Membership connects you with a thriving global community investigating fungal diversity from microscopic yeasts to macroscopic fruiting bodies spanning every ecosystem on Earth. Our diverse membership includes researchers studying ascomycetes, basidiomycetes, chytrids, zygomycetes, and emerging fungal lineages across forest floors, agricultural soils, marine habitats, and extreme environments worldwide.

JFD members enjoy substantial publication benefits with significant fee reductions ranging from fifteen to forty percent, complimentary open access publications enabling broad dissemination of discoveries, priority manuscript handling ensuring faster editorial decisions, and recognition as contributors advancing mycological science and fungal conservation efforts globally.

Whether you investigate fungal systematics, host-pathogen interactions, mycorrhizal networks, endophyte communities, or biotechnological applications, JFD membership enhances your research communication capabilities while connecting you with collaborators who share your passion for understanding the hidden kingdom that shapes terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

JFD membership supports researchers studying fungal taxonomy and species descriptions, molecular phylogenetics and evolutionary relationships, ecological interactions including mycorrhizal associations and decomposition dynamics, and pathogenic mechanisms affecting plants, animals, and humans across diverse global ecosystems ranging from tropical rainforests to arctic tundra environments.

Translational scientists advance applied mycology through comprehensive studies on biocontrol agents for sustainable agriculture, enzyme production for industrial biotechnology, pharmaceutical compound discovery from fungal metabolites, and bioremediation strategies for environmental restoration and pollution remediation. Conservation biologists document threatened and endangered fungal species while developing protection strategies for vulnerable mycological communities in rapidly changing habitats.

The journal publishes research spanning fundamental biodiversity documentation through ecosystem function analysis and applied biotechnology, making membership valuable for systematic mycologists seeking ecological perspectives and applied researchers wanting taxonomic foundations. Our interdisciplinary approach advances comprehensive understanding of how fungal diversity underpins ecosystem health, agricultural productivity, and human welfare worldwide.

Annual memberships activate upon payment confirmation and remain valid for twelve consecutive months from the activation date. All publication benefits apply to manuscripts submitted during your active membership period regardless of final publication timing, ensuring full value even for papers undergoing extended peer review cycles. Members should retain confirmation documentation for institutional records, grant reporting purposes, and reimbursement processing requirements.

Unused complimentary publications do not carry forward to subsequent membership years and must be utilized within the active membership period for maximum value. Automatic renewal notices are sent thirty days before expiration with convenient online renewal options enabling uninterrupted access to member benefits and publication discounts throughout your mycological research career. Membership tiers may be upgraded at any time with prorated adjustments reflecting the enhanced tier benefits for the remaining membership period.