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Fungal Biology and Biotechnology

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2006

ISSN2054-3085

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

101

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 76d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.799

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.276

Total Worksi

212

Total Citationsi

7,298

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.55

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology; Biotechnology; Cell Biology; Molecular Biology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2006

Annual Volume~ 20 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications212

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time~9 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2054-3085

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Peer review

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, PMC, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

1.2k

2019

2020

900

2021

312

2022

283

2023

181

2024

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.

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologyQ2

BiotechnologyQ2

Cell BiologyQ3

Molecular BiologyQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

BiotechnologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsApplied Microbiology and BiotechnologyMolecular BiologyCell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fungal and yeast genetics researchFungal Biology and ApplicationsMicrobial Natural Products and BiosynthesisPlant and Biological Electrophysiology StudiesMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionBiofuel production and bioconversionPlant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringSlime Mold and Myxomycetes ResearchPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases

Frequently asked questions about Fungal Biology and Biotechnology

Is Fungal Biology and Biotechnology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Fungal Biology and Biotechnology: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Fungal Biology and Biotechnology?

Fungal Biology and Biotechnology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.799.

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

Fungal Biology and Biotechnology is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

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