Journal profile · MYCOLOGYTOXICOLOGY-TOXICOLOGY
Mycotoxin Research
ISSN 0178-7888 · eISSN 1867-1632 · Springer Berlin Heidelberg · GERMANY · 4 issues per year · Founded 1985
Mycotoxin Research: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.52; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,790; median 121 days to acceptance (93 articles, last 24 months); 47 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Mycotoxin Research is published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food, Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, together about 57.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Mycotoxin Research, the official publication of the Society for Mycotoxin Research, is a peer-reviewed, scientific journal dealing with all aspects related to toxic fungal metabolites. The journal publishes original research articles and reviews in all areas dealing with mycotoxins. As an interdisciplinary platform, Mycotoxin Research welcomes submission of scientific contributions in the following research fields: - Ecology and genetics of mycotoxin formation - Mode of action of mycotoxins, metabolism and toxicology - Agricultural production and mycotoxins - Human and animal health aspects, including exposure studies and risk assessment - Food and feed safety, including occurrence, prevention, regulatory aspects, and control of mycotoxins - Environmental safety and technology-related aspects of mycotoxins - Chemistry, synthesis and analysis Founding Editor Rainer Schmidt, PhD, Society of Mycotoxin Research eV, Münster, Germany
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MYCOLOGYTOXICOLOGY-TOXICOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Hans-Ulrich HumpfPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named Germany 13, Canada 4, Austria 3, France 2, Italy 2 (42 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mycotoxins in Agriculture and FoodAgricultural and Biological Sciences39.1%
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and PathologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.1%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.6%
- Plant and fungal interactionsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Pesticide Residue Analysis and SafetyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
- Plant Disease Resistance and GeneticsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity AssessmentBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.4%
- Insect and Pesticide ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mycology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Toxicology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mycology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Toxicology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mycology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Toxicology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEEmbaseCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, 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
- 3.52LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.96LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 662OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.85OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 32.39%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 43LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 192,500Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,470 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 56 | 25 | 24 |
| 2025 | 47 | 17 | 189 |
| 2024 | 64 | 26 | 430 |
| 2023 | 42 | 21 | 480 |
| 2022 | 27 | 14 | 339 |
| 2021 | 27 | 16 | 417 |
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
121 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 100 days – 166 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (93 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 139 days
- Sample
- 93 articles with submission and acceptance dates (120 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
- Submission to first decision
- 9 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 3,790 / EUR 2,890 / GBP 2,490 | — | — |
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
- Required, 4
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- editorialAuthors are requested to suggest 4 reviewers (please indicate the field of expertise with regard to the topic(s) of the submission) when submitting their manusc…Length not stated
- original articleMycotoxin Research publishes Original Papers and Review articles. The appropriate length of original articles may vary, from short research communication to com…Length not stated
- original paperMycotoxin Research publishes Original Papers and Review articles. The appropriate length of original articles may vary, from short research communication to com…Length not stated
- research reportMycotoxin Research publishes Original Papers and Review articles. The appropriate length of original articles may vary, from short research communication to com…Length not stated
- reviewMycotoxin Research publishes Original Papers and Review articles. The appropriate length of original articles may vary, from short research communication to com…main text ≤ 12,000 words
- review articleMycotoxin Research publishes Original Papers and Review articles. The appropriate length of original articles may vary, from short research communication to com…Length not stated
- surveyMycotoxin Research publishes Original Papers and Review articles. The appropriate length of original articles may vary, from short research communication to com…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use Generative AI Images
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 should be restricted to those who contributed substantially, e.g., conceiving/designing the study, performing research, analyzing data, contributing new methods or models, or writing the paper. 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: • Conceived of or designed study • Performed research • Analyzed data • Contributed new methods or models • Wrote the paper Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Financial Disclaimers / Conflicts of Interest
Authors must disclose commercial support and acknowledge all funding sources in a separate “Source of funding” section placed before acknowledgements/conflicts of interest/reference list. Model summary
Source of Funding Authors are expected to disclose any commercial support in connection with submitted material. All funding sources supporting the work should be acknowledged in a separate “Source of funding” section to be placed before acknowledgements/conflicts of interest/reference list. The names of funding organizations should be written in full. Conflicts of Interest Authors are requested t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
Authors should read the journal's Research data policy before submitting research datasets as Supplementary Information; archiving research data in repositories is encouraged. 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 Ethical standards
Manuscripts submitted for publication must contain a declaration that the experiments comply with the current laws of the country in which they were performed. Please include this note in a separate section before the reference list. Manuscripts submitted for publication must contain a statement to the effect that all human studies have been approved by the appropriate ethics committee and have th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Permission from copyright owners is required for figures, tables, or text passages published elsewhere, for both print and online formats, with evidence included at submission. Model summary
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 Mycotoxin Research, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Authors must suggest 4 reviewers with expertise, title, full name, and contact information including email address at submission; the editor decides whether recommendations are used. Model summary
Authors are requested to suggest 4 reviewers (please indicate the field of expertise with regard to the topic(s) of the submission) when submitting their manuscript and provide reviewers' title, full name and contact information including email address.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism prevention with CrossCheck
Submitted manuscripts may be screened for plagiarism against previously published works using CrossCheck/iThenticate. Model summary
Springer is a participant of CrossCheck, a multi-publisher plagiarism detection initiative to screen published and submitted content for originality. CrossCheck consists of two products: a database of scholarly publications (CrossCheck) and a web-based tool (iThenticate) to check an authored work against that database. This journal uses the plagiarism tool to detect instances of overlapping and si…
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
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- 4 issues per year
- Founded
- 1985
- ISSN
- 0178-7888
- Electronic ISSN
- 1867-1632
- Society / sponsor
- Society for Mycotoxin Research
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Mycotoxin Research
What CAS zone is Mycotoxin Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Mycotoxin Research is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Mycology / Toxicology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Mycotoxin Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.52; CiteScore 5.4, h-index 59.
How long does peer review take at Mycotoxin Research?
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 121 days (interquartile range 100–166 days). 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 Mycotoxin Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Required, 4. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Mycotoxin Research based?
Of the 42 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (13), Canada (4) and Austria (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Mycotoxin Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Mycotoxin Research is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, Embase, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Mycotoxin Research open access, and what is the APC?
Mycotoxin Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,790.
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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .