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Studies in Mycology

Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute · Netherlands

ISSN0166-0616eISSN1872-9797

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

⚠ Withdrawn from DOAJ-15

Total81

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

Removed from DOAJ (2023-08-28). DOAJ's stated reason: Changed publisher. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

4.962

H-Indexi

131

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

5.748

Total Worksi

497

Total Citationsi

53,197

2yr Mean Citednessi

6.40

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Mycology; Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous); Plant Science.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyIrregular

StatusActive

Total Publications497

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0166-0616 / 1872-9797

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

384

2019

1.9k

2020

873

2021

884

2022

530

2023

355

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Plant ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Mycology

Scopus Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Plant Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsYeasts and Rust Fungi StudiesMycotoxins in Agriculture and FoodFungal Biology and Applications

Frequently asked questions about Studies in Mycology

Is Studies in Mycology a predatory journal?

Studies in Mycology was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Changed publisher" (2023-08-28). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Web of Science, Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Studies in Mycology?

Studies in Mycology is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 6.40.

Is Studies in Mycology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Studies in Mycology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Studies in Mycology?