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Fungal Biology

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1992

ISSN1878-6146eISSN1878-6162

SJR Q1✓ 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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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.678

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.908

Total Worksi

1,906

Total Citationsi

45,282

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.30

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Mycology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Infectious Diseases; Plant Science; Genetics.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1992

Annual Volume~ 108 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,906

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1878-6146 / 1878-6162

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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

121

2.7k

2019

120

2.2k

2020

1.2k

2021

2022

714

2023

109

611

2024

132

283

2025

100

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.

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

Infectious DiseasesQ2

Plant ScienceQ2

GeneticsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Mycology

Scopus Categories

GeneticsPlant ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsInfectious Diseases

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsFungal Biology and ApplicationsPlant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationEducational Robotics and EngineeringYeasts and Rust Fungi StudiesFungal and yeast genetics researchMycotoxins in Agriculture and Food

Frequently asked questions about Fungal Biology

Is Fungal Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Fungal 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 Biology?

Fungal 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 2.30.

Is Fungal Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Fungal Biology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Fungal Biology?