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IMA Fungus

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2008

ISSN2210-6359

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.206

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.836

Total Works

686

Total Citations

15,764

2yr Mean Citedness

2.68

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

IMA Fungus publishes research on fungal taxonomy, systematics, and phylogeny. Articles focus on the description of new species and genera, phylogenetic analyses using molecular data, and taxonomic revisions of fungal groups across diverse habitats and host associations. The journal also covers studies on fungal ecology, evolution, and the application of molecular techniques for species identification and community analysis.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2008

FrequencyBiannual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications686

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2009

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~20 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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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?

2210-6359

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Portico

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

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 SystematicsQ1

Plant ScienceQ1

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 ResistanceGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesForest Insect Ecology and ManagementMycotoxins in Agriculture and FoodHuman auditory perception and evaluation