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Fungal Genetics and Biology

Academic Press Inc. · United States · Est. 1996

ISSN1096-0937

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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.

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📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.673

H-Indexi

151

SNIPi

0.749

Total Worksi

3,146

Total Citationsi

139,146

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.24

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Genetics & Heredity; Mycology; Genetics; Microbiology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

FrequencyTwelve No. A Year, 2004-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,146

Publisher OrgAcademic Press

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Academic Press Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1096-0937

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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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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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

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

136

3.7k

2019

100

2.1k

2020

2021

628

2022

489

2023

251

2024

183

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.

GeneticsQ3

MicrobiologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Genetics & HeredityMycology

Scopus Categories

GeneticsMicrobiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fungal and yeast genetics researchPlant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesPlant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityFungal Biology and ApplicationsMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsAntifungal resistance and susceptibilityPlant Disease Resistance and GeneticsMycotoxins in Agriculture and FoodFungal Infections and StudiesMicrobial Natural Products and Biosynthesis

Frequently asked questions about Fungal Genetics and Biology

Is Fungal Genetics and Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Fungal Genetics and Biology: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 Fungal Genetics and Biology?

Fungal Genetics and Biology 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 2.24.

Is Fungal Genetics and Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Fungal Genetics and Biology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Fungal Genetics and Biology?