JFD is built for researchers who want rigorous review and real world impact. Our editorial board includes experts in fungal systematics, biodiversity, plant pathology, medical mycology, and environmental microbiology. Manuscripts receive focused review from specialists who understand the complexities of species delimitation, sequencing methods, and ecological interpretation.

Open access publishing ensures that your work reaches researchers, conservation agencies, agricultural specialists, and biotechnology innovators. Each accepted article is professionally produced, assigned a DOI, and prepared for indexing and long term preservation. If you want your fungal diversity research to be discoverable and influential, JFD provides the platform. We value studies with robust sampling, validated identification, and clear ecological or applied relevance.

JFD curates special issues that highlight emerging topics such as fungal biodiversity hotspots, climate driven range shifts, host pathogen dynamics, and genomics driven taxonomy. Special issues provide concentrated visibility and coordinated promotion for high priority topics.

If you have a theme that would benefit from a dedicated collection, we welcome proposals from leading researchers and institutions. Proposals should define scope, relevance, and a plan for attracting high quality submissions.

Accepted articles are promoted through journal updates, targeted outreach, and search optimized metadata aligned with mycology keywords. This ensures your work is discoverable by researchers studying fungal biodiversity, plant disease management, ecosystem dynamics, and biotechnology applications.

We encourage authors to present clear taxonomic context, well documented field sites, and reproducible molecular methods. Transparent reporting improves citation potential and makes your research more useful to conservation programs, biodiversity assessments, and applied research groups seeking reliable references.

If your work has translational relevance, the editorial team can advise on how to highlight application benefits for agriculture, health, or environmental restoration. Graphical abstracts and short research summaries can be included to improve reader engagement.

Reviewers assess whether methods are reproducible, data are accessible, and conclusions are supported by evidence. For taxonomy and systematics, clear species delineation, diagnostic characters, and reference sequences are essential. For ecology and applied studies, sampling design and statistical analysis should be transparent.

Manuscripts that present novelty in fungal biodiversity, host interactions, or functional roles receive strong consideration when the data are well documented. Clear writing helps reviewers evaluate the contribution efficiently and supports faster decisions.

Before submitting, ensure your manuscript includes clear methods, complete taxonomic or ecological context, and validated data. Figures should be high resolution with readable labels, and any DNA sequence data should include accession numbers where applicable.

Include a concise cover letter that positions your contribution for the mycology community. If your work is intended for a special issue, note the theme in the cover letter to ensure correct routing.

Where possible, deposit datasets, alignments, or image libraries in trusted repositories and provide links in the data availability statement. Clear data sharing improves reproducibility and helps other research teams build on your findings.