profile · Mycology
Mycorrhiza
ISSN 0940-6360 · eISSN 1432-1890 · Springer Berlin Heidelberg · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1991
Mycorrhiza: CAS Zone 2 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.91; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,990; median 108 days to acceptance (104 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 67 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Mycorrhiza is published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg 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 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions, Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies and Fungal Biology and Applications, together about 56.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Mycorrhiza is an international journal devoted to excellent research into mycorrhizas - the widest symbioses in nature, involving most plants and diverse soil fungi world-wide. Articles cover topics ranging from molecule to ecosystem, through cell and plant, from fundamental to applied science. We only publish papers that advance understanding of mycorrhizal plants and fungi. We aim to bring important observational and/or experimental studies, using any biochemical, structural, computational, -omics, ecological, paleobiological, evolutionary, genetic or physiological approaches to a wide scientific audience. Interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary and synthetic approaches are welcome. Key areas of Mycorrhiza include: Organisms: mycorrhizal signalling, development, functioning, nutrition, immunity, resistance, systematics and reproduction. Interactions: mycorrhizal plant-biotic interactions (including eukaryotes, prokaryotes and viruses), mycorrhizal plant-abiotic interactions (including salinity, drought, fire, pollutants, etc.), plant-plant interactions through common mycorrhizal networks, and mycorrhizal hyphosphere-soil interactions. Agro- & ecosystems: agroecology, forestry, biodiversity, global change, distribution, ecology, engineering, management, services, conservation and sustainability. Original research papers, short notes, method papers, reviews and commentaries are welcome. Mycorrhiza offers a platform for new concepts and discussions, and emphasizes the importance of studies with well-designed experiments or surveys discussing informative, potentially negative, results to open doors for collaborative science. Innovative and integrative strategies for unlocking the potential of mycorrhizal plants and fungi to produce quality goods and services in a sustainable context are very relevant to Mycorrhiza.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Mycology
Editor-in-chief Martin BidartondoPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsAgricultural and Biological Sciences34.5%
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.5%
- Fungal Biology and ApplicationsMedicine10.8%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.8%
- Plant Parasitism and ResistanceAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science4.2%
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.1%
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 | Plant Sciences | 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 | Plant Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Mycology | Zone 2 |
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 | Plant Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Mycology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINECASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 3.91LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 80LetPub ·
- h-index
- 132OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,699OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 34.93%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 66LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 341,100Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,215 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 72 | 25 | 17 |
| 2025 | 67 | 30 | 241 |
| 2024 | 46 | 31 | 328 |
| 2023 | 37 | 16 | 561 |
| 2022 | 37 | 15 | 700 |
| 2021 | 50 | 19 | 1,072 |
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
108 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 79 days – 146 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (104 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 136 days
- Sample
- 104 articles with submission and acceptance dates (145 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 3,990 / EUR 2,990 / GBP 2,590 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted9
- book reviewMycorrhiza publishes Original Papers, Reviews, Short Notes, Comments, and a Newscorner. Short notes should not exceed 6 manuscript pages (approx. 27,000 charact…Length not stated
- commentsMycorrhiza publishes Original Papers, Reviews, Short Notes, Comments, and a Newscorner.Length not stated
- newscornerMycorrhiza publishes Original Papers, Reviews, Short Notes, Comments, and a Newscorner.Length not stated
- original paperMycorrhiza publishes Original Papers, Reviews, Short Notes, Comments, and a Newscorner. Short notes should not exceed 6 manuscript pages (approx. 27,000 charact…Length not stated
- original papersMycorrhiza publishes Original Papers, Reviews, Short Notes, Comments, and a Newscorner.Length not stated
- reviewMycorrhiza publishes Original Papers, Reviews, Short Notes, Comments, and a Newscorner. Short notes should not exceed 6 manuscript pages (approx. 27,000 charact…Length not stated
- review articleMycorrhiza publishes Original Papers, Reviews, Short Notes, Comments, and a Newscorner. Short notes should not exceed 6 manuscript pages (approx. 27,000 charact…Length not stated
- reviewsMycorrhiza publishes Original Papers, Reviews, Short Notes, Comments, and a Newscorner.Length not stated
- short notesMycorrhiza publishes Original Papers, Reviews, Short Notes, Comments, and a Newscorner.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Preprints
- AI use Generative AI Images
LLMs do not satisfy authorship criteria; use must be documented in Methods Model summary
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship Policy
Authorship restricted to substantial contributors Model summary
Authorship should incorporate and should be restricted to those who have contributed substantially to the work in one or more of the following categories. The extent of each individual’s contribution should be stated together with the statements at the end of the paper. • Conceived of or designed study • Performed research • Analyzed data • Contributed new methods or models • Wrote the paper” Back…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of interest
Competing interests disclosure required Model summary
All benefits in any form from a commercial party related directly or indirectly to the subject of this manuscript or any of the authors must be acknowledged. For each source of funds, both the research funder and the grant number should be given. This note should be added in a separate section before the reference list. If no conflict exists, authors should state: The authors declare that they hav…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
Data availability statement required for all original research Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Mycorrhiza, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprints must be cited in the reference list Model summary
Preprints must be cited in the reference list as shown below:
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
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1991
- ISSN
- 0940-6360
- Electronic ISSN
- 1432-1890
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Mycorrhiza
What CAS zone is Mycorrhiza in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Mycorrhiza is in Zone 2 of Biology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Plant Sciences / 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 Mycorrhiza?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.91; CiteScore 5.7, h-index 132.
How long does peer review take at Mycorrhiza?
Based on the dates recorded on 104 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 108 days (interquartile range 79–146 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Mycorrhiza?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Mycorrhiza?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Mycorrhiza is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Mycorrhiza open access, and what is the APC?
Mycorrhiza is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,990.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .