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 17.1 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 2.9 days (median values for papers published in this journal in the first half of 2024).
  • 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: 4.2 (2023); 5-Year Impact Factor: 4.5 (2023)
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Topic in Antibiotics, Antioxidants, JoF, Microbiology Research, Microorganisms
Redox in Microorganisms, 2nd Edition Topic Editors: Michal Letek, Volker Behrends
Deadline: 31 July 2025
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 2025
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
Special Issue in JoF
Fusarium, Alternaria and Rhizoctonia: A Spotlight on Fungal Pathogens, 2nd Edition Guest Editors: Xuehong Wu, Lihua Guo, Shimin Zuo
Deadline: 20 November 2024
Special Issue in JoF
Rust Fungi Guest Editors: Peng Zhao, Izumi Okane
Deadline: 30 November 2024
Special Issue in JoF
Role of Nematophagous Fungi in Veterinary Parasitology Guest Editors: Fabio Ribeiro Braga, Filippe Elias de Freitas Soares, Vinicius Longo Ribeiro Vilela
Deadline: 30 November 2024
Special Issue in JoF
Leveraging Yeast Genetics to Model Evolutionarily Conserved Aspects of Human Disease Guest Editor: John L Hartman IV
Deadline: 30 November 2024
Topical Collection in JoF
Fungal Biodiversity and Ecology Collection Editor: Lei Cai
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
Biodiversity, Systematics, and Evolution of Plant Pathogenic Fungi Collection Editors: Xiangyu Zeng, Haixia Wu, Yong Wang
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