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Fungal Biology Reviews

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2007

ISSN1749-4613eISSN1878-0253

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 (2 more)+12

Total90

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

⚡ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.289

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.625

Total Worksi

450

Total Citationsi

23,438

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.48

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Mycology; Microbiology; Plant Science.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2007

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications450

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1749-4613 / 1878-0253

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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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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

738

2019

927

2020

1.3k

2021

798

2022

219

2023

171

2024

168

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.

MicrobiologyQ1

Plant ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Mycology

Scopus Categories

Plant ScienceMicrobiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationEducational Robotics and EngineeringFungal and yeast genetics researchFungal Biology and ApplicationsPlant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityFungal Infections and StudiesAntifungal resistance and susceptibility

Frequently asked questions about Fungal Biology Reviews

Is Fungal Biology Reviews a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Fungal Biology Reviews: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Fungal Biology Reviews?

Fungal Biology Reviews 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 3.48.

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

Fungal Biology Reviews is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Fungal Biology Reviews?