Mycotaxon

'''''Mycotaxon''''' was a [[peer-reviewed]] [[scientific journal]] that covers the [[nomenclature]] and [[Taxonomy (biology)|taxonomy]] of fungi, including [[lichen]]s. The journal was founded by Grégoire L. Hennebert and [[Richard P. Korf]] in 1974.<ref name="Korf 2005"/> They were frustrated that papers submitted to journals such as ''[[Mycologia]]'' took a year or longer from submission to publication. Korf and Hennebert introduced a number of innovations to make their journal more efficient and accessible than its contemporaries. ''Mycotaxon'' reduced the wait time between submission and publication by requiring authors to submit camera-ready copy. [[Linotype machine|Linotype]] was the industry standard at the time; ''Mycotaxon'' used photo-offset [[lithography]] to expedite publication.<ref name="Cornell"/> A quarterly journal, ''Mycotaxon'' aimed to publish papers within four months of submission.<ref name="Korf 1974"/>

''Mycotaxon'' took an unusual non-blind approach to refereeing: authors were required to enlist a reviewer outside their institution to peer-review their manuscript prior to its submission.<ref name="Cornell"/> Initially ''Mycotaxon'' did not demand page charges from authors, rather relying on subscription fees to finance publication. Papers of all lengths were accepted.<ref name="Korf 1974"/> The journal published its last issue (volume 137, issue 4) on November 11, 2023.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=2023-11-11 |title=Volume 137-4: Contents, nomenclatural updates, corrigenda, peers, editorial |url=https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/mtax/mt/2023/00000137/00000004/art00001;jsessionid=62fellu4jl1mf.x-ic-live-03# |journal=Mycotaxon |volume=137 |issue=4 |pages=i–xvi}}</ref>

As of 2025, the journal has made all of its content Open Access - [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/210747 all the articles published in the journal] are now searchable via the [[Biodiversity Heritage Library]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=MYCOTAXON |url=https://mycotaxon.com/ |access-date=2025-09-28 |website=mycotaxon.com}}</ref>

==See also== * [[Persoonia (journal)|''Persoonia'']] – a journal with similar scope

==References== {{Reflist|refs=

<ref name="Cornell">{{Cite episode |series=A Conversation with... |title=Richard P. Korf |year=2012 |publisher=Cornell University: The Internet-First University Press |hdl = 1813/28593 |credits=Korf, Richard P. interviewed by Milton Zaitlin}}</ref>

<ref name="Korf 1974">{{Cite journal |last1=Korf |first1=Richard P. |last2=Hennebert |first2=G. L. |year=1974|title=Mycotaxon, a new international journal on taxonomy and nomenclature of fungi and lichens |url=http://www.cybertruffle.org.uk/cyberliber/59575/0001/001/0001.htm |journal=Mycotaxon |volume=1 |issue=1 |pages=1–2}}</ref>

<ref name="Korf 2005">{{cite journal |last=Korf |first=R.P. |year=2005 |title=Reinventing taxonomy: a curmudgeon's view of 250 years of fungal taxonomy, the crisis in biodiversity, and the pitfalls of the phylogenetic age |journal=Mycotaxon |volume=93 |pages=407–415 |url=http://www.cybertruffle.org.uk/cyberliber/59575/0093/0412.htm}}</ref>

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==External links== {{Wikispecies}}

* {{Official website|http://www.mycotaxon.com }}

[[Category:Mycology journals]] [[Category:Academic journals established in 1974]] [[Category:Multilingual journals]] [[Category:Lichenology]] [[Category:Irregular journals]]