Journal of Fungi

Journal of Fungi is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal of mycology published monthly online by MDPI. The Medical Mycological Society of the Americas (MMSA) and the Spanish Phytopathological Society (SEF) are affiliated with the Journal of Fungi, and their members receive a discount on the article processing charges.
  • Open Access— free for readers, with article processing charges (APC) paid by authors or their institutions.
  • High Visibility: indexed within Scopus, SCIE (Web of Science), PubMed, PMC, CAPlus / SciFinder, AGRIS, and other databases.
  • Journal Rank: JCR - Q1 (Mycology) / CiteScore - Q1 (Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics)
  • Rapid Publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision is provided to authors approximately 18.2 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 2.8 days (median values for papers published in this journal in the first half of 2025).
  • Recognition of Reviewers: reviewers who provide timely, thorough peer-review reports receive vouchers entitling them to a discount on the APC of their next publication in any MDPI journal, in appreciation of the work done.
Impact Factor: 4.0 (2024); 5-Year Impact Factor: 4.5 (2024)
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Topic in Biomedicines, JoF, Pharmaceuticals, Pharmaceutics, Reports, Molecules
Natural Products to Fight Fungal Infections Topic Editors: Célia Fortuna Rodrigues, Shasank Sekhar Swain
Deadline: 30 December 2025
Topic in Applied Microbiology, Forests, Insects, JoF, Microorganisms
Diversity of Insect-Associated Microorganisms Topic Editors: Dilnora E. Gouliamova, Teun Boekhout
Deadline: 28 February 2026
Topic in Applied Biosciences, Applied Microbiology, JoF
Fungi in the Circular Economy Topic Editors: Giuseppe Venturella, Lillian Barros
Deadline: 31 July 2026
Topic in JoF, Microbiology Research, Microorganisms, Pathogens
Pathophysiology and Clinical Management of Fungal Infections Topic Editors: Allan J. Guimarães, Marcos de Abreu Almeida
Deadline: 30 November 2026
Special Issue in JoF
Fungi in Vulvovaginal Infections Guest Editors: Jose Martinez-de-Oliveira, ‪Joana Rolo‬
Deadline: 20 August 2025
Special Issue in JoF
Biological Control of Fungal Plant Pathogens Guest Editors: Marta Cristina Corsi De Filippi, Premila Achar
Deadline: 20 August 2025
Special Issue in JoF
Fungal Growth and Development Based on Functional Genomics and Microbiomics Guest Editor: Caihong Dong
Deadline: 30 August 2025
Special Issue in JoF
Research Progress on Edible Fungi Guest Editor: Shujing Sun
Deadline: 31 August 2025
Topical Collection in JoF
Bioactive Fungal Metabolites Collection Editor: Alessio Cimmino
Topical Collection in JoF
Invasive Candidiasis Collection Editor: Sofia Costa de Oliveira
Topical Collection in JoF
Entomopathogenic and Nematophagous Fungi Collection Editors: Jinkui Yang, Xuemei Niu
Topical Collection in JoF
Pathogenic Fungal Infections in Cancer and Transplant Patients Collection Editors: Issam I Raad, Marjorie Vieira Batista
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