Recent Papers
Volume 15 - 2024 Issue 1
29. Lignicolous freshwater fungi from karst landscapes in Yunnan Province, China
Wang WP et al. (2024)
28. Lignicolous freshwater fungi from China Ⅳ: Morphology and phylogeny reveal new species of Pleosporales from plateau lakes in Yunnan Province, China
Shen HW et al. (2024)
27. Unlocking nature’s pharmacy: diversity of medicinal properties and mycochemicals in the family Hymenochaetaceae (Agaricomycetes, Basidiomycota)
Ghobad-Nejhad M et al.
(2024)
26. A reappraisal of families within the order Magnaporthales and description of new endophytic taxa associated with Poaceae plants in China
Feng JW et al. (2024)
25. The 2024 Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa
Hyde KD et al. (2024)
24. Bambusicolous Fungi from Southwestern China
Yu XD et al. (2024)
23. Oomycetes as biocontrol agents: unveiling their potential and mechanisms in plant disease control
Li Y et al. (2024)
22. The revision of the taxonomic system of Lycoperdaceae
Li JX et al. (2024)
21. Bambusicolous mycopathogens in China with an update on taxonomic diversity, novel species, pathogenicity, and new insights
Yang CL et al. (2024)
20. Longistipes gen. nov. and four novel species of Hyphodiscaceae along with six new collections of Leotiomycetes in Yunnan Province, China
Li CJY et al. (2024)
Submissions
General policy
Mycosphere welcomes submissions in the form of reviews, research articles, methodology papers, taxonomic works (such as monographs), and checklists related to fungal biology, including lichens. The official journal language is English.
Plagiarism
Authors are encouraged to use plagiarism detection tools when submitting their manuscripts. Any submission with a plagiarism rate exceeding 30%, will be rejected.
Preprint
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Mycosphere essays
Mycosphere will publish a series of essays, typically ranging from 4–10 pages. We encourage topics that are often overlooked in traditional mycology journals and where possible, essays should present multiple viewpoints on an issue.
Essays must be submitted through the usual submission process and will be peer-reviewed. Longer review papers are also welcome.
Manuscript preparation - General requirements
For efficient processing, manuscripts should be well-prepared in terms of both scientific content and formatting. Please refer to the 'Template_Mycosphere_2024' or review the layout of the most recent publications for formatting guidelines.
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- Main text and figure legends must be written in Times New Roman, 12 pt, single-spaced.
- Italicize Latin names of genera and species
- Avoid hyphenation throughout the manuscript (disable automatic hyphenation).
- No special formatting should be applied.
- Page numbering should be in the bottom right corner of each page.
For papers that introduce new scientific names, authors must register the names in the appropriate repositories and obtain Faces of Fungi numbers for each taxon. Visit http://www.facesoffungi.org/ for more information.
Phylogenetic trees: Authors must submit their alignment files in FASTA format at the time of submission. If the manuscript includes more than five genera, all alignment files must be compressed and submitted via email to mycosphere@gmail.com. The subject of the email should be the submission ID of the manuscript.
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Mycosphere will only accept manuscripts that fit the regulations of the journal. Any manuscript not following the 'Template_Mycosphere_2024' will be returned for reformatting.
Electronic submission guidelines
First submission
When submitting your manuscript, the following files are required:
- A Word file of a properly structured/formatted manuscript, including the full text, tables and figures/plates,
- The names, affiliations, and emails of three potential referees with cover letters.
Important: Please ensure that all plates and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points where you would like them to appear in the published article.
Submission of revised manuscripts
For accepted papers, revisions must be submitted with careful attention to formatting instructions. The revised final version should be ready for publication, with high-quality figures and tables. Manuscripts not properly formatted according to journal guidelines will be returned for further revisions.
- All changes in the revised version must be highlighted and reviewer responses along with rebuttals must be provided.
- Figures should be submitted separately as JPEG files, captured at a minimum of 300 dpi resolution. Single photographs requiring composite mounting are not acceptable.
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Tables, Figures, and legends
- Tables should be prepared using the table format feature of your word processor, ensuring that each data entry occupies its own cell. Do not use tabs, spaces, graphics, or boxes.
- Top-line and left-column terms should begin with a capital letter.
- Avoid vertical lines in the tables.
- Data entries should be left-aligned, while numerical data should be aligned by decimal points. For numbers less than 1, include a zero before the decimal point (e.g. 0.1).
References
Format all references according to the 'Template_Mycosphere_2024'.
Citations should be listed alphabetically in the 'References' section and cited chronologically within the text.
Review process
1. Manuscripts are first go through the admin checklist for format and plagiarism check.
2. Then the manuscript will be reviewed by EIC to determine suitability for Mycosphere.
3. Suitable manuscripts are assigned to a handling editor.
4. The handling editor sends the manuscript for peer review by at least two independent reviewers.
5. Reviewers provide recommendations to the handling editor.
6. The handling editor recommends revisions, acceptance, resubmission, or decline and following improvements and additional review if needed, forwards the final manuscript and decision to the EIC.
7. The EIC makes the final decision and forwards accepted manuscripts to the managing editor for final proof
Proofs
Upon acceptance, authors must submit the final version of the manuscript as a Word file via Mycosphere email. Proofs will be sent as PDF files via email and must be checked and returned within five working days. The Mycosphere team is not responsible for errors not flagged within this period.
Copyright
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