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WoS SCIE Q4Scopus Q3SCImago #15,200CAS 4区Hybrid

International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms

Abbreviation (ISO):INT. J. MED. MUSHROOMS
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Scopus SJR: 0.364•SCImago Rank: #15,200•Identifier (ISSN):1521-9437(Print)•Articles / Year: 98•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,718 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q4
1.6
↑ +0.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
25

25 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation Rate14.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
98articles/year
0.43% Gold OA•90.59% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q4(IF: 1.6)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.6)
🔵 Computed
20251.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.4)
🔵 Computed
20241.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.4)
🔵 Computed
20231.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.2)
🔵 Computed
20221.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.706)
🔵 Computed
20211.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.921)
🔵 Computed
20191.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.423)
🔵 Computed
20181.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.211)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

The rapid growth of interest in medicinal mushrooms research is matched by the large number of disparate groups that currently publish in a wide range of publications. The International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms is the one source of information that will draw together all aspects of this exciting and expanding field - a source that will keep you up to date with the latest issues and practice. The International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms published original research articles and critical reviews on a broad range of subjects pertaining to medicinal mushrooms, including systematics, nomenclature, taxonomy, morphology, medicinal value, biotechnology, and much more.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology87%Chemistry80.2%Food science66.7%Botany66.1%Medicine63%Geology62%Paleontology61.3%Biochemistry58.2%Organic chemistry52.4%Mushroom51.1%Traditional medicine44.5%Genetics33%Ecology23.1%Internal medicine22.7%Polysaccharide21%Horticulture20.8%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #15,200Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2005-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Immunology and MicrobiologyPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.364

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
47

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.87

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,718 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations517
3-Year Documents241
Citable Documents241

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate44.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologyQ3
Drug DiscoveryQ3
PharmacologyQ3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Biology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区MYCOLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Begell House Inc.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Quarterly
Founding Year
1999
Editorial Address
BEGELL HOUSE INC, 50 CROSS HIGHWAY, REDDING, USA, CT, 06896
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
MYCOLOGY
JCRSCIE
27/33Q4
PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
JCRSCIE
276/356Q4
MYCOLOGY
JCISCIE
30/33Q4
PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
JCISCIE
283/356Q4

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—592
20251.49487
20241.499244
20231.295363
20221.706105717
20211.921115892
2020—1291,106
20191.4231111,075
20181.2111271,528
2017—1181,541
2016—1321,384
2015—1271,947
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms

WoS Q4
012320182019202120222023202420251.40
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.4

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 14.3%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 9c07e6a0-529a-4866-805d-64d7f78b4823
Database Updated: 2026-10-01