Mycology: An International Journal on Fungal Biology is an open access journal that publishes research in all fields of mycology, fungi, and fungus-like organisms and lichens.

The aim of Mycology is to provide a platform to meet the needs of a demanding and growing field, and to serve and engage dialogue between Chinese mycologists and the international community.

The journal is sponsored by the Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences/ The Mycological Society of China is the co-operator. 

Mycology publishes papers in all fields of mycology including:

• Taxonomy and systematics
• Phylogenomics and evolutionary biology
• Ecology and biodiversity
• Genetics and molecular biology
• Genomics and secondary metabolism
• Bioinformatics
• Morphogenesis
• Cell biology
• Fungal biotechnology and new techniques

The following types of papers will be considered: Original Research Articles, Technical Reviews or Notes reporting new research, and Invited papers. The journal operates a single-anonymized peer review policy.