Submissions

Author Guidelines

Aims, scope and audience

Field Mycology is produced by field mycologists, for field mycologists. Our aim is to share information about the practice of field mycology and advance collective knowledge of the wild fungal diversity of the British Isles. More information on the journal’s scope can be found on the About the Journal page.

The Editorial Team welcomes articles on all aspects of fungal identification, recording, collection and conservation. Authors are encouraged to look to the back issues of Field Mycology for inspiration and examples of typical article style and structure. The back issues can be accessed via the Archives and Elsevier Archives pages on this website.

Please consider that Field Mycology is published in printed magazine format (fixed at 36 pages of content per issue), as well as in the online journal format you see here, and aims to cater to all levels of expertise. It is important that articles are readable, suitably illustrated, and kept to a length that is reasonable for the subject matter.

Article types and word counts

The Editorial Team welcomes submissions of various lengths, as this can help to give the publication broad appeal. Short news items from 150 words, two-page 'species portrait' articles of 500 - 750 words and longer articles up to 3500 words are all welcome.

Please don’t feel you must write to a specific word count. There is flexibility to accommodate articles of various lengths in the publication. The placement of figures and their associated captions will be determined by the editor when laying out the pages.

Writing and formatting

You should provide your manuscript in an editable format, e.g. a Word document (.doc / .docx) or equivalent. A Word template for article submissions, including further guidance on style and formatting is available from the editor.

Submissions

Authors are welcome to contact the Editorial Team with any pre-submission enquiries. In the case of articles dealing with taxa that are new to science or new to the British Isles, the Editorial Team requests that a pre-submission enquiry is made in advance of submitting the manuscript, so that consideration can be given to suitability for publication in Field Mycology and any necessary arrangements for scientific review.

All submissions will be assessed by the editorial team to determine whether they meet the aims and scope of this journal. Those considered to be a good fit will be sent for review by someone with relevant mycological expertise. Following this the editor will provide the author with feedback on whether the submission will be accepted, along with any suggested revisions or areas for improvement. The editor may reject a submission if it is not considered to be a good fit for Field Mycology, or if it does not meet minimum standards of quality.

Submissions should be emailed to the Editor, Clare Blencowe, at [email protected].