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Mycological Progress

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany · Est. 2002

ISSN1861-8952
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / 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.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.635
H-Indexi
63
SNIPi
1.104
Total Worksi
1,759
Total Citationsi
31,911
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.54
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Mycological Progress, the official publication of the German Mycological Society, is an international peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the publication of research across all aspects of mycology: Publishes original articles, reviews, and method papers across a broad scope of mycological aspects. Particularly interested in fungal diversity, ecology, and interaction with the environment. Fungus related research topics also from other biological disciplines that fit within the scope of the journal are considered. Affiliated with over 10 other European mycological societies.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2002
FrequencyMonthly, 2015-
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications1,759
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1861-8952
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
peer-reviewed
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
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
85
1.5k
2019
108
1.6k
2020
97
1.2k
2021
107
894
2022
85
667
2023
74
272
2024
95
158
2025
55
8
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
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ2
Plant ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Mycology

Scopus Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Plant ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsYeasts and Rust Fungi StudiesLichen and fungal ecologyFungal Biology and ApplicationsPlant Pathogens and ResistancePlant and Fungal Species DescriptionsForest Ecology and Biodiversity StudiesPlant Disease Resistance and GeneticsPlant Diversity and Evolution

Frequently asked questions about Mycological Progress

Is Mycological Progress a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Mycological Progress: 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 Mycological Progress?

Mycological Progress 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 1.54.

Is Mycological Progress indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Mycological Progress is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Mycological Progress?

Mycological Progress, the official publication of the German Mycological Society, is an international peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the publication of research across all aspects of mycology: Publishes original articles, reviews, and method papers across a broad scope of mycological aspects. Particularly interested in fungal diversity, ecology, and interaction with the environment. Fungus related research topics also from other biological disciplines that fit within the scope of the journal are considered. Affiliated with over 10 other European mycological societies.

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