New Perspectives on Insect-Associated Fungi
A special issue of Journal of Fungi (ISSN 2309-608X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 1057
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Ascomycota; Eurotiales; fungal taxonomy; insect–fungal associations; polyphasic taxonomy
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to submit your work for consideration for the JoF Special Issue "New Perspectives on Insect-Associated Fungi". This Special Issue will focus on the occurrence of interactions between insects and fungi, a field of increasing importance in ecological understanding and biotechnological applications.
We welcome experimental and review articles that present robust data and reflect advances in the state of the art. Manuscripts can address various aspects of the biology and ecology of insect-associated fungi and their possible applications in areas such as pest control and the discovery of new natural products. We are particularly interested in studies that explore the mechanisms and evolutionary aspects of associations between insects and fungi, including pathogenic and mutualistic relationships.
We look forward to receiving your contributions and working together to advance the state of the art in this promising area.
Dr. Renan do Nascimento Barbosa
Dr. Ana Carla da Silva Santos
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Journal of Fungi is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- biological control
- entomopathogenic fungi
- insect–fungus associations
- mutualistic fungi of insects
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