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Karstenia

Finnish Mycological Society · Finland

ISSN0453-3402
SJR Q4Scopus / SJROpen Access
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q4
SJR · Scopus
Bottom 25%
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.108
H-Indexi
29
Total Worksi
531
Total Citationsi
4,819
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.50
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Aims & Scope

Karstenia is an international research journal with an emphasis to boreal and arctic-alpine mycology. It publishes papers reporting original research on all aspects of the fungi (including lichens), especially on systematics and ecology. Papers also appropriate for the journal are review articles, book reviews and invited papers.

General Information

Country / RegionFinland
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
FrequencyBiannual
StatusActive
Total Publications531
Publisher OrgFinnish Mycological Society
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access
Peer ReviewPeer-reviewed by specialists
OA LicenseCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 · 73%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Finnish Mycological Society
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0453-3402
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
Peer-reviewed by specialists
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
8
22
2016
7
30
2017
21
123
2020
8
27
2021
2
4
2022
6
8
2023
1
1
2024
1
0
2025

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.

Infectious DiseasesQ4
MicrobiologyQ4
Plant ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Plant ScienceInfectious DiseasesMicrobiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsLichen and fungal ecologyPlant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBotany and Plant Ecology StudiesFungal Biology and Applications

Frequently asked questions about Karstenia

Is Karstenia a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Karstenia: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Karstenia?

Karstenia is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.108.

Is Karstenia indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Karstenia is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Karstenia?

Karstenia is an international research journal with an emphasis to boreal and arctic-alpine mycology. It publishes papers reporting original research on all aspects of the fungi (including lichens), especially on systematics and ecology. Papers also appropriate for the journal are review articles, book reviews and invited papers.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref