Fungal Diversity
Aims and Scope
Research areas and article types considered by the journal.Overview
Fungal Diversity is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to advancing high-quality research across all major disciplines of mycology, with a particular focus on fungal biodiversity, taxonomy, systematics, and evolutionary biology.
The journal publishes original research articles and authoritative reviews that address fundamental questions in fungal morphology, genetics, development, phylogeny, ecology, and biogeography across diverse ecosystems worldwide.
By integrating classical mycology with molecular phylogenetics, genomics, ecology, and bioinformatics, the journal provides a comprehensive platform for understanding fungal diversity and evolution from genes to ecosystems.
Scope of the Journal
Fungal Diversity welcomes high-quality original research and reviews in, but not limited to, the following areas:
- Fundamental Fungal Biology: physiology, development, cell biology, and functional genomics of fungi.
- Fungus-Host Interactions and Symbioses: interactions between fungi and plants, animals, and other organisms, including symbiotic, pathogenic, and endophytic relationships.
- Ecology and Ecosystem Functions: roles of plants and fungi in community dynamics, nutrient cycling, and ecosystem resilience.
- Evolution, Biodiversity, and Systematics: taxonomy, phylogeny, phylogenomics, biogeography, and population biology of fungi.
- Genetics, Molecular Breeding, and Genome Engineering: molecular genetics, genome editing, and functional studies in fungi and fungus-associated systems.
- Biotechnology and Applied Mycology: fungal applications in fermentation, natural and bioactive compounds, agriculture, forestry, medicine, environmental remediation, and sustainable bio-based manufacturing.
- Genomics and Multi-Omics Integration: integrative studies using genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and epigenomics.
- Innovative Analytical and Computational Approaches: bioinformatics, data integration, modeling, high-throughput analyses, and artificial intelligence-based methods.
Article Types
- Original Research Articles
- Taxonomic Monographs and Revisions
- Review and Perspective Papers
- Brief Communications
- Data Papers, including checklists, inventories, and genome resources