IMA Fungus

Aims & Scope

IMA Fungus, founded in 2010, is the flagship journal of the International Mycological Association (IMA).

The IMA represents the interests of mycology and mycologists worldwide, through a series of regional and national organizations, and is responsible for the now four-yearly International Mycological Congresses (IMCs).

The journal considers contributions from all areas of mycology expected to be of interest to the wider mycological community, from basic research to applications.

It also includes editorials, news, correspondence, reports of mycological meetings, information on awards and mycologists, and book reviews.

IMA Fungus is mandated as the journal in which formal proposals relating to the rules on the naming of fungi or protected lists of names are to be published.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	6.2
2024	5.20

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	3523

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	447

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.206

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	53

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Symbiotic synergy: How Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi enhance nutrient uptake, stress tolerance, and soil health through molecular mechanisms and hormonal regulation

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Nazir, Juan, Yongquan, Lifang, Lansheng, Muzafaruddin, Zaid, Sadaruddin, Faisal, Ahmed, Javed Hussain, Lin, Panfeng

• Fungal fairy rings: history, ecology, dynamics and engineering functions

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Maurizio, Giuliano, Stefano

• Fungi: Pioneers of chemical creativity – Techniques and strategies to uncover fungal chemistry

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Hedda, Christopher, Marc

• Unveiling fungal diversity associated with coffee trees in China using a polyphasic approach and a global review of coffee saprobic fungi

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Li, Samantha C., Kunhiraman C., Abdallah M., Ruvishika S., Sinang, Nakarin, Jaturong, Yin-Ru, Kevin D., Mei-Yan, De-Ge, Qiang, Dong-Qin, Saowaluck

• IMA GENOME - F20 A draft genome assembly of Agroathelia rolfsii, Ceratobasidium papillatum, Pyrenopeziza brassicae, Neopestalotiopsis macadamiae, Sphaerellopsis filum and genomic resources for Colletotrichum spaethianum and Colletotrichum fructicola

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Davide, Roberto, Tiphany, Xianzhi, Niloofar, Byron, Tanay, Domenico, Loredana, Nicky, Nunzio, Gerda, Giovanna, Almuth, Alexander, Levente, Yanping, Hongli, Ernesto, Jason, Emma T., Maurizio, Magriet A., Yuan, Hao, Jianjin, Chinthani S., Loly I., Henrik U., Bruce D. L., Yongju, Brenda D.

• Characterisation and comparative analysis of mitochondrial genomes of false, yellow, black and blushing morels provide insights on their structure and evolution

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Gang, Steven, Shingo, XiaoJie, Hao, Kurt, Alicia, Richard, Patrick S. G., Igor V., Gregory, Francis M.

• Novel genus and species of Diaporthostomataceae (Diaporthales) in China

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Ning, Han, Yong

• Bulbillosins A - E, azaphilones from Tengochaeta bulbillosa sp. nov. (Chaetomiaceae), a root endophyte of the Chinese medicinal plant Aster tataricus

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Diana Astrid, Yasmina, Ana Kristin, Michael, Marc, Timo H. J.

• Discovering fungal communities in roots of Zoysia japonica and characterising novel species and their antifungal activities

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Haifeng, Hyeongju, Narayan Chandra, Hiran A., Hyunkyu

• Species descriptions in myxomycetes – can we settle on rules for good taxonomic practice?

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Martin, Dmytro, Iryna, Anna

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