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 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
Plant Pathogenic Fungi: Taxonomy, Phylogeny and Morphology,2nd Edition Guest Editor: Xiuguo Zhang
Deadline: 15 July 2025
Special Issue in JoF
Current Trends in Mycological Research in Southeast Asia Guest Editors: Putarak Chomnunti, Rungtiwa Phookamsak, Sinang Hongsanan
Deadline: 15 July 2025
Special Issue in JoF
Genetic, Genomics and Big Data Analysis of the Interaction Between Pathogenic Fungi and Plants—Second Edition Guest Editors: Houxiang Kang, Zhigang Li, Wei Li
Deadline: 20 July 2025
Special Issue in JoF
Protein Research in Pathogenic Fungi Guest Editors: Justyna Karkowska-Kuleta, Dorota Satala
Deadline: 31 July 2025
Topical Collection in JoF
Superficial Fungal Infections Collection Editors: Aditya Gupta, Bianca Maria Piraccini
Topical Collection in JoF
Invasive Candidiasis Collection Editor: Sofia Costa de Oliveira
Topical Collection in JoF
Advances in Plant Pathogenic Fungi: Diagnosis, Biological Control, and Eco-Sustainable Formulations Collection Editors: Santa Olga Cacciola, Carlos Agustí-Brisach, Josep Armengol
Topical Collection in JoF
Entomopathogenic and Nematophagous Fungi Collection Editors: Jinkui Yang, Xuemei Niu
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