Open Access Policy

Scientia Fungorum is an open access journal that makes all of its contents available to the scientific community and the general public freely and immediately, at no cost to readers or their institutions. In accordance with the principles established by the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI), users may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, link and reuse the published articles for any lawful purpose, without the need to request prior authorization from the authors or the journal.

Articles are published in digital format through the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform and are available in PDF and XML formats, which facilitates their consultation, download, preservation and interoperability with various scientific information systems. This modality favors maximum visibility, accessibility and dissemination of the research results published in the journal, eliminating economic barriers to access to knowledge.

All contents published in Scientia Fungorum are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC 4.0), which allows sharing and adapting the material for non-commercial purposes, provided that proper recognition is given to the authors and to the original source of publication.

 

Article Processing Charge (APC)

To support the sustainability of its editorial processes, Scientia Fungorum applies an Article Processing Charge (APC). The revenue generated is used exclusively to cover costs associated with editorial management, editing, production, and dissemination of published content. The APC does not alter the journal's open access status, does not restrict free and unrestricted access to its contents, and is not intended for profit.

Editorial decisions regarding the acceptance or rejection of a manuscript are based exclusively on its scientific quality, originality, relevance, and compliance with the journal's editorial policies, and are made independently of any financial considerations. Accordingly, the APC will be requested only after a manuscript has been accepted for publication, following the successful completion of the peer-review process and the issuance of the final editorial decision. Under no circumstances will payment of the APC influence the peer-review process, the editorial decision, or the timeline of the editorial process.

The APC must be paid by bank transfer to the account of the Asociación Mexicana para el Estudio de los Hongos, A.C. (AMEH), which will issue the corresponding official tax invoice to the individual or legal entity making the payment, based on the tax information provided by the authors.