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Mycological Progress

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

ISSN1861-8952

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?

173

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 150d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.635

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

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

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

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1861-8952

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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

1.5k

2019

108

1.6k

2020

1.2k

2021

107

858

2022

631

2023

246

2024

124

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

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. 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 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.